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Nearly 300 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UNHCR
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday said that nearly 300 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast.
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West Pak refugees to vote for first time in J-K polls
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 6 (ANI): The refugees from West Pakistan danced to the tunes of drums and celebrated on Thursday as they will be voting for the first time for the District Development Council and Panchayat elections for vacant seats here.
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Fire breaks out at refugee camp on Greece's Samos island
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Samos [Greece], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): A fire broke out at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos, which also recently suffered from a powerful earthquake, the country's Migration and Asylum Ministry said on Monday.
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India urges concerned parties in Middle East to stop support to terrorist
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 27 (ANI): Underlining that political instability, long-festering conflicts, sectarian divides, issue of refugees and terrorism continue to plague the Middle East, India on Monday called on concerned parties in the region to completely stop support to terrorist forces l
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PoK refugees observe Black Day in Jammu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 22 (ANI): Hundreds of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) refugees gathered at Vikram Chowk in the Jammu city under the banner of SOS International (an organisation of PoK displaced persons) to observe Black Day on Thursday.
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Delhi restaurateurs distribute food among Rohingya refugees on Navratri
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Even as the COVID-19 has affected the hospitality industry adversely, some restaurateurs of Delhi-NCR are doing their bit for society during the festivities amid these unprecedented times.
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India contributes USD 1 million to UN Relief, Works Agency for Palestine r
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], October 14 (ANI): India on Wednesday contributed USD 1 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Near East.
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UNHCR chief tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi on Wednesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Germany, Western allies slam China's human rights record, call for accepta
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], October 7 (ANI): In a United Nations speech on Tuesday, supported by 38 other countries, Germany criticised China’s human rights record and called on the world to accept persecuted Uyghur Muslims as refugees, reported South China Morning Post.
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Greek govt to keep close watch on Pakistani, Afghan migrants after burning
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 02 (ANI): The Greek government has decided to keep a close watch on the activities of migrants from Pakistan and Afghanistan after the burning of a refugee camp at Moria on Lesbos island by migrants from these two countries, sources said.
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Assam: Locals take refuge in makeshift tents after incessant rains cause f
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], September 28 (ANI): Several villages in Assam's Nagaon district were flooded after incessant rainfall caused water levels of the Borpani and Kapili to rise.
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UNGA75: Bangladesh PM urges international community to play effective role
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 27 (ANI): Raising the issue of the presence of Rohingya refugees in her country for more than three years, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday (local time) urged the global community to play a more "effective role" in finding a solution.
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