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Israel Bulldozes UN Headquarters In Jerusalem To Clampdown On Palestinian Aid
Israeli crews started bulldozing the Jerusalem headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, pushing forward with its crackdown against an organisation that delivers humanitarian services to millions of people across the region.
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UN Agency Expects 1 Million Syrians To Return In First 6 Months Of 2025
A U.N. refugee agency official said on Tuesday that some 1 million Syrian refugees are expected to return to the country in the first six months of 2025, asking states to refrain from forcing them to do so.
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Any UN Workers Involved In Terror Acts Will Be Punished, Vows UN Chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account "any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror" after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Countries Halt Funding To UN Agency Amid Claim Staff Helped In Hamas Attack
Six European countries paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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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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Over 6.5 Million People Left Ukraine Since War Began: UN Refugee Agency
Russia-Ukraine War: More than 6.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion in late February, the U.N. refugee agency said.
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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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Half A Million Afghans Could Flee Across Borders: UN
Up to half a million Afghans could flee the crisis in their homeland, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday, appealing to all neighbouring countries to keep their borders open for those seeking safety.
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Thousands Of Afghan Rights Workers At Risk: UN
The top United Nations human rights official expressed fear on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of Afghans who have worked on human rights issues, while the U.N. refugee agency called for a halt to forced deportation of Afghan asylum seekers.
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Scraps African Migrant Relocation Deal With UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was cancelling an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.
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Israel Bulldozes UN Headquarters In Jerusalem To Clampdown On Palestinian Aid
Israeli crews started bulldozing the Jerusalem headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, pushing forward with its crackdown against an organisation that delivers humanitarian services to millions of people across the region.
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UN Agency Expects 1 Million Syrians To Return In First 6 Months Of 2025
A U.N. refugee agency official said on Tuesday that some 1 million Syrian refugees are expected to return to the country in the first six months of 2025, asking states to refrain from forcing them to do so.
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Any UN Workers Involved In Terror Acts Will Be Punished, Vows UN Chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account "any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror" after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Countries Halt Funding To UN Agency Amid Claim Staff Helped In Hamas Attack
Six European countries paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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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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Over 6.5 Million People Left Ukraine Since War Began: UN Refugee Agency
Russia-Ukraine War: More than 6.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion in late February, the U.N. refugee agency said.
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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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Half A Million Afghans Could Flee Across Borders: UN
Up to half a million Afghans could flee the crisis in their homeland, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday, appealing to all neighbouring countries to keep their borders open for those seeking safety.
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Thousands Of Afghan Rights Workers At Risk: UN
The top United Nations human rights official expressed fear on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of Afghans who have worked on human rights issues, while the U.N. refugee agency called for a halt to forced deportation of Afghan asylum seekers.
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Scraps African Migrant Relocation Deal With UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was cancelling an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.
