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Angelina Jolie meets children, visits cafe in Ukraine's Lviv
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Lviv [Ukraine], May 1 (ANI): Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who is on a visit to the country as a special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), was seen meeting children and visiting a cafe in Lviv.
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500,000 people displaced by drought in Somalia in three months: UNHCR
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): About 500,000 people have been displaced due to severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in the first three months to March, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.
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UNHCR welcomes release of illegal migrants from detention in Libya
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the release of 35 illegal migrants from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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Turkey sends 227 migrants back to Afghanistan
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 26 (ANI): At least 227 Afghan nationals who entered Turkey illegally were flown back to Afghanistan on Sunday, local media reported citing officials as saying.
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Afghan delegation to visit Iran amid border tension
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 26 (ANI): An Afghan delegation led by the Taliban's acting minister of refugees and repatriations is set to visit Iran's capital Tehran to hold talks over refugee-related challenges and the border tension, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR office in Islamabad
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Afghan refugees protested outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Islamabad as they seek the distribution of immigration cards to expedite their registration.
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Granting citizenship to Syrian refugees could tip the scales in Turkey's e
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 25 (ANI): The question of granting citizenship to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan is gradually becoming a controversial issue in Turkey, as the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu openly accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdog
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Human rights body airs concern over Afghan refugees' torture in Iran
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 (ANI): As blatant human rights violation continues to take place in Iran against the Afghan refugees, Samira Hamidi, Amnesty International's campaigner, expressed concern over the recent torture and called it inhumane.
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Biden reveals new programme for Ukrainian refugees to enter US
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) announced a new programme for Ukrainians called called "Uniting for Ukraine" to enable those seeking refuge to come directly from Europe to the United States.
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US announces USD 48 mln aid for Afghan refugees in Pakistan
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): The United States embassy in Pakistan has announced USD 48 million in aid for Afghan refugees in Islamabad.
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UP govt allots agricultural, residential land papers to 63 Hindu Bengali r
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday allotted agricultural and residential land papers to 63 Hindu Bengali refugee families that migrated from East Pakistan in the 1970s.
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Five 'powerful' missile strikes hit Ukraine's Lviv city
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Lviv [Ukraine], April 18 (ANI): The western city of Lviv in Ukraine was hit by five powerful missile strikes this morning, killing six civilians as heavy smoke billowed through the air, reported Russian media outlet The Kyiv Independent.
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