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UNHCR chief tests COVID positive
Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi on Wednesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. He revealed in a tweet that he is mildly symptomatic. “I…
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Technology
Google donates additional $300K to help displaced persons
SAN FRANCISCO: Google has announced an additional $300,000 grant to help the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) further prepare refugees for the changing nature of work. Google.org would host online training…
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Syria
Syrian man sets himself on fire outside UN building: police
GENEVA: A Syrian Kurdish man set himself on fire Wednesday outside the headquarters of the United Nations refugee agency and was receiving treatment for his injuries, police told AFP. The…
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Middle East
Over 130 refugees airlifted to Niger from Libyan capital
Tripoli:A total of 131 refugees were evacuated to Niger from Tripoli, the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday – tge World Refugee Day – urging states to help it…
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World
More than 70 mn forcibly displaced worldwide: UNHCR
Geneva: The number of people fleeing violence, persecution and conflict in 2018 has exceeded 70 million globally – the highest number in the UN refugee agency’s almost 70 years of…
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News
Angelina Jolie seeks more international support for Venezuela
Bogota [Colombia]: Hollywood star and special envoy for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie on Saturday urged the international community to provide more support to Venezuela, from…
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News
Saudi sisters plead for help after fleeing to Georgia
Tbilisi: Two Saudi sisters have issued a plea for international protection after fleeing to ex-Soviet Georgia in the latest case of women fleeing oppression in the ultra-conservative kingdom. In a…
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Middle East
At least 174 killed in fight for Libya’s Tripoli: WHO
Tripoli: At least 174 people have been killed and 758 wounded in the battle for control over the Libyan capital Tripoli, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Fighting broke out…
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World
UNHCR ‘seeking clarification’ from India over Rohingya return
Geneva: The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday it had asked India for “clarification” over its recent repatriation of a group of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, the second…
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