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Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Iran Amid Hostilities Says UN Refugee Agency
Iranian families are fleeing conflict-affected areas amid rising insecurity and limited access to essential services. UNHCR emphasises the urgent need to protect civilians, maintain humanitarian access, and ensure borders remain open.
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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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UN Slashes Global Aid Plan Over 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'
The United Nations said that it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.
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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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Nearly 5 Million People Left Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
Nearly five million Ukrainians have fled the war since Russia's invasion, the United Nations said Tuesday, sounding alarm at the rapid exodus and voicing concern that the situation may worsen.
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Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Iran Amid Hostilities Says UN Refugee Agency
Iranian families are fleeing conflict-affected areas amid rising insecurity and limited access to essential services. UNHCR emphasises the urgent need to protect civilians, maintain humanitarian access, and ensure borders remain open.
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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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UN Slashes Global Aid Plan Over 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'
The United Nations said that it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.
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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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Nearly 5 Million People Left Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
Nearly five million Ukrainians have fled the war since Russia's invasion, the United Nations said Tuesday, sounding alarm at the rapid exodus and voicing concern that the situation may worsen.
