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7 killed after boat capsizes off Greek island of Lesvos
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Jun 11 (ANI): At least seven people were killed after a boat carrying dozens of refugees capsized in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday.
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Angelina Jolie seeks more international support for Venezuela
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 9 (ANI): Hollywood star and special envoy for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie on Saturday urged the international community to provide more support to Venezuela, from where the number of refugees and migrants has risen to over four
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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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Jammu: Massive fire razes shanties of labourers, Rohingyas
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 3 (ANI): Nearly 150 shanties, including 41 of Rohingya refugees, were gutted in a massive fire in Jammu in the early hours of Monday.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: 29 injured in fire at refugee camp
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Velika Kladusa [Bosnia and Herzegovina], Jun 2 (ANI): At least 29 people sustained injuries in a fire that broke out at a refugee camp located in the northwestern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Saturday.
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Sneak peek of the partition sequences from 'Bharat'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): Giving a glimpse of what went into the creation of Salman Khan starrer 'Bharat', the makers of the film shared behind the scene video that shows intricate details the team looked into while creating the partition scene and refugee camps in the movie.
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Over 270,000 Rohingya refugees receive first ID cards: UN
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday confirmed that more than 270,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been registered and provided with identity cards (ID) for the first time in an attempt to safeguard their right to voluntarily return home to Myanmar in
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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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Football Victoria appoints Al-Araibi as its human rights advocate
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], May 4 (ANI): Australian refugee and footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has accepted a job with Football Victoria as its Community and Human Rights Advocate.
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Boat with 17 people capsizes off Turkey's coast, 7 dead
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], May 3 (ANI): Around seven refugees, including five children, lost their lives after an inflatable boat carrying them sank off Turkey's Aegean coast on Friday, according to the Turkish coast guard.
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Venezuela crisis: Over 3 lakh children forced to live in neighbouring coun
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Apr 30 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday said that nearly 327,000 children from Venezuela are living as migrants and refugees in Colombia due to lack of healthcare and education facilities in their own country.
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Do not forget the Rohingya: UN urges global community for help
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Apr 27 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday urged the international community not to forget the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and called for global support to ensure their safe and voluntary return to Myanmar.
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