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'Pakistan responsible for present Afghan humanitarian crisis'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): An international NGO called 'The Organisation for Poverty Alleviation and Development' held Pakistan completely responsible for the present humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Monday.
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One million refugees left Ukraine since Russia's invasion: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years 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, 1 month 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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Days after quite detention, Taliban free foreigners working for UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Days after their quiet detention, the Taliban freed two western citizens and their two Afghan colleagues on Friday who had been working for the UN after the world body had announced that they had been held by the Taliban for several days in Afghanistan, re
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EU Parliament hosts conference on Taliban's gender apartheid against women
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 2 (ANI): The European Union (EU) Parliament is hosting 'Afghan Women Days', a series of events from February 1st to 2nd, to address and cast light on the extremely worrying situation of women in Afghanistan following the Taliban's return to power last year.
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One day perpetrators of serious international crimes in Myanmar will be he
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 2 (ANI): International justice has a long memory and one day the perpetrators of the most serious international crimes in Myanmar will be held to account, said the head of the UNHCR's Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, stressing that it is closely watchi
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Taliban returns to its old ways: Thinktank
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 26 (ANI): Taliban has jailed a popular professor at Kabul University for criticizing the outfit, shot at women opposing restrictions on their rights, and publicly given Afghan males haircuts for the New Year, reported a Canada-based Thinktank, International Forum
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UN, partners launch plans to help people in 'acute need' in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 11 (ANI): The United Nations and non-governmental organizations on Tuesday launched joint response plans aiming to deliver vital humanitarian relief to 22 million people in Afghanistan and support 5.7 million displaced Afghans and local communities in five neighbouring
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Taliban has to fulfil promises if they want their financial resources to b
Updated : 4 years, 2 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, 2 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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107 refugees resettled from Libya to Canada
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said it has resettled 107 refugees from Libya to Canada, the last resettlement departure of refugees from Libya this year.
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All reports on migrant murders on border should be investigated by Poland:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): It is up to Polish authorities to investigate all claims made by a defected Polish soldier concerning the murders of migrants on the border with Belarus, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Senior Communications Officer Katerina Kitidi told Sput
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