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Over 3.2 million people have fled Ukraine till now, says UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 18 (ANI): An estimated over 3.2 million people have left Ukraine for neighbouring countries from February 24, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
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UN refugee chief urges world to extend support to Afghans
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the UN Refugee Agency chief has called for sustained international support for the war-ravaged country.
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PTI MNAs who sought refuge in Sindh House shifted to 'unknown' locations:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Amid turmoil in Pakistan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers staying at the Sindh House have been shifted to unknown locations, media reported citing government sources.
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Pakistan: Sindh to retaliate if government imposes governor's rule in prov
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan's Sindh Province's Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday warned the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government over imposing governor's rule in his province and said that the people will retaliate against this "unconstitut
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No confidence motion against Imran Khan: 24 PTI MNAs seek refuge in Sindh
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan's political crisis deepened on Friday after 24 Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought refuge in Sindh House ahead of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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France received 17,000 Ukrainian refugees since start of conflict: Interio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Paris [France], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): France has accepted 17,000 refugees from Ukraine since the Russian military operation in the country began, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday.
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Ukraine war creating a child refugee 'almost every second'
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Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16 (ANI): Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the eastern European country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
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US providing additional USD 186 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
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Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): The United States is providing over USD 186 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support internally displaced persons and the more than three million refugees affected by Russia's war in Ukraine, a US State Department statement said on Tuesday (lo
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US to allow Ukrainian refugees, provide weapons to defend against invading
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Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) announced to provide Ukraine with weapons against Russia's military operations.
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Poland received over 1.8 mln refugees from Ukraine since February 24: Secr
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Warsaw [Poland], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Polish State Secretary Maciej Wasik said on Monday that over 1.8 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation.
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West should not overlook issue of Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Arab League
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Beirut [Lebanon], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The world community should not neglect providing assistance to Lebanon, which has received hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees over the past decade, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Monday.
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UN Refugee chief says Afghanistan a priority despite Russia-Ukraine war
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 14 (ANI): A delegation led by Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) arrived in Kabul on Monday to assess Afghanistan's humanitarian situation and said that despite the Ukraine crisis, Afghanistan remains a priority for the UN's refugee ag
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