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Tibetan refugees elect local leaders in Kathmandu
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 7 (ANI): Tibetan refugees in Kathmandu elected their local leaders from Bauddha and Jorpati.
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Palestinian woman killed by Israeli soldiers in southern West Bank: medics
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A Palestinian woman on Wednesday was killed by Israeli soldiers at an Israeli army checkpoint near Al-Aroub refugee camp close to the southern West Bank city of Hebron, said Palestinian medics.
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UN expresses concerns over resurgence of fighting in DR Congo
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency have expressed deep concerns about the urgent and large-scale needs of more than 72,000 people who have been displaced by fighting in recent days in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Over 1,000 Afghan refugees returned home from neighbouring countries
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 30 (ANI): A total of 1,094 Afghan nationals who had taken refuge in neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Iran returned home on Saturday, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation confirmed on Monday.
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1,167 Ethiopian refugees flee to Sudan: UNHCR
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Sunday disclosed 1,167 Ethiopian refugees have arrived in Sudan in recent days.
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UNHCR expands operations in Poland to reach refugees from Ukraine amid ris
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], May 29 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to scale up its operations in Poland to provide aid to refugees from Ukraine who have settled across the country.
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More than half of Afghanistan's population dependent on humanitarian assis
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): Afghanistan is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the Taliban seized power in August last year as poverty and unemployment are at an all-time high and families in Kabul are forced to move to the streets.
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More than half of Afghanistan's population depends upon Humanitarian assis
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday said that more than half of the population of Afghanistan is dependent upon humanitarian assistance.
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Rattled by US officials' Kathmandu visit, China reminds Nepal on 'One-Chin
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 26 (ANI): Amid a series of visits from US officials, one of whom met with Tibetan refugee leaders in Kathmandu, China has indirectly tried to convey to Nepal that its "One-China policy" should not be affected by any other factors.
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Pakistan: Afghan refugees hold rally demanding shelter in developed countr
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Several Afghan refugees on Monday protested at a rally in Islamabad demanding shelter in developed countries, saying that Pakistan itself is reeling under economic and political crisis and they don't want to go back to their country being governed by the T
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Rights group urges UK to provide Afghan female refugees with long-term hou
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the United Kingdom to expedite the provision of long-term housing to Afghan women evacuated last August as many of them are faced with a growing risk of domestic violence and pressure from other Afghan
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Canada to organize three flights from Poland for Ukrainian refugees: Repor
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian authorities will organize three flights from Poland for Ukrainian refugees in late May-early June, media reported.
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