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Australia to give temporary visas to Ukrainians permitting work, study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will be issuing temporary visas to Ukrainian refugees, allowing them to work in the country for three years, the Australian government said on Sunday.
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UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday said it only received 13 per cent of 205.4 million US dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.
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Afghan refugees continue to pour through Nimroz province to enter Iran
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 19 (ANI): Post-Taliban took control of Afghanistan, there is a mass exodus of Afghans, who are seeking to illegally cross the border into neighbouring Iran from Nimroz province.
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6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to Russian invasion
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, the UN migration agency on Friday (local time) estimated that nearly 6.5 million people have now been displaced inside Ukraine.
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Over 3.2 million people have fled Ukraine till now, says UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 18 (ANI): An estimated over 3.2 million people have left Ukraine for neighbouring countries from February 24, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
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France received 17,000 Ukrainian refugees since start of conflict: Interio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Paris [France], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): France has accepted 17,000 refugees from Ukraine since the Russian military operation in the country began, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday.
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US providing additional USD 186 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): The United States is providing over USD 186 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support internally displaced persons and the more than three million refugees affected by Russia's war in Ukraine, a US State Department statement said on Tuesday (lo
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US to allow Ukrainian refugees, provide weapons to defend against invading
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) announced to provide Ukraine with weapons against Russia's military operations.
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Poland received over 1.8 mln refugees from Ukraine since February 24: Secr
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Warsaw [Poland], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Polish State Secretary Maciej Wasik said on Monday that over 1.8 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation.
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West should not overlook issue of Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Arab League
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The world community should not neglect providing assistance to Lebanon, which has received hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees over the past decade, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Monday.
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UN Refugee chief says Afghanistan a priority despite Russia-Ukraine war
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 14 (ANI): A delegation led by Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) arrived in Kabul on Monday to assess Afghanistan's humanitarian situation and said that despite the Ukraine crisis, Afghanistan remains a priority for the UN's refugee ag
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Nearly 400,000 Ukrainians entered Romania since military operation began:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bucharest [Romania], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Almost 400,00 Ukrainian nationals have entered Romania since February 24, the Border Police said on Sunday.
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