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UNHCR thanks India for taking care of 142 Rohingyas intercepted in Andaman

26 Dec 2023

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday expressed gratitude to Indian authorities at Andaman and Nicobar Islands for taking care of 142 Rohingya refugees, whose boat was intercepted by coastal security agencies near Shaheed Dweep a day ago. “UNHCR thanks the Indian Coast Guard and the authorities for...

UNHCR: Over 800 Sudanese reportedly killed by armed groups in West Darfur

12 Nov 2023

The armed insurgency in Ardamata, Sudan's West Darfur, has resulted in over 800 deaths and over 4.8 million displaced people in the last six months, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). According to a UN statement on Friday, the rising violence in Sudan's Darfur region has...

UN to construct ‘earthquake resilient’ houses in Afghanistan’s Paktika

04 Nov 2022

With Afghanistan being earthquake prone country, United Nations High Commission for Refugees has decided to build one thousand ‘earthquake-reslient’ houses for over 8,000 people in the country’s Paktika province. In a tweet, the UN refugee agency in Afghanistan wrote, "UNHCR Afghanistan is moving swiftly to provide 1000 earthquake-resilient houses to...

14 million Ukrainians displaced from their homes since Russian invasion: UNHCR

03 Nov 2022

14 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes since the start of Ukraine's invasion on 24 February this year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said. In a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday, the UN refugee chief said, "The Russian invasion of Ukraine...