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Record 114 mn people displaced worldwide: UN
Geneva: The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations globally is likely to have exceeded 114 million at the end of September, the United Nations (UN) Refugee…
- Middle East
UNHCR sends flood relief supplies to Libya
Tripoli: The UNHCR has said it had sent relief supplies to Libya to aid its response to the deadly floods that swept its eastern region. In the past two days, the UNHCR…
- Middle East
Lebanon asks UNHCR for Syrian refugee data to tighten control
Beirut: Lebanese Director General of Public Security Elias al-Baissari has called on the UNHCR to provide Lebanon with data on the displaced Syrians, aiming to tighten the country’s refugee measures. “I am…
- Middle East
UN: Iran accused of withholding bodies of those killed in protests
Tehran: With dozens of deaths during the ongoing protests in Iran since September 16, against the background of the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the authorities are still tightening the noose around the families…
- Middle East
511 Syrian refugees in Lebanon repatriated
Beirut: Lebanon on Thursday announced that it had secured the voluntary return of 511 Syrian refugees, in coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In a statement, the Lebanese…
- World
103 mn people forcibly displaced worldwide: UNHCR
Geneva: The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order globally surged to 103 million in the first…
- Middle East
Lebanese Prez agrees on initial steps for Syrian refugees’ repatriation
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun has agreed on the initial criteria and steps to be adopted for the implementation of a strategy for the repatriation of Syrian refugees. “We have agreed with…
- India
24 UNHCR card holding Rohingyas detained in Tripura; released later
24 Rohingyas including 10 children and eight women were detained in Tripura’s Unakoti district. They were subsequently released as they were United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) card holders, the police…
- World
People forced to flee homes need to be treated with dignity, India’s efforts laudable: UNHCR
New Delhi: People who are forced to flee from their homes or are displaced need to be treated with dignity, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Gillian Triggs said, lauding India’s efforts in opening…
- Middle East
Angelina Jolie kicks off $4.3 billion appeal for war-ravaged Yemen
Hollywood actress and a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie on Wednesday has kicked off the United Nations (UN) effort to raise about $4.3 billion for…
- World
World should not forget suffering in Syria: UN
Geneva: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday issued a global appeal for the plight of Syrians displaced by the 12-year war in the country not to be forgotten. “11 years since…
- Middle East
Angelina Jolie visits Yemen refugees amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Sanaa: Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, Hollywood actress and a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie visited Aden, Yemen on Sunday to provide aid and…
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