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UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday said it only received 72 percent of the 164.5 million U.S. dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.
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UNHCR, UN Members, Partners Meeting to Assess Global Refugee Forum's Progr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 14 (ANI/ Sputnik): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the government of Switzerland will jointly host a two-day online meeting on Tuesday to assess the Global Refugee Forum's progress.
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176 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya to Rwanda
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday it evacuated 176 vulnerable asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda on a humanitarian flight.
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UNHCR to distribute USD 3 million for displaced Waziristanis in Khost prov
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Khost [Afghanistan], December 11 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday announced to distribute USD 3 million for the displaced people from Waziristan in Khost province.
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UNHCR expresses concern about rapid migration under Taliban rule in Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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UNHCR staff members wounded in DR Congo, UN chief calls for full investiga
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members.
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Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The UN refugee agency UNHCR said it is "appalled by a series of deadly attacks" on displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), its spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea to provide ration to refugees registere
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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Drowning of 27 migrants in English Channel worst disaster on record: IOM
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 25 (ANI): Urgent action is needed to avoid a repeat of tragedies like this week's drowning of at least 27 people in the English Channel, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.
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UN Assistant Secretary-General says border walls not solving migration cri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Erecting walls to restrict the flow of migrants from Belarus will not solve the border crisis, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant High Commissioner for Protection with UNHCR, Gillian Triggs, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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58 refugees released from detention in Libya's capital
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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71 refugees resettled from Libya to Canada: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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