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2,803 Sudanese refugees return from Ethiopia: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in a report published on Monday said 2,803 Sudanese refugees have returned from camps in Ethiopia in recent weeks.
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Bahrain's RHF to distribute relief aid for earthquake-affected Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 18 (ANI): The Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) of Bahrain has entered into an agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to distribute relief aid to support people in Afghanistan affected by the recent earthquake.
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India steps up vigil along border with Sri Lanka, more hovercrafts, patrol
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Amid a major political crisis in Sri Lanka, the Indian Coast Guard has deployed its hovercrafts, aircraft and patrol boats to keep an eye on the maritime border with the island nation to prevent any possible influx of refugees or anti-India elements from the
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Jordan calls for continued support for UN's Palestinian refugee agency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Amman [Jordan], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Thursday underlined the importance to continue mobilizing political and financial support for UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
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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, 8 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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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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Google to donate Pixel phones to Ukraine, Afghanistan refugees
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Google CEO Sundar Pichai has made a big announcement to donate 30,000 Pixel phones to Ukrainian and Afghan refugees landing in the United States.
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