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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.
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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.
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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.
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92 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday said that 92 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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Uzbek logistics center receives nearly 100 tonnes of UN humanitarian aid f
Updated : 4 years, 5 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.
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UNHCR ready to help Tajikistan swiftly over Afghan refugee influx: Adviser
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is ready to help Tajikistan in the event of an influx of Afghan refugees, including by creating camps for their accommodation, Nodira Akbaralieva, public relations adviser
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UN agency says 80pc of newly displaced Afghans are women, children
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI): Almost 80 per cent of newly displaced people in Afghanistan are women and children, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said.
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Will bring perspective of most impacted by Afghanistan crises to UNGA, say
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 20 (ANI): In the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) meet slated for this week, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is set to present a report on a recent field visit in Afghanistan.
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Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): Underfunding has left a "yawning gap" in the UN Refugee Agency's ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday.
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