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UNHCR shocked by series of fires at Greece's Moria Refugee Camp
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is shocked to learn of the series of devastating blazes at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, Shabia Mantoo, a representative for the agency, said at a press briefing in the Swiss city of Gen
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40 people feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya's coast
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Aug 27 (ANI): At least 40 people are feared dead after another boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
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UNHCR expresses concern over airstrike on migrant centre in Libya
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 3 (ANI): The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed concern over the deadly airstrike on a migrant centre in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli that left at least 40 people dead and 80 injured.
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4 dead, 2,500 flee homes due to severe floods in Libya: UNHCR
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ghat [Libya], Jun 8 (ANI): At least four people have lost their lives while 2,500 people have been forced to flee their homes due to severe flooding caused by heavy rainfalls here, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) revealed in a statement on Friday.
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Tunisia: 65 killed after their boat capsized in Mediterranean Sea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], May 11 (ANI): At least 65 people were killed after a boat carrying them capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia, said the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
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UN special envoy Angelina Jolie visits Iraq's Mosul
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], June 17 (ANI): Prominent Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, who is the Special Envoy of the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, visited Mosul in northern Iraq on Saturday less than a year after the city's liberation from three years of Islamic State (IS).
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UN says "gravely concerned" by Nauru abuse reports
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London, Aug. 10 (ANI): Voicing concern over the leaked reports revealing widespread abuse and trauma among children and women at Australia's offshore detention centre for asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has said it is "gravel
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