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Angelina Jolie visits Rafah Crossing as Gaza aid groups face Israeli suspe
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Hollywood actor and former special envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency Angelina Jolie visited the Rafah Crossing on Friday as part of a humanitarian trip to Egypt, her representatives said, amid Israel's decision to suspend the operations of several aid groups working in the Gaza S
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UNHCR shuts Afghan aid centers over women staff restrictions
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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, 4 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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UN refugee agency, Thailand authorities share conflicting explanations on
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Unites Nations refugee agency and the Thailand authorities have given conflicting explanations on why the cases of dozens of Uyghurs who fled China a decade ago and have been indefinitely detained in Thailand, are still in limbo, as reported by Voice of America (VOA).
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Uyghur families face deportation risk from Pakistan after Ramzan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Approximately 100 individuals who had lived in Pakistan as refugees will face forceful deportation just after the month of Ramzan.
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Over 800 Sudanese reportedly killed by armed groups in West Darfur: UNHCR
Updated : 2 years, 4 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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UN rebukes Suella Braverman remarks over asylum system
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The UN Refugee Agency rebuked UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman remarks that the asylum framework is creating “huge incentives for illegal migration."
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COP28 delegation highlights impact of climate change on displaced communit
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The UN Refugee Agency's Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou, and Director-General and Special Representative of COP28, Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, have conducted a field visit to the Dadaab refugee complex during the Africa Climate Week (ACW) on the margins of their part
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Over 1,30,000 refugees will require re-settlement in Pakistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 8 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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UNHCR: Global refugee resettlement needs grow in 2024
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has anticipated a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for next year.
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Women, children among 1,200 Afghan migrants jailed in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The UN Refugee Agency said people should not be punished or criminaliSed for exercising their fundamental human right to seek asylum. It also urged countries neighbouring Afghanistan, including Pakistan, to continue to protect those seeking safety.
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UNHCR voices concern over arrest of Afghan refugees in Karachi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Friday, Sindh Minister Sharjeel Memon said 129 Afghan female illegal immigrants were jailed in the province -- with 178 children -- but insisted the minors were not under arrest, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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