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14 Million Ukrainians Displaced Since Russian Invasion: Report
Fourteen million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes since the start of Ukraine's invasion on February 24 this year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said.
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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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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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She Sings On A Street In Peru, Rocking Her Baby In Her Arms. It's OK To Cry
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shared a poignant video that shows a Venezuelan woman singing on the streets of Peru with her baby.
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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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Malala Yousafzai Calls For End To Syrian war, Welcomes Syrian Campaigner To Britain
Nearly two years after they met in a refugee camp in Jordan, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday welcomed the Syrian schoolgirl activist Muzoon Almellehan to her new home in northern England.
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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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UNHCR to be Awarded 2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2015 will be awarded to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), it was announced 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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From Refugees to Anti-Nukes, Nobel Peace Prize Bets Are on
From the migrant crisis to the anti-nuclear camp, speculation is rife about who will win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, with Angela Merkel and John Kerry among the names mentioned.
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G7, Gulf States Pledge $1.8 Billion for United Nations Refugee Aid
The G7 group of leading economies and Gulf states pledged $1.8 billion in funding Tuesday for UN aid agencies helping Syrian refugees.
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UN Says World Waited Too Long to Act on Refugee Crisis
The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said on Saturday the world waited far too long to respond to the refugee crisis sparked by the wars in Syria and elsewhere, though rich countries now appear to understand the scale of the problem.
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14 Million Ukrainians Displaced Since Russian Invasion: Report
Fourteen million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes since the start of Ukraine's invasion on February 24 this year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said.
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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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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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She Sings On A Street In Peru, Rocking Her Baby In Her Arms. It's OK To Cry
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shared a poignant video that shows a Venezuelan woman singing on the streets of Peru with her baby.
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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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Malala Yousafzai Calls For End To Syrian war, Welcomes Syrian Campaigner To Britain
Nearly two years after they met in a refugee camp in Jordan, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday welcomed the Syrian schoolgirl activist Muzoon Almellehan to her new home in northern England.
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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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UNHCR to be Awarded 2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2015 will be awarded to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), it was announced 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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From Refugees to Anti-Nukes, Nobel Peace Prize Bets Are on
From the migrant crisis to the anti-nuclear camp, speculation is rife about who will win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, with Angela Merkel and John Kerry among the names mentioned.
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G7, Gulf States Pledge $1.8 Billion for United Nations Refugee Aid
The G7 group of leading economies and Gulf states pledged $1.8 billion in funding Tuesday for UN aid agencies helping Syrian refugees.
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UN Says World Waited Too Long to Act on Refugee Crisis
The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said on Saturday the world waited far too long to respond to the refugee crisis sparked by the wars in Syria and elsewhere, though rich countries now appear to understand the scale of the problem.
