Search For "unhc"
Over 84 million people displaced from their homes owing to violence, insec
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI): As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
Read More
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.
Read More
Thousands fleeing DR Congo due to fighting: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 10 (ANI): Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency,
Read More
UNHCR: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced peo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], November 7 (ANI): Underlining the clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Sunday implored leaders to change words to action and step up support to mitigate loss and damage due to climate change in the most
Read More
UN Refugee Agency deplores violence at demonstration outside its main offi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 7 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Sunday deplored violence that broke out during a demonstration outside its main office in Tripoli, Libya, in which at least three persons were attacked, with one person taken to hospital.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
116 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Updated : 4 years, 4 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.
Read More
198 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said that 198 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya.
Read More
UNHCR urges Libya to address 'dire' situation of asylum-seekers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called on the Libyan authorities to immediately address the "dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in a humane and rights-based manner."
Read More
Uzbek logistics center receives nearly 100 tonnes of UN humanitarian aid f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Termez Cargo Center in Uzbekistan received from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) a total of 96 tonnes of humanitarian aid destined for Afghanistan, the director of the cargo center Nodirbek Jalilov told Sputnik.
Read More
UNHCR calls on nations to expedite family reunification procedures for Afg
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16 (ANI): Amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region.
Read More