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Over 1,000 Afghan refugees returned home from neighbouring countries
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 30 (ANI): A total of 1,094 Afghan nationals who had taken refuge in neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Iran returned home on Saturday, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation confirmed on Monday.
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1,167 Ethiopian refugees flee to Sudan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Sunday disclosed 1,167 Ethiopian refugees have arrived in Sudan in recent days.
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UNHCR expands operations in Poland to reach refugees from Ukraine amid ris
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], May 29 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to scale up its operations in Poland to provide aid to refugees from Ukraine who have settled across the country.
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More than half of Afghanistan's population dependent on humanitarian assis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): Afghanistan is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the Taliban seized power in August last year as poverty and unemployment are at an all-time high and families in Kabul are forced to move to the streets.
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More than half of Afghanistan's population depends upon Humanitarian assis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday said that more than half of the population of Afghanistan is dependent upon humanitarian assistance.
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Rattled by US officials' Kathmandu visit, China reminds Nepal on 'One-Chin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 26 (ANI): Amid a series of visits from US officials, one of whom met with Tibetan refugee leaders in Kathmandu, China has indirectly tried to convey to Nepal that its "One-China policy" should not be affected by any other factors.
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Pakistan: Afghan refugees hold rally demanding shelter in developed countr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Several Afghan refugees on Monday protested at a rally in Islamabad demanding shelter in developed countries, saying that Pakistan itself is reeling under economic and political crisis and they don't want to go back to their country being governed by the T
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Assam floods: Thousands take refuge in relief camps as situation remains g
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], May 21 (ANI): Thousands of people on Saturday took refuge in relief camps in wake of the Assam floods in various districts of the state. Relief material is also being distributed at these relief camps.
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Rights group urges UK to provide Afghan female refugees with long-term hou
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the United Kingdom to expedite the provision of long-term housing to Afghan women evacuated last August as many of them are faced with a growing risk of domestic violence and pressure from other Afghan
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Canada to organize three flights from Poland for Ukrainian refugees: Repor
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian authorities will organize three flights from Poland for Ukrainian refugees in late May-early June, media reported.
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EU pledges nearly USD 1.6bn in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has pledged to increase humanitarian assistance to Syrians up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.58 billion) for 2022 and to allocate an equal amount following year, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.
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SC grants interim protection from arrest to 7 Myanmarese citizens who ente
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police not to arrest or conduct further enquiry until further orders with the seven Myanmarese citizens, who entered India illegally, to travel to New Delhi to seek protection from the United
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