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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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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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UNHCR Issues Non-Return Advisory For Afghanistan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released a non-return advisory for Afghanistan, calling for a bar on forced returns of Afghan nationals, including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected.
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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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Dismantle 'Special Terror Zones', India Tells Pakistan In UN
India today said that Pakistan should give freedom to people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and dismantle its "Special Terrorist Zones", as the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Pakistan was presented before the Human Rights Council (HRC)
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India To Deport All Rohingya Muslims Regardless Of UN Rule, Says Minister
All of an estimated 40,000 Rohingya Muslims living in India are illegal immigrants, even those registered with the U.N. refugee agency, and the government aims to deport them, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has told news agency Reuters.
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3.7 Million Refugee Children Have No School To Go To: United Nations
Geneva: Fewer than half of the world’s some six million refugee children are in school, making them five times less likely to get an education than the global average, the United Nations warned on Thursday. A full 3.7 million school-aged refugee children have no school to go to, the United Nations refugee agency said in a report. “This represen...
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World's Wealthiest Countries Host Less Than 9% Refugees: Report
The world's six wealthiest countries host less than 9 per cent of the world's refugees, a new report issued on Monday 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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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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UNHCR Issues Non-Return Advisory For Afghanistan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released a non-return advisory for Afghanistan, calling for a bar on forced returns of Afghan nationals, including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected.
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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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Dismantle 'Special Terror Zones', India Tells Pakistan In UN
India today said that Pakistan should give freedom to people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and dismantle its "Special Terrorist Zones", as the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Pakistan was presented before the Human Rights Council (HRC)
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India To Deport All Rohingya Muslims Regardless Of UN Rule, Says Minister
All of an estimated 40,000 Rohingya Muslims living in India are illegal immigrants, even those registered with the U.N. refugee agency, and the government aims to deport them, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has told news agency Reuters.
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3.7 Million Refugee Children Have No School To Go To: United Nations
Geneva: Fewer than half of the world’s some six million refugee children are in school, making them five times less likely to get an education than the global average, the United Nations warned on Thursday. A full 3.7 million school-aged refugee children have no school to go to, the United Nations refugee agency said in a report. “This represen...
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World's Wealthiest Countries Host Less Than 9% Refugees: Report
The world's six wealthiest countries host less than 9 per cent of the world's refugees, a new report issued on Monday said.
