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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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UN Warns Of Afghan Refugee Surge, Calls For Urgent Economic Aid
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned of a surge of Afghan refugees amid mounting fears of economic collapse in the war-ravaged country and called for urgent economic aid.
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Afghanistan's Humanitarian Situation "Pretty Desperate", Urgent Aid Needed: UN Official
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is pretty desperate and called for urgent aid to the country, a media report said.
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Delhi High Court Raises "Super Spreader" Concerns Over Afghan Protesters
The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over Afghans protesting in front of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' office in Delhi, saying the protest could be a "potential Covid super spreader event" as protesters were also seen without masks.
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First Female UN High Commissioner For Refugees Chief Dies At 92
The great-grand daughter of a pre-World War Two prime minister, Tsuyoshi Inukai, Sadako Ogata earned a doctoral degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and later served as Japan's special representative on Afghan reconstruction.
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"Can Be Enormous Blow": UN Refugee Body Chief On Assam Citizens List
The controversial citizenship list in Assam that has left almost 19 lakh people facing statelessness has drawn criticism from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Death Over Deportation To Myanmar Please, Says A Rohingya In Delhi
A spot right next to where garbage is dumped in south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh has been Noor Alam's home for some time, a settlement of 74 Rohingya families recognised as refugees by a United Nations body. But Noor Alam, who lives with his family of 12 members, was happy. At least, he says, they didn't have to now worry if they will live through the ni...
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Europe Has 'Completely Failed' In Migrant Crisis: UN Refugee Chief
Europe has "completely failed" in its response to the migrant crisis, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in a German newspaper interview.
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Japan, Wary Of Outsiders, Keeps Doors Closed To Refugees
For Mohammed, the perils of staying in Damascus crystalized when a sniper's bullet whizzed past his head while he and his cousins were on his rooftop, watching the Syrian air force bomb rebel forces.
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UN Refugee Chief Calls For Mass Resettlement To Save Europe's Asylum System
The United Nations refugee chief called on Friday for a "massive resettlement" of Syrian and other refugees within Europe, to distribute many hundreds of thousands of people before the continent's asylum system crumbles. Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, welcomed an agreement for the European Union's border agency Frontex to boos...
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Canada to Give UN $750,000 for Syrian Refugee Relief
Canada's Liberal government has announced a US$750, 000 (CA$100 million) contribution to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help fleeing Syrians, fulfilling a campaign promise from its recent federal election.
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United Nations Official Stresses Refugees Are 'Victims of Terrorists'
UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres said today that people fleeing violence and war must not be shunned amid growing fears of terrorism after the deadly Paris attacks.
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Balkan Border Controls Leave Migrants in Limbo: Report
New border controls in the western Balkans are leaving thousands in limbo as winter sets in, aid agencies said today.
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Over 700,000 Migrants Reached Europe's Shores in 2015: United Nations
Some 562,355 people desperately fleeing war and misery reached Greece's shores, while around 140,000 arrived in Italy this year.
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The Tech Sector's Best Innovations for Solving the Syrian Refugee Crisis
In response to the scenes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees making their way to Europe by any means possible to escape a dangerous conflict zone, there are finally the first signs that the technology industry's top thinkers are starting to rally behind the cause.
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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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UN Warns Of Afghan Refugee Surge, Calls For Urgent Economic Aid
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned of a surge of Afghan refugees amid mounting fears of economic collapse in the war-ravaged country and called for urgent economic aid.
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Afghanistan's Humanitarian Situation "Pretty Desperate", Urgent Aid Needed: UN Official
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is pretty desperate and called for urgent aid to the country, a media report said.
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Delhi High Court Raises "Super Spreader" Concerns Over Afghan Protesters
The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over Afghans protesting in front of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' office in Delhi, saying the protest could be a "potential Covid super spreader event" as protesters were also seen without masks.
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First Female UN High Commissioner For Refugees Chief Dies At 92
The great-grand daughter of a pre-World War Two prime minister, Tsuyoshi Inukai, Sadako Ogata earned a doctoral degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and later served as Japan's special representative on Afghan reconstruction.
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"Can Be Enormous Blow": UN Refugee Body Chief On Assam Citizens List
The controversial citizenship list in Assam that has left almost 19 lakh people facing statelessness has drawn criticism from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Death Over Deportation To Myanmar Please, Says A Rohingya In Delhi
A spot right next to where garbage is dumped in south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh has been Noor Alam's home for some time, a settlement of 74 Rohingya families recognised as refugees by a United Nations body. But Noor Alam, who lives with his family of 12 members, was happy. At least, he says, they didn't have to now worry if they will live through the ni...
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Europe Has 'Completely Failed' In Migrant Crisis: UN Refugee Chief
Europe has "completely failed" in its response to the migrant crisis, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in a German newspaper interview.
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Japan, Wary Of Outsiders, Keeps Doors Closed To Refugees
For Mohammed, the perils of staying in Damascus crystalized when a sniper's bullet whizzed past his head while he and his cousins were on his rooftop, watching the Syrian air force bomb rebel forces.
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UN Refugee Chief Calls For Mass Resettlement To Save Europe's Asylum System
The United Nations refugee chief called on Friday for a "massive resettlement" of Syrian and other refugees within Europe, to distribute many hundreds of thousands of people before the continent's asylum system crumbles. Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, welcomed an agreement for the European Union's border agency Frontex to boos...
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Canada to Give UN $750,000 for Syrian Refugee Relief
Canada's Liberal government has announced a US$750, 000 (CA$100 million) contribution to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help fleeing Syrians, fulfilling a campaign promise from its recent federal election.
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United Nations Official Stresses Refugees Are 'Victims of Terrorists'
UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres said today that people fleeing violence and war must not be shunned amid growing fears of terrorism after the deadly Paris attacks.
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Balkan Border Controls Leave Migrants in Limbo: Report
New border controls in the western Balkans are leaving thousands in limbo as winter sets in, aid agencies said today.
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Over 700,000 Migrants Reached Europe's Shores in 2015: United Nations
Some 562,355 people desperately fleeing war and misery reached Greece's shores, while around 140,000 arrived in Italy this year.
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The Tech Sector's Best Innovations for Solving the Syrian Refugee Crisis
In response to the scenes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees making their way to Europe by any means possible to escape a dangerous conflict zone, there are finally the first signs that the technology industry's top thinkers are starting to rally behind the cause.
