Pakistan try to gain sympathy by playing victim card on Afghanistan chaos, reveals intelligence
Internal communication within Pakistan government circles is to play on this narrative as aggressively as possible and try and gain sympathy from the global community, intelligence sources reveal.
Jul 11, 2021, 14:27 PM IST
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.
Jan 11, 2019, 09:44 AM IST
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.
Oct 23, 2018, 11:08 AM IST
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.
Sep 11, 2017, 17:16 PM IST
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.
Sep 03, 2017, 10:20 AM IST
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.
Jun 30, 2017, 15:56 PM IST
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.
Aug 30, 2016, 06:25 AM IST
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.
Mar 22, 2016, 02:30 AM IST
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.
Dec 22, 2015, 23:54 PM IST
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.
Dec 08, 2015, 20:16 PM IST
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.
Oct 13, 2015, 19:47 PM IST
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.
Sep 22, 2015, 14:56 PM IST
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.
Sep 17, 2015, 13:21 PM IST
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.
Sep 14, 2015, 09:34 AM IST
