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US lawmakers introduce bill to provide citizenship to Afghan refugees
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): As Afghan refugees have been living in the US without a permanent legal status following the Taliban's take over in Afghanistan, American lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday to provide them citizenship.
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Exodus of Chinese nationals: Over 6,00,000 requested asylum
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 7 (ANI): More than 6,00,000 Chinese nationals have requested asylum from China due to Xi Jinping's repressive policies that have impelled the 'great exodus', according to a UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Deported Afghans from Iran recount hardship
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Afghans who faced various hardships post the Taliban take over fled to Iran, however many of them were deported last week shared their experience of extreme hardship and mistreatment.
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Priyanka Chopra in Poland to meet Ukrainian refugees
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Actor Priyanka Chopra, who has now been associated with UNICEF for almost a decade and a half, is currently in Poland to meet the Ukrainian refugees forced to flee Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
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Afghanistan's displacement crisis one of the most protracted: UN Official
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 27 (ANI): Following the Taliban takeover, numerous Afghans drifted away from Afghanistan, a country which has now the third-largest refugee population and the region's largest displaced population, with 2.7 million refugees scattered across 98 countries.
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1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan remains the largest country of asylum for Afghans, with 1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report.
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17 Haitian refugees die after boat capsizes in Bahamas
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nassau [Bahamas], July 25 (ANI): At least 17 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of Haitian refugees capsized off the coast of the Bahamas during a "suspected human smuggling operation".
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India contributes USD 2.5 million to UNRWA for Palestine refugees
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 25 (ANI): India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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UNHCR sends at least 272 internally displaced persons back home from Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): A total of 272 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were sent back to their home provinces from the capital Kabul on Sunday, Xinhua reported citing the Deputy Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs Arsala Kharoti of the Afghan caretaker governmen
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Canada: British Columbia to end immigration detention in jails
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
British Columbia [Canada], July 22 (ANI): In a historic move, British Columbia's Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth, has announced that the province will terminate its immigration detention contract with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
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2,803 Sudanese refugees return from Ethiopia: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in a report published on Monday said 2,803 Sudanese refugees have returned from camps in Ethiopia in recent weeks.
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Bahrain's RHF to distribute relief aid for earthquake-affected Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 18 (ANI): The Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) of Bahrain has entered into an agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to distribute relief aid to support people in Afghanistan affected by the recent earthquake.
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