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UN Human Rights Commissioner urges global action amidst escalating conflic
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, in a stark address at the 56th session of the Human Rights Council, issued a passionate call for immediate international intervention to quell escalating conflicts worldwide.
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UN Human Rights Commissioner calls for reforms in China amidst human right
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, highlighted the ongoing human rights challenges in China, stressing on the increasing concerns in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.
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UAE allocates 70 per cent of its USD 100 million pledge to United Nations,
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasised that the aid will be allocated to key partners and UN agencies, including the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN World Food Programme (WFP), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Food and Agriculture Organ
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WHO jury comprising Nandita Das awards films themed on burnout, ageing, cl
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Apart from Nandita Das and Sharon Stone, the international jury which picked the winners comprises actor Alfonso Herrera; filmmaker and producer Apolline Traore; Olympic swimmer and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini; multidisciplinary artist Mario Macilau and film director Paul Jerndal
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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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Over 23 million Afghans in dire need of humanitarian aid: UNAMA report
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Of the 23.7 million individuals requiring aid, 5.9 million are women and 5.4 million are men, according to United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) statement.
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UN calls for USD 620 million to support Afghan migrants in Iran and Pakist
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a post on social media platform X, the organization stated that the situation in Afghanistan and its bordering countries will be challenging in 2024.
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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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UNHCR calls on Pakistan to halt deportation of Afghan refugees
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called on Pakistan to halt the deportation of Afghan refugees during winter amid concerns for their safety, Khaama Press reported.
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Pakistan to expel 1 million illegal foreigners by January 2024
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Earlier in October, the Pakistan caretaker government had said that all illegal immigrants should leave Pakistan by November 1 or face forceful expulsion, according to Geo News report.
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Mass return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan worsens humanitarian crisis:
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The mass return of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, is poised to exacerbate Afghanistan's already dire humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Khaama Press reported.
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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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