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Trump's Bid To Take Over Gaza, Resettle Its People "Very Surprising": UN
The head of the UN refugee agency voiced consternation Wednesday at President Donald Trump's shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people.
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Angelina Jolie Leaves UN Refugee Agency After More Than 20 Years
Angelina Jolie announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role as the UNHCR's special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations' refugee agency.
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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 3,000 People Lost In Sea Crossings To Europe In 2021: UN Report
More than 3,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean and Atlantic while trying to reach Europe last year -- double the toll from 2020, the United Nations said Friday.
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With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
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.
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Antonio Guterres Backs UN Concern On India's Deportation Of Rohingya
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.
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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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"Worst Is Yet To Come" With 400,000 Trapped In West Mosul: United Nation
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.
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Angelina Jolie Appeals For Commitment To 'Imperfect' UN
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".
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US Sends Marines To South Sudan To Protect Americans
The US military in Africa said today it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.
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Mediterranean Sea Disasters Swallow Up Over 1,000 Migrants
The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy has claimed the lives of over 1,030 migrants in the last week, mostly as barely seaworthy smuggling boats foundered and sank despite calm seas and sunny skies, a migration agency said Tuesday, citing new accounts from survivors.
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Drowned Baby Picture Captures Week Of Tragedy In Mediterranean
A photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer was distributed on Monday by a humanitarian organisation aiming to persuade European authorities to ensure safe passage to migrants, after hundreds are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean last week.
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700 Migrants Feared To Have Drowned In Mediterranean This Week: UN Refugee Agency
Up to 700 migrants are feared to have drowned in deadly shipwrecks off the coast of Libya this week, the UN's refugee agency said on Sunday, citing survivor testimony.
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Cholera Kills 10 Somalis In World's Largest Refugee Camp: United Nations
At least 10 people have died and over 1,000 fallen sick with cholera in an outbreak among Somali refugees in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, UN officials said today.
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Over 1 Million Reach Europe By Sea In 2015: UN
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said today.
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Trump's Bid To Take Over Gaza, Resettle Its People "Very Surprising": UN
The head of the UN refugee agency voiced consternation Wednesday at President Donald Trump's shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people.
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Angelina Jolie Leaves UN Refugee Agency After More Than 20 Years
Angelina Jolie announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role as the UNHCR's special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations' refugee agency.
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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 3,000 People Lost In Sea Crossings To Europe In 2021: UN Report
More than 3,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean and Atlantic while trying to reach Europe last year -- double the toll from 2020, the United Nations said Friday.
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With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
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.
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Antonio Guterres Backs UN Concern On India's Deportation Of Rohingya
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.
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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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"Worst Is Yet To Come" With 400,000 Trapped In West Mosul: United Nation
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.
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Angelina Jolie Appeals For Commitment To 'Imperfect' UN
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".
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US Sends Marines To South Sudan To Protect Americans
The US military in Africa said today it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.
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Mediterranean Sea Disasters Swallow Up Over 1,000 Migrants
The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy has claimed the lives of over 1,030 migrants in the last week, mostly as barely seaworthy smuggling boats foundered and sank despite calm seas and sunny skies, a migration agency said Tuesday, citing new accounts from survivors.
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Drowned Baby Picture Captures Week Of Tragedy In Mediterranean
A photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer was distributed on Monday by a humanitarian organisation aiming to persuade European authorities to ensure safe passage to migrants, after hundreds are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean last week.
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700 Migrants Feared To Have Drowned In Mediterranean This Week: UN Refugee Agency
Up to 700 migrants are feared to have drowned in deadly shipwrecks off the coast of Libya this week, the UN's refugee agency said on Sunday, citing survivor testimony.
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Cholera Kills 10 Somalis In World's Largest Refugee Camp: United Nations
At least 10 people have died and over 1,000 fallen sick with cholera in an outbreak among Somali refugees in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, UN officials said today.
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Over 1 Million Reach Europe By Sea In 2015: UN
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said today.
