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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…
- World
UN grants Nansen Refugee Award to former German Chancellor Merkel
Geneva: Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced. The selection committee said it was recognising Merkel’s…
- 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…
- World
UN commends release of refugees from detention in Libya
Tripoli: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has commended the release of 64 refugees from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli. “UNHCR is grateful to the Libyan authorities for…
- World
Taliban detain UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists in Kabul
Kabul: The Taliban have detained two foreign journalists on assignment with the UN refugee agency and a number of its Afghan staff working in the country’s capital, UNHCR said Friday. The development…
- Middle East
Kuwaiti Youtuber raises 1M dollars for refugees in just 28 hours
A Youtube star from Kuwait, who is famously known in the Arab world as Abo Flah, has raised more than one million dollars for refugees in the region with a donation campaign…
- World
Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for Afghans
Geneva: The United Nations drummed up more than USD 1.2 billion in emergency pledges Monday for helping 11 million Afghans facing an escalating humanitarian crisis in their homeland and millions more elsewhere…
- Middle East
Over 42,000 refugees, asylum-seekers in Libya: UNHCR
Tripoli: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced that there are currently 42,210 registered refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya. So far in 2021, a total of 20,799 refugees and immigrants have been rescued at…
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