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Deported Afghans from Iran recount hardship
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Afghans who faced various hardships post the Taliban take over fled to Iran, however many of them were deported last week shared their experience of extreme hardship and mistreatment.
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Afghanistan's displacement crisis one of the most protracted: UN Official
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 27 (ANI): Following the Taliban takeover, numerous Afghans drifted away from Afghanistan, a country which has now the third-largest refugee population and the region's largest displaced population, with 2.7 million refugees scattered across 98 countries.
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1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan remains the largest country of asylum for Afghans, with 1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report.
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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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Human Rights Council holds urgent debate on rights of women and girls in A
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): The Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday held an urgent debate on the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, hearing Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, say that since the Taliban took power, women and girls in Af
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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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UN rights chief not to seek second term after criticism over China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding her recent China visit, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has decided not to seek another term after the present term was marred by criticism of her response to Beijing's alleged rights vi
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Rights groups call for sacking of Bachelet after sham China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): As many as 230 human rights advocacy groups have called for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she "whitewashed" the Chinese government's human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China.
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Human Rights Groups demand resignation of UN rights chief, term her China
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): A Human Rights group has demanded the resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet stating that she insulted the Uyghur victims of genocide and failed her duty as High Commissioner.
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