More Than 250,000 Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh Get First ID Cards: UN
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2019
The UN said Friday it has registered more than 250,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, providing many with their first ever identification cards and proof of their right to return to Myanmar in the future.
With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 8, 2019
When an 18 year old Saudi asylum seeker arrived in Bangkok she faced immediate deportation but instead she is in the hands of the UN refugee agency, her social media savvy galvanising a global campaign that caught the Thai government flat-footed.
Saudi Woman Under Care Of United Nations Refugee Agency: Thai Official
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 7, 2019
An 18-year-old Saudi woman seeking asylum has left Bangkok airport "under the care" of the UN refugee agency, a Thai official said.
Antonio Guterres Backs UN Concern On India's Deportation Of Rohingya
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 6, 2018
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stands behind the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)'s expression of concern over India repatriating seven Rohingyas to Myanmar, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said yesterday.
7 Rohingya Will Be Deported, Supreme Court Says Myanmar Has Accepted Them
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 5, 2018
Seven Rohingya Muslims held at a detention centre in Assam will be handed over to Myanmar after the Supreme Court today refused to stop their deportation, the first such move by the government.
Over 7,000 People From India Sought Asylum In US In 2017: United Nations
India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 20, 2018
Over 7,000 people from India filed applications for asylum in the US last year, according to a report by the UN refugee agency which said America was the largest recipient of new asylum requests in 2017.
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Scraps African Migrant Relocation Deal With UN
World News | Reuters | Tuesday April 3, 2018
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.
In Davos, Cate Blanchett Jokes About Playing Melania Trump
World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 24, 2018
Actress Cate Blanchett, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, drew laughs when she jokingly speculated about playing First Lady Melania Trump on screen, saying she would not approach such a role from a "Free Melania" point of view.
UN Says 370,000 Rohingya Flee Myanmar For Bangladesh
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 12, 2017
"An estimated 370,000 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state since August 25," Joseph Tripura, a spokesman for the UN refugee agency, told AFP.
Rohingya Crisis: UN Says 2,70,000 Fled Myanmar In Last 2 Weeks
World News | Reuters | Friday September 8, 2017
An estimated 2,70,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar in the past two weeks and sought refuge in Bangladesh, where two existing refugee camps are "bursting at the seams", the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
At CERN, Science Unites A Divided World
World News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Sunday August 13, 2017
From conflicts that chafe foreign shores to ones closer home, examples of a world divided are for everyone to see. There is no dearth of points of friction that drive humanity further away from itself.
1 Person Gets Displaced Every 3 Seconds: UN Refugee Agency
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 19, 2017
Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan left a record 65.6 million people uprooted from their homes by the end of 2016, the UN said Monday.
"Worst Is Yet To Come" With 400,000 Trapped In West Mosul: United Nation
World News | Reuters | Friday March 24, 2017
An estimated 400,000 Iraqis are trapped in the ISIS-controlled Old City of west Mosul facing food shortages and growing panic under shelling that could provoke a mass exodus, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday.
Angelina Jolie Appeals For Commitment To 'Imperfect' UN
World News | Reuters | Thursday March 16, 2017
U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for internationalism in the face of wars driving people from their homes and a "rising tide of nationalism masquerading as patriotism".
UN Refugee Agency Shipping Aid To Iraqis Displaced By Mosul Campaign
World News | Associated Press | Thursday October 27, 2016
The United Nations' refugee agency is shipping tents, blankets and other aid from the United Arab Emirates to northern Iraq to help those affected by the military campaign to retake Mosul from the ISIS group.
At CERN, Science Unites A Divided World
Aug 13, 2017
Two Americans killed in Pak blast
Sep 3, 2012
More Than 250,000 Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh Get First ID Cards: UN
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2019
The UN said Friday it has registered more than 250,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, providing many with their first ever identification cards and proof of their right to return to Myanmar in the future.
With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 8, 2019
When an 18 year old Saudi asylum seeker arrived in Bangkok she faced immediate deportation but instead she is in the hands of the UN refugee agency, her social media savvy galvanising a global campaign that caught the Thai government flat-footed.
Saudi Woman Under Care Of United Nations Refugee Agency: Thai Official
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 7, 2019
An 18-year-old Saudi woman seeking asylum has left Bangkok airport "under the care" of the UN refugee agency, a Thai official said.
Antonio Guterres Backs UN Concern On India's Deportation Of Rohingya
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 6, 2018
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stands behind the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)'s expression of concern over India repatriating seven Rohingyas to Myanmar, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said yesterday.
7 Rohingya Will Be Deported, Supreme Court Says Myanmar Has Accepted Them
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 5, 2018
Seven Rohingya Muslims held at a detention centre in Assam will be handed over to Myanmar after the Supreme Court today refused to stop their deportation, the first such move by the government.
Over 7,000 People From India Sought Asylum In US In 2017: United Nations
India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 20, 2018
Over 7,000 people from India filed applications for asylum in the US last year, according to a report by the UN refugee agency which said America was the largest recipient of new asylum requests in 2017.
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Scraps African Migrant Relocation Deal With UN
World News | Reuters | Tuesday April 3, 2018
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.
In Davos, Cate Blanchett Jokes About Playing Melania Trump
World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 24, 2018
Actress Cate Blanchett, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, drew laughs when she jokingly speculated about playing First Lady Melania Trump on screen, saying she would not approach such a role from a "Free Melania" point of view.
UN Says 370,000 Rohingya Flee Myanmar For Bangladesh
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 12, 2017
"An estimated 370,000 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state since August 25," Joseph Tripura, a spokesman for the UN refugee agency, told AFP.
Rohingya Crisis: UN Says 2,70,000 Fled Myanmar In Last 2 Weeks
World News | Reuters | Friday September 8, 2017
An estimated 2,70,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar in the past two weeks and sought refuge in Bangladesh, where two existing refugee camps are "bursting at the seams", the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
At CERN, Science Unites A Divided World
World News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Sunday August 13, 2017
From conflicts that chafe foreign shores to ones closer home, examples of a world divided are for everyone to see. There is no dearth of points of friction that drive humanity further away from itself.
1 Person Gets Displaced Every 3 Seconds: UN Refugee Agency
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 19, 2017
Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan left a record 65.6 million people uprooted from their homes by the end of 2016, the UN said Monday.
"Worst Is Yet To Come" With 400,000 Trapped In West Mosul: United Nation
World News | Reuters | Friday March 24, 2017
An estimated 400,000 Iraqis are trapped in the ISIS-controlled Old City of west Mosul facing food shortages and growing panic under shelling that could provoke a mass exodus, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday.
Angelina Jolie Appeals For Commitment To 'Imperfect' UN
World News | Reuters | Thursday March 16, 2017
U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for internationalism in the face of wars driving people from their homes and a "rising tide of nationalism masquerading as patriotism".
UN Refugee Agency Shipping Aid To Iraqis Displaced By Mosul Campaign
World News | Associated Press | Thursday October 27, 2016
The United Nations' refugee agency is shipping tents, blankets and other aid from the United Arab Emirates to northern Iraq to help those affected by the military campaign to retake Mosul from the ISIS group.
At CERN, Science Unites A Divided World
Aug 13, 2017
Two Americans killed in Pak blast
Sep 3, 2012
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