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UNHCR sends at least 272 internally displaced persons back home from Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): A total of 272 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were sent back to their home provinces from the capital Kabul on Sunday, Xinhua reported citing the Deputy Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs Arsala Kharoti of the Afghan caretaker governmen
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2,803 Sudanese refugees return from Ethiopia: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in a report published on Monday said 2,803 Sudanese refugees have returned from camps in Ethiopia in recent weeks.
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Bahrain's RHF to distribute relief aid for earthquake-affected Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 18 (ANI): The Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) of Bahrain has entered into an agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to distribute relief aid to support people in Afghanistan affected by the recent earthquake.
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Millions affected by drought in Horn of Africa, UNHCR appeals for aid
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Mali], June 28 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday appealed for USD 42.6 million in aid to help millions affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa (HOA).
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Ben Stiller partners with UN to extend support for those fleeing Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): Hollywood actor Ben Stiller has partnered up with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in order to extend support to those fleeing Ukraine while Russia's military operation on the country continues.
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More than half of Afghanistan's population depends upon Humanitarian assis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday said that more than half of the population of Afghanistan is dependent upon humanitarian assistance.
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SC grants interim protection from arrest to 7 Myanmarese citizens who ente
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police not to arrest or conduct further enquiry until further orders with the seven Myanmarese citizens, who entered India illegally, to travel to New Delhi to seek protection from the United
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Angelina Jolie meets children, visits cafe in Ukraine's Lviv
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lviv [Ukraine], May 1 (ANI): Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who is on a visit to the country as a special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), was seen meeting children and visiting a cafe in Lviv.
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UNHCR welcomes release of illegal migrants from detention in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the release of 35 illegal migrants from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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Pakistan: Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR office in Islamabad
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Afghan refugees protested outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Islamabad as they seek the distribution of immigration cards to expedite their registration.
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Quadrilateral meeting over Afghan refugees to be held next month in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): A quadrilateral meeting with officials from Kabul, Tehran, Islamabad and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will be held next month in a bid to address the hardships faced by the Afghan refugees, said the Ministry of Refugees and Re
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4.1 million Ukrainians fled country since Russian invasion: UN
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 1 (ANI): The UN agency for refugees on Thursday said that around 4.1 million have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion.
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