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11 Jul 2021

Pakistan try to gain sympathy by playing victim card on Afghanistan chaos

The objective is to gain ingress into the larger civilized world and be accepted as a nation that is striving to keep the world safe Pakistan narrative of being the victim will see a build-up in the coming days and will be visible in print and electronic media as part of a massive PR exercise

11 Jan 2019

Canada to welcome over 1 million new immigrants

Canada`s friendly stance towards new residents comes as many other Western nations, including the US, are adopting more restrictive immigration policies.

23 Oct 2018

Jolie visits Venezuelan refugees in Peru

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, visiting Peru in her capacity as special envoy of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), has met with Venezuelan migrants at a shelter in Lima run by volunteers.

11 Sep 2017

Rohingya seemingly face 'ethnic cleansing': UN rights chief

Syria and Iraq, two countries that have been longtime staples of concern from UN human rights chiefs, received only passing mention in his address - a testament to the broad concerns about today's world.

03 Sep 2017

UK says hopes Suu Kyi can bring end to violence against Myanmar Muslims

In one of the deadliest bouts of violence in decades, about 58,600 Rohingya have fled into neighbouring Bangladesh from Myanmar, according to UN refugee agency UNHCR, as aid workers there struggle to cope.

30 Jun 2017

Nearly half a million Syrians have returned home this year: UNHCR

Most returned to Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Damascus, it said, on the view that security had improved in parts of the country.

30 Aug 2016

Some 6,500 migrants rescued off Libya: Coastguard

The Italian coastguard said it had coordinated the rescue of about 6,500 migrants off of Libya in one of its busiest days of life-saving in recent years.

21 Mar 2016

United Nation ceases migrant transfers to sealed Lesbos camp

The UN refugee agency said on Monday it will no longer transfer newly-arrived migrants on Lesbos to a camp on the island, after Greece began to confine them to the facility as part of the EU-Turkey deal.

22 Dec 2015

EU gets 1 million migrants in 2015, smugglers seen making $1 billion

Almost all those arriving came across the Mediterranean or the Aegean Seas, and half were Syrians fleeing the war.

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08 Dec 2015

UN expresses concern over anti-refugee rhetoric in US

The UN Refugee Agency on Tuesday warned that the anti-refugee rhetoric during the US presidential campaign is putting Syrian resettlement programmes at risk, saying it would be a "shame" if it was halted at a time when the world should help the victims of terrorism and violence.

13 Oct 2015

Over 710,000 migrants crossed into EU this year: Frontex

EU border agency Frontex said on Tuesday that 710,000 migrants entered the European Union in the first nine months of this year.

22 Sep 2015

UNHCR says EU must go beyond relocating 120,000 refugees

A European Union proposal to find spaces for 120,000 refugees will not work unless reception facilities are provided for tens of thousands at any time, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.

17 Sep 2015

4-5,000 migrants try to board trains in Croatia border town: UNHCR

Between 4,000 and 5,000 migrants were attempting to board trains to the Croatian capital Zagreb Thursday from Tovarnik after crossing the border with Serbia, the UN refugee agency said.

14 Sep 2015

Germany re-imposes border controls to slow migrant arrivals

Germany re-imposed border controls on Sunday after Europe`s most powerful nation acknowledged it could scarcely cope with thousands of asylum seekers arriving every day.

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