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15 EU countries to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 11 (ANI): Fifteen European Union (EU) countries on Thursday decided to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees in order to prevent irregular immigration of these people.
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Nepalese government likely to issue ID cards for refugees, excluding Tibet
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 10 (ANI): The Nepalese government has excluded Tibetans from the proposal of issuing identity cards to the refugees in the Himalayan country.
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UNHCR expresses concern about rapid migration under Taliban rule in Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 10 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed concern on rapid migration under the Taliban's rule from Afghanistan to neighboring countries such as Iran.
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$1.79 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants: UN experts
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the already delicate living conditions of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and substantial funds are needed to meet their increasing needs, say UN rights experts.
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Hosted millions of refugees, saved them from massacre when West Pakistan u
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI): Underlining India's commitment to the humanitarian protection of refugees, TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, on Tuesday said when West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan, India hosted millions of refugees and sav
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea to provide ration to refugees registere
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a plea seeking to ensure food security for all refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Belarus calls on EU to solve refugee problem at border
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], Nov. 27 (ANI/Xinhua): President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Friday met with refugees stranded on the border between Belarus and Poland and called on the European Union (EU) to resolve the migration crisis as soon as possible.
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Over 1.146 million undocumented refugees returned to Afghanistan this year
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 27 (ANI): As many as 1.146 million undocumented refugees have come back to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan, with the majority of them being from Iran.
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Some 1,000 refugees in Belarus ready to return to Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Roughly 1,000 Iraqi refugees in Belarus have expressed their readiness to return home, and a group of refugees returned to Iraq by plane from Minsk airport on Wednesday, reported Belarusian media.
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58 refugees released from detention in Libya's capital
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday said that 58 refugees have been released from a detention center in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
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No Rohingya refugees residing in Kerala have association with ISIS: Kerala
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The Kerala government on Monday told the Supreme Court that no Rohingya refugees residing in the state have been found to have any association with the Islamic State or Caliphate (ISIS).
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71 refugees resettled from Libya to Canada: UN
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], November 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that it resettled 71 refugees from Libya to Canada.
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