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UNHCR shuts Afghan aid centers over women staff restrictions
Updated : 8 months ago IST
UNHCR has closed several aid centers in Afghanistan due to restrictions on women employees, saying it cannot operate effectively without them. Women's rights activists warn the decision will hurt the economy, while the Taliban criticises aid agencies for linking assistance to conditions.
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Dubai Humanitarian mobilises relief supplies from UNHCR for conflict-displ
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Following the directive of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Humanitarian has mobilised urgent relief supplies for people directly affected by the conflict in Lebanon.
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Over 800 Sudanese reportedly killed by armed groups in West Darfur: UNHCR
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
More than 800 people have been killed by armed groups in Ardamata in Sudan's West Darfur, as per the UN.
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Over 1,30,000 refugees will require re-settlement in Pakistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Around 1,34,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, almost all from Afghanistan will require settlement in Pakistan, reported Dawn citing the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) report.
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Myanmar: 5 years since Rohingya mass exodus, UNHCR urges solutions
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 25 (ANI): This week marks five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled military persecution from Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said.
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Uganda urges UN refugee agency to support environmental protection drive
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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Urban refugees demonstrate at UNHCR office in Kathmandu seeking asylum
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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Global displacement hits record 89.3 million in 2021: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of people forced to flee their homes reached 89.3 million by the end of 2021, a record high since records began, up 8 per cent year on year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.
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One million refugees left Ukraine since Russia's invasion: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 3 (ANI): As many as one million refugees have left Ukraine in seven days since the beginning of Russia's military operation there, said the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday.
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Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], February 13 (ANI): The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
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Taliban has to fulfil promises if they want their financial resources to b
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 10 (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi has said that the Taliban has to fulfil some promises if they want their financial resources to be unfrozen.
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Three separate shipwrecks in Aegean Sea leave dozens dead and more missing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 29 (ANI): At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks over the course of four days last week in the Aegean Sea, and an unknown number are still missing, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
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