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How "Joy Bangla" Became Bengal's Name For A Viral Eye Epidemic
In 1971, Bengal witnessed an overlap of war, refugee migration from Bangladesh, and a fast-spreading eye epidemic. The slogan "Joy Bangla" casts a long shadow, with Bengalis calling conjunctivitis by that name even today.
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Rohingyas In Bangladesh Fear UN Food Aid Cuts Amid Drop In Global Funding
Refugees are officially not allowed to work in Bangladesh, and smaller rations make survival even more difficult for Rohingyas.
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Explained: What Needs To Be Done To Reverse Famine Crisis In Gaza?
A famine scenario was unfolding in the Gaza Strip, with malnutrition soaring, children under five dying of hunger-related causes and humanitarian access severely restricted, a global hunger monitor said
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"Conflict Very, Very Big Driver": UN Says 120 Million Displaced Worldwide
A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence, and persecution, the UN said Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a "terrible indictment on the state of the world".
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Global Food Crisis Will Drive Record Displacement Levels Higher: UN
A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of global displacement even higher, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said.
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59 Million Displaced Globally, Conflicts And Calamities To Blame: Report
Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said Thursday.
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World Must Engage With Afghanistan, Prevent "Greater Suffering": UN Refugee Chief
Afghanistan needs urgent and sustained support from the international community to prevent a larger humanitarian crisis, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said, warning of global implications if that were to happen.
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International Migrants Day 2020: Key Facts On Global Migrant Crisis
International Migrants Day: The 2020 theme for International Migrants Day is 'Reimagining Human Mobility'. To mark International Migrants Day this year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called for the world community to come together and "remember the refugees and migrants who have lost their lives".
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Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh Are "Threat To Security": Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the over 10 lakh Rohingya refugees who ran away from Myanmar to her country in the wake of "persecution" are a "threat to the security" of the entire region as she urged the global community to resolve the issue.
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Pope Can Help But Rohingya "Have To Go Back": Bangladesh's Cardinal
The top Catholic official in Bangladesh hopes Pope Francis's visit there and to Myanmar will bolster moves to alleviate the Rohingya refugee crisis that has put the neighbouring nations in the global spotlight.
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No Fear Of 'International Scrutiny' Over Rohingya Crisis: Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi today reached out to the global community in a broad appeal for support over a refugee crisis the UN has decried as "ethnic cleansing", urging outsiders to help her nation unite across religious and ethnic lines and offering a pathway back to the country for some of the Rohingya Muslims forced to flee by army operati...
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India Should Not Forcibly Return Ethnic Rohingya Refugees: Human Rights Watch
India should abide by its international legal obligations and should not forcibly return ethnic Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, where they face persecution, without fairly evaluating their claims as refugees, a global human rights group has said.
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Miss Universe 2017: France's Iris Mittenaere Gets The Crown
Miss France was crowed Miss Universe on Monday in a made-for-television spectacle free of last year's dramatic mix-up but with a dash of political controversy as the finalists spoke out on the refugee crisis and other hot-button global issues.
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Trump Calls UN 'Just A Club For People' To 'Have A Good Time'
Three days after the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on Israel to halt Jewish settlement activity on Palestinian territory, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that the international body "is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time."
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Anoushka Shankar's Refugee Album Vies For Grammy
Sitarist Anoushka Shankar was nominated for a Grammy Award on Tuesday for her album inspired by the global refugee crisis, vying with veteran winners in the world music category.
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How "Joy Bangla" Became Bengal's Name For A Viral Eye Epidemic
In 1971, Bengal witnessed an overlap of war, refugee migration from Bangladesh, and a fast-spreading eye epidemic. The slogan "Joy Bangla" casts a long shadow, with Bengalis calling conjunctivitis by that name even today.
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Rohingyas In Bangladesh Fear UN Food Aid Cuts Amid Drop In Global Funding
Refugees are officially not allowed to work in Bangladesh, and smaller rations make survival even more difficult for Rohingyas.
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Explained: What Needs To Be Done To Reverse Famine Crisis In Gaza?
A famine scenario was unfolding in the Gaza Strip, with malnutrition soaring, children under five dying of hunger-related causes and humanitarian access severely restricted, a global hunger monitor said
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"Conflict Very, Very Big Driver": UN Says 120 Million Displaced Worldwide
A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence, and persecution, the UN said Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a "terrible indictment on the state of the world".
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Global Food Crisis Will Drive Record Displacement Levels Higher: UN
A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of global displacement even higher, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said.
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59 Million Displaced Globally, Conflicts And Calamities To Blame: Report
Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said Thursday.
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World Must Engage With Afghanistan, Prevent "Greater Suffering": UN Refugee Chief
Afghanistan needs urgent and sustained support from the international community to prevent a larger humanitarian crisis, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said, warning of global implications if that were to happen.
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International Migrants Day 2020: Key Facts On Global Migrant Crisis
International Migrants Day: The 2020 theme for International Migrants Day is 'Reimagining Human Mobility'. To mark International Migrants Day this year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called for the world community to come together and "remember the refugees and migrants who have lost their lives".
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Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh Are "Threat To Security": Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the over 10 lakh Rohingya refugees who ran away from Myanmar to her country in the wake of "persecution" are a "threat to the security" of the entire region as she urged the global community to resolve the issue.
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Pope Can Help But Rohingya "Have To Go Back": Bangladesh's Cardinal
The top Catholic official in Bangladesh hopes Pope Francis's visit there and to Myanmar will bolster moves to alleviate the Rohingya refugee crisis that has put the neighbouring nations in the global spotlight.
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No Fear Of 'International Scrutiny' Over Rohingya Crisis: Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi today reached out to the global community in a broad appeal for support over a refugee crisis the UN has decried as "ethnic cleansing", urging outsiders to help her nation unite across religious and ethnic lines and offering a pathway back to the country for some of the Rohingya Muslims forced to flee by army operati...
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India Should Not Forcibly Return Ethnic Rohingya Refugees: Human Rights Watch
India should abide by its international legal obligations and should not forcibly return ethnic Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, where they face persecution, without fairly evaluating their claims as refugees, a global human rights group has said.
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Miss Universe 2017: France's Iris Mittenaere Gets The Crown
Miss France was crowed Miss Universe on Monday in a made-for-television spectacle free of last year's dramatic mix-up but with a dash of political controversy as the finalists spoke out on the refugee crisis and other hot-button global issues.
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Trump Calls UN 'Just A Club For People' To 'Have A Good Time'
Three days after the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on Israel to halt Jewish settlement activity on Palestinian territory, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that the international body "is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time."
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Anoushka Shankar's Refugee Album Vies For Grammy
Sitarist Anoushka Shankar was nominated for a Grammy Award on Tuesday for her album inspired by the global refugee crisis, vying with veteran winners in the world music category.
