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Thousands fleeing DR Congo due to fighting: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 10 (ANI): Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency,
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Pentagon says stranded Afghan pilots to be evacuated from Tajikistan soon
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US] November 10 (ANI): A group of nearly 200 stranded Afghan refugees, including military pilots, will soon be evacuated from Tajikistan after they fled Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, US Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said.
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Russia's Lavrov urges western States to stop 'sabotaging' return of Syrian
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the Western countries on Tuesday to cease undermining the return of Syrian refugees to their home country by flouting the UN mandate to create the conditions for repatriation.
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Vatican calling on Europe to take responsibility for refugees on Polish-Be
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Top Vatican diplomat Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher called on the European authorities on Tuesday to take responsibility for migrants and refugees in connection with the crisis on Belarus' border with Poland and Lithuania.
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Austria concerned about refugee crisis on Polish-Belarusian border
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Minsk's use of illegal migration in its own interests is completely unacceptable, Vienna stands for a common EU position against such an approach, the Austrian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
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Afghan crisis overwhelms neighbouring states with refugee spillover: Human
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 8 (ANI): Amid the tense economic and security situation under the Taliban, countries surrounding Afghanistan are under increasing pressure as Afghans continue to flee their homeland to neighbouring states.
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UNHCR: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced peo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], November 7 (ANI): Underlining the clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Sunday implored leaders to change words to action and step up support to mitigate loss and damage due to climate change in the most
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UN Refugee Agency deplores violence at demonstration outside its main offi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 7 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Sunday deplored violence that broke out during a demonstration outside its main office in Tripoli, Libya, in which at least three persons were attacked, with one person taken to hospital.
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Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR building in Indonesia over delay in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghan refugees continued to sit in protest outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building in Indonesia over delay in processing their asylum applications.
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357 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that 357 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya.
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2 killed, 2 injured in camp explosion in Lebanon's Bekaa valley
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beirut [lebanon], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Two Syrian refugees were killed and two others were injured on Wednesday in an explosion at a refugees camp in the village of Majdaloun in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, the National News Agency reported.
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92 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday said that 92 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya.
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