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UN Palestinian refugee agency faces worsening financial plight amid Ukrain
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], April 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a worsening financial plight amid the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, a senior official said on Sunday.
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Over 4 million refugees fled Ukraine: UN
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI): As Russia's war on Ukraine is set to enter its sixth week, the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine has now crossed the 4 million mark, the chief of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday.
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UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday said it only received 13 per cent of 205.4 million US dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.
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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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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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Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine reach 2.5 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 11 (ANI): Filippo Grandi, head of the UN's refugee agency on Friday (local time), said that the number of people fleeing Ukraine has now reached 2.5 million estimating that about two million people are displaced inside Ukraine.
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Two million people have fled Ukraine, says UNHCR; US bans Russian energy i
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): As the Russian-Ukraine crisis entered 13th day, Filippo Grandi, head of the UN's refugee agency, said that the number of people fleeing Ukraine has now reached two million.
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Number of refugees fleeing conflict-ridden Ukraine reaches 2 million, says
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Filippo Grandi, head of the UN's refugee agency on Tuesday (local time), said that the number of people fleeing Ukraine has now reached 2 million.
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One million refugees left Ukraine since Russia's invasion: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 3 (ANI): As many as one million refugees have left Ukraine in seven days since the beginning of Russia's military operation there, said the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday.
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Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000: UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], February 13 (ANI): The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
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Taliban has to fulfil promises if they want their financial resources to b
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 10 (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi has said that the Taliban has to fulfil some promises if they want their financial resources to be unfrozen.
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