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Over 700 Civilians Killed In Ukraine, UN Says. Then, A Warning
More than 700 civilians - including 52 children - have been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded three weeks ago, but the "actual number is likely much higher," U.N. political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Thursday.
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300,000 Afghans Have Crossed Into Iran Since Taliban Takeover: Aid Group
As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the Taliban seized Kabul in August and hundreds of thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming winter, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Wednesday.
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Afghans Continue Protest Outside UNHRC Office In Delhi, Demand Refugee Cards
Hundreds of Afghans protested outside United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in New Delhi here on Wednesday, demanding refugee cards.
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"Last Wish Fulfilled": Pakistan Refugees On Voting First Time
Tears well up in the eyes of 87-year-old Lal Chand and his 82-year-old wife Trivita as they hold up their inked fingers after casting their votes in the third phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections at a polling station in Jammu on Friday.
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World Refugee Day 2020: ICC Releases Video To Show How Cricket Can Change Lives
To mark United Nations' World Refugee Day, the International Cricket Council has produced a video, highlighting how cricket has the ability to change lives, bring hope and unite people together across the world.
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Reform UN Security Council, Save It From Its Diminishing Relevance: India
India has said that the UN Security Council needs to be reformed without delay or else it will be left to nurse its self-inflicted wounds of "diminishing relevance" in a world awash with challenges like armed conflicts, terrorism, refugee crises and climate change.
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White House Official Who Favored More Refugee Admissions Is Out: Sources
A White House official who supported higher numbers of refugee admissions to the United States and clashed with immigration hard-liners in the Trump administration left her position on Thursday, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the departure said.
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"Not The Right Time": Myanmar Turns Down UN Security Council Visit
Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for a visit by the top UN body to see first-hand the Rohingya refugee crisis, the council president said Thursday.
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UN Security Council Must Push Myanmar To Let Refugees Return: Kofi Annan
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has asked the deadlocked Security Council to push the Myanmar government to allow the Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh to return home in safety and with dignity.
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India Ranks Third Highest Globally In Internal Displacement Numbers: Report
Nearly 2.4 million people in India were internally displaced due to conflict, violence and disasters in 2016, the third highest number globally, a new report by a monitoring centre said.
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Nearly 2.8 Million People Internally Displaced In India: Report
There have been 448,000 new displacements due to conflict and violence in India. Nearly 2,400,000 people were displaced due to disasters, the report said.
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JMI Confers Doctor Of Letters Degree On Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) today in a Special convocation function by Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi for "his contribution to strengthen international cooperation, peace and diplomacy as well as for his extraordinary humanitarian aid to millions...
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Trump Calls UN 'Just A Club For People' To 'Have A Good Time'
Three days after the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on Israel to halt Jewish settlement activity on Palestinian territory, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that the international body "is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time."
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Refugees Carry ISIS-Funded Phones; Will Launch Attack, Says Donald Trump
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has warned of a 9/11-like attack on the US if refugees continue to be allowed into the country and alleged that they carry ISIS-funded cell phones.
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In Canada, First-Of-Its-Kind Website Matches Syrian Refugees To Would-Be Sponsors
Syrian refugees can be matched with Canadians keen to help them rebuild their lives under a new initiative that aims to aid some of the millions of Syrians uprooted from their war-torn homeland.
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Over 700 Civilians Killed In Ukraine, UN Says. Then, A Warning
More than 700 civilians - including 52 children - have been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded three weeks ago, but the "actual number is likely much higher," U.N. political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Thursday.
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300,000 Afghans Have Crossed Into Iran Since Taliban Takeover: Aid Group
As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the Taliban seized Kabul in August and hundreds of thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming winter, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Wednesday.
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Afghans Continue Protest Outside UNHRC Office In Delhi, Demand Refugee Cards
Hundreds of Afghans protested outside United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in New Delhi here on Wednesday, demanding refugee cards.
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"Last Wish Fulfilled": Pakistan Refugees On Voting First Time
Tears well up in the eyes of 87-year-old Lal Chand and his 82-year-old wife Trivita as they hold up their inked fingers after casting their votes in the third phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections at a polling station in Jammu on Friday.
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World Refugee Day 2020: ICC Releases Video To Show How Cricket Can Change Lives
To mark United Nations' World Refugee Day, the International Cricket Council has produced a video, highlighting how cricket has the ability to change lives, bring hope and unite people together across the world.
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Reform UN Security Council, Save It From Its Diminishing Relevance: India
India has said that the UN Security Council needs to be reformed without delay or else it will be left to nurse its self-inflicted wounds of "diminishing relevance" in a world awash with challenges like armed conflicts, terrorism, refugee crises and climate change.
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White House Official Who Favored More Refugee Admissions Is Out: Sources
A White House official who supported higher numbers of refugee admissions to the United States and clashed with immigration hard-liners in the Trump administration left her position on Thursday, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the departure said.
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"Not The Right Time": Myanmar Turns Down UN Security Council Visit
Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for a visit by the top UN body to see first-hand the Rohingya refugee crisis, the council president said Thursday.
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UN Security Council Must Push Myanmar To Let Refugees Return: Kofi Annan
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has asked the deadlocked Security Council to push the Myanmar government to allow the Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh to return home in safety and with dignity.
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India Ranks Third Highest Globally In Internal Displacement Numbers: Report
Nearly 2.4 million people in India were internally displaced due to conflict, violence and disasters in 2016, the third highest number globally, a new report by a monitoring centre said.
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Nearly 2.8 Million People Internally Displaced In India: Report
There have been 448,000 new displacements due to conflict and violence in India. Nearly 2,400,000 people were displaced due to disasters, the report said.
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JMI Confers Doctor Of Letters Degree On Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) today in a Special convocation function by Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi for "his contribution to strengthen international cooperation, peace and diplomacy as well as for his extraordinary humanitarian aid to millions...
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Trump Calls UN 'Just A Club For People' To 'Have A Good Time'
Three days after the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on Israel to halt Jewish settlement activity on Palestinian territory, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that the international body "is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time."
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Refugees Carry ISIS-Funded Phones; Will Launch Attack, Says Donald Trump
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has warned of a 9/11-like attack on the US if refugees continue to be allowed into the country and alleged that they carry ISIS-funded cell phones.
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In Canada, First-Of-Its-Kind Website Matches Syrian Refugees To Would-Be Sponsors
Syrian refugees can be matched with Canadians keen to help them rebuild their lives under a new initiative that aims to aid some of the millions of Syrians uprooted from their war-torn homeland.
