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Ode to Lesvos: The inspirational story of the islanders on the front lines
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Sept.22 (ANI-Businesswire India): Johnnie Walker The Journey, since its inception, has always told stories of progress. Through Storyline, Johnnie Walker The Journey aims to inspire people by highlighting incredible, real stories that have made a positive diffe
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Bangladesh, Myanmar to find solution on refugee issue: Sheikh Hasina
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept. 21 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her country looks forward to working with Myanmar's new leadership to find a lasting solution on the refugee issue.
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World leaders adopt declaration on refugees at UN
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept. 20 (ANI): The leaders from 193 countries came together to adopt the 'New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants' at the United Nations to save the lives of over 65 million refugees and migrants and share responsibility.
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Human Rights Watch asks Pak to cease driving Afghan refugees away
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept. 15 (ANI): Maintaining that Pakistan should extend legal residency status to Afghan refugees till the end of December next year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on its authorities to cease "coercive measures and other abuses" that are driving t
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US to increase refugee intake to 110k in 2017
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Sept. 14 (ANI): A senior administration official has said that the United States is planning to increase the number of refugees accepted into the country to at least 1,10,000 in 2017.
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Registered Afghan refugees can now stay in Pakistan till March 2017, says
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 10 (ANI): Pakistan's federal cabinet has granted an extension of stay to registered Afghan refugees in the country by a further three months.
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Children make up 58 % of all Pakistani migrants: UN report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 8 (ANI): United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its latest report has pointed out that children make up 58 per cent of all refugees from Pakistan, the highest proportion in the South Asian region.
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Thousands of refugees stuck at Jordan border face risk of epidemics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Sept. 4 (ANI): Aid workers have warned that tens of thousands of "ghost" refugees, who have been trapped in the desert along Jordan's border with Syria for more than two months, are at a risk of epidemics.
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8,000 Afghan refugees to be repatriated from Pak every day after Eid
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 2 (ANI): About 2,40,000 Afghan refugees will be repatriated every month after Eid-ul Azha, said Chief Commissioner for Afghan Refugees Dr Imran Zaib on Friday.
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Mizoram Bru repatriation to start from Nov.: MHA official
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala, Aug. 31 (ANI): Repatriation of Mizoram Bru tribal refugees, sheltered in seven camps in northern part of Tripura for the last 19 years, shall start from the first week of November, said a senior official of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Singing for a better future: Yuva Beats, the Afghan Refugee band
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
By Vinamrata Takia
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Hrithik cheers for Olympic Refugee participant with heartfelt message
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): Superstar Hrithik Roshan is excited for the on-going Rio Olympics just like everyone else and referring to the biggest sports event, the actor posted an extremely thought provoking tweet last night.
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