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Humanitarian crisis deepens in Ukraine as Russian attacks enter 2nd month
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 24 (ANI): The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to deteriorate even as the conflict that began on February 24 with the Russian announcement of "special military operations" is set to enter its second month.
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Asian, African refugees fleeing Ukraine face discrimination in EU: Reports
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): A joint investigation of several European media outlets has shown that refugees of Asian and African origin who fled Ukraine are detained at the borders of the European Union (EU) countries and subjected to discrimination contrary to the laws of the EU
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Russia-Ukraine war Day 16 highlights: US revokes "most favoured nation" st
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 11 (ANI): Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine that entered sixteenth day, the US announced that Washington along with the G7 and European Union, will call for revoking "most favoured nation" status for Russia.
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Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine reach 2.5 million, says UN
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], March 11 (ANI): Filippo Grandi, head of the UN's refugee agency on Friday (local time), said that the number of people fleeing Ukraine has now reached 2.5 million estimating that about two million people are displaced inside Ukraine.
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Ukraine crisis may create worst global refugee crisis: US Ambassador to UN
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The United States ambassador at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Wednesday, said that the Ukrainian crisis may lead to the worst refugee crisis in the world today, with some 5 million people possibly displaced.
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Sheikh Hasina calls on world leaders to 'act seriously' for Rohingyas repa
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Paris [France], November 13 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on world leaders to "act seriously" to ensure the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingya refugees to Myanmar
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Austria concerned about refugee crisis on Polish-Belarusian border
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Vienna [Austria], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Minsk's use of illegal migration in its own interests is completely unacceptable, Vienna stands for a common EU position against such an approach, the Austrian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
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Possible Afghan refugee crisis could cost Pakistan 500 million dollars ann
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that a possible refugee crisis in Afghanistan is likely to increase the burden of refugees on Pakistan and other countries and Islamabad will have to bear a burden of 500 million dollars annually, reported
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Economic collapse of Afghanistan likely to further refugee crisis, says IM
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 19 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said that Afghanistan's economy is set to contract up to 30 per cent this year and it is likely to further fuel a refugee crisis that will impact neighbours, Turkey and Europe, a media report said.
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'EU can prevent migration crisis by averting Afghanistan's economic collap
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 12 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that the bloc needs to work towards preventing a new refugee crisis in Europe by averting the economic collapse of Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan refugee crisis threatens to prolong amid Pakistan playing ball
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 17 (ANI): With Pakistan playing the ball with the Taliban, the refugee crisis in Afghanistan post-Taliban threatens to prolong and needs continued focus.
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No protesters outside UNHCR office, issues resolved: Authorities tell Delh
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Concerned authorities on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that now there are no Afghan nationals protesting outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office now.
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