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Dozens of illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 65 illegal migrants were rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
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Pentagon says stranded Afghan pilots to be evacuated from Tajikistan soon
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US] November 10 (ANI): A group of nearly 200 stranded Afghan refugees, including military pilots, will soon be evacuated from Tajikistan after they fled Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, US Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said.
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Russia's Lavrov urges western States to stop 'sabotaging' return of Syrian
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the Western countries on Tuesday to cease undermining the return of Syrian refugees to their home country by flouting the UN mandate to create the conditions for repatriation.
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Vatican calling on Europe to take responsibility for refugees on Polish-Be
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Top Vatican diplomat Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher called on the European authorities on Tuesday to take responsibility for migrants and refugees in connection with the crisis on Belarus' border with Poland and Lithuania.
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Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR building in Indonesia over delay in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghan refugees continued to sit in protest outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building in Indonesia over delay in processing their asylum applications.
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357 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that 357 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya.
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2 killed, 2 injured in camp explosion in Lebanon's Bekaa valley
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beirut [lebanon], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Two Syrian refugees were killed and two others were injured on Wednesday in an explosion at a refugees camp in the village of Majdaloun in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, the National News Agency reported.
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92 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday said that 92 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya.
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Delhi: Afghan Refugees Women's Association holds protest to support female
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): Afghan Refugees Women's Association on Saturday held a protest in Delhi to showcase their support to women in Afghanistan amid the Taliban's hostile takeover of the country.
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LGBT Afghan refugees arrive in Britain
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 30 (ANI): The first group of LGBT Afghan refugees to be helped by the UK Government to leave Afghanistan arrived in Britain on Friday to start their new lives, UK Foreign Office said.
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116 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 116 illegal migrants, including women and children, have been rescued and returned to Libya.
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US administration wants to resettle over 55,000 Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): The Biden administration wants to permanently resettle 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the military bases of the US to permanent houses, reported local media.
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