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Don't eliminate State Department's refugee office: Diplomats urg
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.], July. 18 (ANI): A number of former foreign policy experts have called on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to not eliminate the state department office that handles refugees.
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Myanmar should provide citizenship to Rohingya Muslims:UNHCR
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhakar [Bangladesh], July11 (ANI):After visiting two refugee camps in Cox's Bazar on the south-east coast, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims are living in camps, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has observed that granting citizenship to
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Abhishek Bachchan celebrates 17 years of 'Refugee' with a nostal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Abhishek Bachchan started his Bollywood career 17 years ago with JP Dutta's 'Refugee'.
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Rising ocean levels could lead to 2 bn refugees by 2100
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 27 (ANI): Climate change is causing sea level rise around the world. According to a recent study, in the year 2100, two billion people - about one-fifth of the world's population - could become climate change refugees due to rising ocean levels.
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Kabul lauds Iran for hosting Afghan refugees
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul,[Afghanistan] June 20 (ANI): Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has hailed Iran's efforts to host Afghan refugees over the past three decades.
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Refugee who fled Syria violence killed in London fire
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], June. 16 (ANI): In a heartbreaking revelation, it has been learnt that a Syrian refugee who escaped civil war and landed in the United Kingdom for a better life, was one of the victims of the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in west London.
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EU to initiate legal action against Hungary, Poland, Czechs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 13 (ANI) : The European Union will launch legal action against Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic this week for refusing to accept their share of refugees.
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Pakistan vows safe repatriation of Afghan refugees
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Pakistan's National Security Adviser (NSA) Lt General (retired) Nasser Janjua has reaffirmed that Islamabad is committed to the policy of ensuring the dignified and safe return of Afghan refugees to their homeland.
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Three killed after Bugti refugee camp attacked in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Spin Boldak [Afghanistan], June 6 (ANI): At least three persons, including two children were, killed after a Bugti refugee camp was attacked in Spin Boldak region of Afghanistan.
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Afghan food gains popularity among food lovers in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Afghani food is known for its exquisite taste and different varieties and thus the Afghan food business has become a livelihood for many Afghans living as refugees in New Delhi.
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Assam Rifles repatriates 338 Myanmar refugees back home
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Saiha (Mizoram) [India], May 25 (ANI): A major refugee crisis which could have lingered and prolonged in Mizoram was successfully averted by Assam Rifles and Civil Administration in Mizoram's Saiha.
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Turkey, U.S. discuss Syrian refugee crisis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 24 (ANI): Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley discussed the Syrian refugee crisis during their meeting on Tuesday.
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