This week marks five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled military persecution from Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said. “The latest exodus from Myanmar is now officially defined as being a protracted situation,” UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo on Tuesday told journalists at a regular press briefing in Geneva. Since the onset of the humanitarian crisis, the Bangladesh […]
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UNHCR expresses concern over Taliban decree banning girls from schools
United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the closure of secondary schools for Afghan girls and their safety. The UN agency said that Afghan women are not being allowed to work and get education while their safety concerns are mounting, Khaama Press reported. “Afghan girls are […]
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UNHCR expresses concern about rapid migration under Taliban rule in Afghanistan
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed concern on rapid migration under the Taliban’s rule from Afghanistan to neighboring countries such as Iran. A senior UN official urged the Islamic Emirate and the international community to find a ‘modus operandi’ to tackle the current crisis in Afghanistan, according to Tolo News. Further, […]
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UNHCR staff members wounded in DR Congo, UN chief calls for full investigation
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members. Unidentified attackers opened fire on the convoy which was being escorted by ‘blue helmets’ from […]
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Political uncertainty may force 500,000 Afghans to leave country in next 4 months: UNHCR
Due to political uncertainty following the collapse of the former government to the Taliban, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday estimated that 500,000 Afghans will leave the country in the next four months. According to the UNHCR, until now there had not been mass migration, but […]
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UNHCR warns of humanitarian needs in Afghanistan
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has expressed concern about the prevailing humanitarian needs within Afghanistan and urged for continuous support to ensure necessary assistance in the country. The Taliban entered the capital city on Sunday and declared victory over the Ashraf Ghani government. Chaotic scenes have since ensued in the city, where people can […]
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India at UNHCR: Terrorism can never be justified nor its perpetrators be equated with its victims
Terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and a crime against humanity, which violates the most fundamental human rights namely the right to life, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday in his address to the United Nations Human Rights Council. “As a longstanding victim India has been at the […]