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"Hope To Resume Repatriation": UNHCR India Chief On Lankan Refugees
The United Nations Refugee Agency is working closely with the Colombo Mission to resume the voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees.
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2.5 Million Refugees Face Uncertainty As Global Resettlement Access Shrinks
An estimated 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, the UN said Tuesday, at a time when the United States but also other nations are shrinking resettlement access.
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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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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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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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UN Refugee Agency Lauds India For Opening Borders, Protecting The Displaced
People who are forced to flee from their homes or are displaced need to be treated with dignity, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Gillian Triggs said, lauding India's efforts in opening its borders to refugees.
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Some 100,000 Displaced In Ukraine, Thousands Flee After Russia Attack: UN
The UN refugee agency said around 100,000 people had fled their homes within Ukraine and several thousand more had left the country since neighbouring Russia invaded early Thursday.
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Former BBC Journalist Among Those Detained In Kabul
Two international journalists who were on an assignment for the UN refugee agency have been detained in the Afghan capital, the UNHCR said on Friday.
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Over 84 Million Displaced Due To Violence, Climate Change: UN Agency Data
As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the United Nations' refugee agency, UNHCR.
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"Hope To Resume Repatriation": UNHCR India Chief On Lankan Refugees
The United Nations Refugee Agency is working closely with the Colombo Mission to resume the voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees.
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2.5 Million Refugees Face Uncertainty As Global Resettlement Access Shrinks
An estimated 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, the UN said Tuesday, at a time when the United States but also other nations are shrinking resettlement access.
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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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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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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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UN Refugee Agency Lauds India For Opening Borders, Protecting The Displaced
People who are forced to flee from their homes or are displaced need to be treated with dignity, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Gillian Triggs said, lauding India's efforts in opening its borders to refugees.
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Some 100,000 Displaced In Ukraine, Thousands Flee After Russia Attack: UN
The UN refugee agency said around 100,000 people had fled their homes within Ukraine and several thousand more had left the country since neighbouring Russia invaded early Thursday.
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Former BBC Journalist Among Those Detained In Kabul
Two international journalists who were on an assignment for the UN refugee agency have been detained in the Afghan capital, the UNHCR said on Friday.
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Over 84 Million Displaced Due To Violence, Climate Change: UN Agency Data
As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the United Nations' refugee agency, UNHCR.
