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Afghan refugee shot dead in Maharashtra's Nashik
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): An Afghan national, living in India as a refugee, was shot dead in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Wednesday.
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Uganda urges UN refugee agency to support environmental protection drive
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday urged the United Nations to support the country's environmental protection efforts by providing refugees with alternative means of energy for cooking instead of wood fuel.
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Lebanon compelled to return refugees to Syria due to lack of int'l plan: F
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Saturday Lebanon will be compelled to act in accordance with its own national interests for sending the Syrian refugees to their homeland in the absence of a clear international plan.
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'Homelessness' threatens thousands of Afghans amid cruel Taliban regime
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Due to the displacement of Afghans back to the country by the Taliban, up to 500,000 families in Afghanistan are on the verge of homelessness, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) stated.
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Knitting Tibetan diaspora into most organized manners is biggest achieveme
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], July 1 (ANI): The biggest achievement of the 14th Dalai Lama is his success in organizing the Tibetan diaspora into one of the most organized and well-knit refugee communities of recent history and reviving Tibet's national identity in exile, according to media reports.
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Afghanistan: Homeless crisis puts hundreds of thousands of families at ris
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): In Afghanistan, nearly 500,000 families may soon become homeless as a result of the increasing pressure from the government to send internally displaced people to their origin.
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PM Hasina to broach Rohingya repatriation in upcoming India visit: Banglad
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 29 (ANI): Repatriation of Rohingyas are likely to figure on the agenda of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her upcoming visit to India, scheduled in September this year.
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Urban refugees demonstrate at UNHCR office in Kathmandu seeking asylum
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 28 (ANI): Urban refugees on Monday staged a sit-in protest at the entrance of the UN refugee agency-UNHCR, seeking 11-point demand that as per them would make their stay in Nepal easier.
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Millions affected by drought in Horn of Africa, UNHCR appeals for aid
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Mali], June 28 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday appealed for USD 42.6 million in aid to help millions affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa (HOA).
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2 Sri Lankans refugees found at Rameswaram island, probe underway
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, many citizens are fleeing the island nation. On Monday, two Sri Lankan refugees were found on Rameswaram island and they are investigated by the Tamil Nadu Police.
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Undocumented refugees sent back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by Turke
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI): A total of 136 undocumented Afghan refugees who sought shelter in Turkey were deported back to Afghanistan on Friday under stringent measures.
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UK provides 2.5 million euros lifesaving support to Afghans after devastat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 26 (ANI): UK is providing 2.5 million euros aid for immediate life-saving support to people in Afghanistan affected by the devastating earthquake this week, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced.
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