refugee
- Bollywood
Unseen pictures of Kareena Kapoor Khan in burkha
Mumbai: Touted as one of the most versatile and talented actresses of all time, Kareena Kapoor Khan started her career alongside Abhishek Bachchan with ‘Refugee’ in 2000 and since then she has…
- Middle East
UN agency for Palestine refugees faces $100 funding gap
Ramallah: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) urged countries to increase financial contributions as it suffers from a $100 million funding gap. Commissioner-General of…
- Opinions
Ukrainian refugee crisis could become Europe’s largest this century
By Satyen Mohapatra The devastation and fast deteriorating situation in Ukraine has led to a large section of population fleeing from the country. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has…
- World
Erdogan says Turkey is not Europe’s ”refugee warehouse”
Ankara: Faced with a potential new migration wave from Afghanistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on European nations Thursday to shoulder the responsibility for Afghans fleeing the Taliban and warned that…
- World
Biden administration raises refugee admission ceiling to 62,500
Washington: The Biden administration on Monday raised the annual ceiling for new refugees allowed into the US to 62,500, after its decision last month to keep the number at the level set by…
- India
Bengal government regularises all refugee colonies in state
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Monday decided to regularise all refugees colonies in the state, thus paving the way for the inhabitants to get the title deeds for their land. Announcing…
- Kashmir
Centre grants 5,300 refugee families from Pak Rs 5.5 lakh each
New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the Centre will give financial support of Rs 5.5 lakh each to 5,300 refugee families that had migrated to Jammu and Kashmir…
- News
US plans to slash refugee intake to 18,000
Washington: The US on Wednesday announced that it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to be resettled in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number since Washington began…
- Syria
Russia accuses US, Syria rebels of blocking refugee evacuation
MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday accused the US and Syrian rebels of blocking the evacuation of a refugee camp in southern Syria, where the UN has described conditions as “critical”. The Russian army called…
- Middle East
Beirut: Syrian refugee girls forced to marry to avoid “sexual harassments”
Beirut: Refugee girls who have taken shelter in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut are reportedly facing sexual harassments. According to the report published in Al Jazeera, a survey found that nearly 70…
- News
7 killed after boat capsizes off Greek island of Lesvos
Athens [Greece]: At least seven people were killed after a boat carrying dozens of refugees capsized in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday. The remaining…
- World
Venezuela crisis: Over 3 lakh children forced to live in neighbouring countries, says UN
Caracas: The United Nations on Monday said that nearly 327,000 children from Venezuela are living as migrants and refugees in Colombia due to lack of healthcare and education facilities in their own…
- Middle East
30,000 fled Nigerian town of Rann in two days amid Boko Haram threat: UN
Geneva: Over 30,000 people fled the Nigerian town of Rann and across the border to Cameroon over the weekend amid fears of renewed attacks by Boko Haram militants, the UN said Tuesday.…
- World
UN expert visits Bangladesh Rohingya ‘relocation’ island
Dhaka: A UN Special Rapporteur on human rights visited on Thursday an island off Bangladesh where Dhaka aims to move Rohingya refugees despite worries it will be vulnerable to extreme weather. Some…
- World
UN says Saudi teen is refugee, Australia to consider settlement
Sydney: The United Nations has found that a teenage woman who fled Saudi Arabia is a legitimate refugee and has asked Australia to take her in, officials in Canberra said Wednesday. “The…
