Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday urged the United Nations to support the country’s environmental protection efforts by providing refugees with alternative means of energy for cooking instead of wood fuel. Museveni made the appeal while meeting with outgoing UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative Joel Boutroue, according to […]
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Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation ‘pretty desperate’, urgent aid needed: UN refugee chief
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. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Grandi described the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as “pretty desperate” and stressed that food, medicines, shelter and other necessities […]
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UN refugee agency welcomes start of Covid-19 vaccination drive for Rohingyas refugees in Bangladesh
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has welcomed the start of the vaccination drive for Rohingyas refugees living in camps in Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh. Bangladesh government on Tuesday started vaccinating Rohingyas refugees living in camps in Cox’s Bazar area as a part of the country’s mass vaccination process. More than 4,000 Rohingyas living […]