Left at mercy of abuse and exploitation: the silent cries of refugee children
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) “over half of the world’s refugee population is made up of children. Youth (aged between 15-24...
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Rohingya protest against living conditions at camps on Bangladesh island
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees have staged protests against living conditions on a cyclone-prone island off Bangladesh where they were moved from vast camps on the...
Myanmar refuses to accept Rohingya girl deported by India
NEW DELHI, India: Myanmar has refused to accept a 14-year-old Rohingya girl deported by India. The United Nations refugee agency and rights groups criticised New...
Rohingya activists flay ASEAN for ‘whitewashing Myanmar military’s crimes’
DHAKA, Bangladesh): Rohingya activists have criticized the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) efforts to encourage dialogue between the refugees and Myanmar government. The Rohingya...
Denied Abortion: Latin America child rape survivors petition UN
Reproductive rights groups have moved a petition to the United Nations agency on behalf of four rape survivors in Latin America. The petition seeks to...
UN says 10,000 people displaced in Ukraine since start of crisis
Geneva: At least 10,000 people have been driven from their homes since the start of the Ukraine crisis, with Crimean Tatars the hardest-hit community, the...
UN sees up to 700,000 Syrian refugees by year-end
Geneva: The UN refugee agency warned Thursday there could be as many as 700,000 Syrian refugees fleeing the war-torn nation by the end of the...
UN Scales up Aid to thousands fleeing Pakistan’s latest conflict zone
New York: The United Nations refugee agency said today it is scaling up its help to people fleeing recent fighting in north-western Pakistan. ...
3000 Afghan refugees voluntarily went back
Peshawar: Some three thousand Afghan refugees from various parts of Pakistan including Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa province voluntarily left the country for Afghanistan....
Pakistan wants respectable departure of Afghan refugees
Islamabad: United Nations High Commissions for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Director, Mengesha Kebede called on Pakistan Interior Minister, Rehman Malik....