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Afghanistan: Women's integrated services and facilities centre to be set u
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Afghanistan Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI) are partnering to set up a Women's Integrated Services and Facilities Centre in Kabul, Kha
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Afghan refugees continue to undergo suffering, mistreatment in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Afghan refugees who migrated to Pakistan after the Taliban took over fearing persecution are undergoing continuous suffering and an extremely "inhuman and hateful" mistreatment
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India shows generosity in accommodating refugees, hosts 40,000 Rohingyas
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
India has a rich historical background of welcoming refugees and asylum-seekers who were displaced due to a variety of reasons and keeping with tradition, India continues to provide protection and shelter to vulnerable individuals from foreign countries even today including Tibetan minoritie
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Amnesty International urges Pakistan to stop arresting Afghan Refugees
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amnesty International said today on World Refugee Day that the government of Pakistan must urgently stop arbitrarily arresting and harassing Afghan refugees and asylum seekers, many of whom are fleeing persecution by the Taliban, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghan Refugees hold rally in front of UN building
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Afghan Refugees took out another rally in front of the United Nations (UN) building in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, and demanded to send to Western European countries, including the USA or Canada, Khaama Press reported.
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UAE committed to supporting refugees worldwide: Hamdan bin Zayed
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), reaffirmed the UAE's dedication to standing by refugees around the world. Sheikh Hamdan made the remarks on the occasion of the annual World Refugee Day, observe
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Mediterranean has become graveyard of desperate refugees, victims of smugg
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Since 2014 the Mediterranean Sea has become the most dangerous crossing in the world and the graveyard of desperate refugees.
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Afghan refugees face difficulty in Pakistan's prison
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Many Afghan refugees complained that they are facing difficult situations in Pakistan prisons. They said that they need the Islamic Emirate's help to address their problems and release them from custody, TOLONews reported.
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Human rights activists accuse China of overlooking North Korean refugees
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Human rights activists and former officials have accused Beijing of violating Chinese and international laws for putting thousands of North Korean refugees in upcoming danger, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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Tibetan Muslim community flourishing in Srinagar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A community of Tibetan Muslims is thriving in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar. Most of the Tibetan refugees, after fleeing to India six decades ago, have lived and practiced their Buddhist faith at this place, situated a few hundred kilometres from Dharamshala, Voice of Ame
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Japan signs USD 2.9 million deal with UNHCR for Rohingya support
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Japan has pledged to provide approximately USD 2.9 million (JPY 391 million) to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to assist Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, Dhaka Tribune reported.
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78 migrants dead after fishing vessel capsizes off Greece coast
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A total of 78 people were reported killed after a fishing boat carrying refugees and migrants capsized and sank on the southern coast of Greece, according to Al Jazeera.
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