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Number of refugees fleeing conflict-ridden Ukraine reaches 2 million, says
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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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EU 'needs to be prepared for five million' refugees from Ukraine, says top
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Brussels [Belgium], March 7 (ANI): The European Union should be ready for five million people fleeing Ukraine amid ongoing conflict with Russia, according to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
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Angelina Jolie reaches Yemen to help refugees
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing civil war in Yemen, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie recently visited the country in the Middle East to provide aid to the refugees there.
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Lviv becomes city of refugees
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Lviv [Ukraine], March 6 (ANI): Due to the ongoing Russia and Ukraine conflict, the city of Lviv in Ukraine has become the city of refugees.
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Ethnic Kazakh from Xinjiang among Ukrainian refugees in Poland
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Warsaw [Poland], March 6 (ANI): Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, an ethnic Kazakh from China's North-Western province of Xinjiang has found his way to Poland with other Ukrainian refugees, a media report said on Friday.
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Taiwan govt announces donation drive for Ukrainian refugees
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Taipei [Taiwan], March 6 (ANI): The Taiwanese government has announced a donation drive to help Ukrainians who had to leave their country amid Russia's military operations in Ukraine, local media reported.
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'Hope peace returns to my country', says Ukrainian woman after crossing Po
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Mlyny [Poland], March 5 (ANI): Nadia, a Ukrainian woman who fled the conflict-torn country, reached a refugee centre in the bordering nation Poland with her two children.
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: Charity organisations delivering essentials to peop
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Siret (Romania), March 4 (ANI): Thousands of people have fled conflict-ridden Ukraine and crossed over to Romania's Siret in the past few days amid Russia's ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
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Art of Living volunteers in Ukraine help nearly 1,200 Indian students evac
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New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, the Art of Living organisation has been helping Indian students and other refugees to evacuate to safety.
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One million refugees left Ukraine since Russia's invasion: UNHCR
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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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Ukrainian refugees receive EU protection for up to 3 years - German Interi
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Berlin [Germany], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Refugees from Ukraine do not need to go through the asylum procedure, and will receive immediate protection for up to three years in the European Union, German Minister of the Interior, Building and Community Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday.
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US restarts direct access program for Iraqi refugees
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Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): The US Department of State is restarting the Direct Access Program for US-affiliated Iraqis, a part of the US refugee program that gives Iraqis who have supported the US government an avenue for protection and resettlement in the country.
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