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UAE allocates USD 15 million to UNHCR for Sudan response
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The United Arab Emirates announced today the allocation of USD 15 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in support of its humanitarian response for Sudan and neighbouring countries, during the UNHCR Pledging Conference for the 2026 Global Appeal.
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Mass return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan worsens humanitarian crisis:
Updated : 2 years, 6 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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UN to construct 1000 "earthquake-resilient" houses in Afghanistan's Paktik
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Due to persistent earthquakes in Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has decided to construct 1,000 "earthquake-resilient" houses for over 8,000 earthquake-stricken people of the Barmal district of Paktika province.
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UN assists more than 4.6 million people in Afghanistan amid reeling crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
As reeling economic crisis continues to grip Afghanistan, more than 4.6 million people in the war-torn country have been provided assistance, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement.
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More than half of Afghanistan's population dependent on humanitarian assis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): Afghanistan is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the Taliban seized power in August last year as poverty and unemployment are at an all-time high and families in Kabul are forced to move to the streets.
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Tajikistan readies camps for fleeing Afghans, UNHCR calls for support
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], April 17 (ANI): Even after eight months of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, Afghan citizens continue to take dangerous steps to flee the country, seeking shelters across nations, while the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the world to l
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Bodies of 16 illegal migrants recovered off Libyan coast
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday said 16 bodies of illegal migrants were recovered off the Libyan coast.
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Abducted UNHCR aid worker pleads for his rescue in video released by Boko
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Maiduguri [Nigeria], February 21 (ANI): An aid worker of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), who has been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from a major highway in northeast Borno State, has pleaded the authorities to rescue him in a video released by the Boko Haram terr
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No immediate apprehension of Rohingya's have been reported until now: ADG
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 21 (ANI): Additional Director General (ADG) of Border Security Force (BSF) Eastern Command R.P. Singh on Thursday said that the security forces have sealed the entire Indo-Bangladesh border of 4 thousand and 96 kilometers long and had no problems so
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Refugee Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini appointed youngest UNHCR Goodwill Am
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 28 (ANI): First ever Refugee Olympic Team swimmer Yusra Mardini, a Syrian who fled across the Mediterranean, has been appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
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