Israeli PM calls for dismantling of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency
"It is time UNRWA be dismantled and merged with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees," Netanyahu said.
Jun 11, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Thousands return to ruins of freezing Aleppo: UN official
Thousands of people are starting to return to formerly rebel-held east Aleppo despite freezing weather and destruction "beyond imagination", a top U.N. official told Reuters from the Syrian city.
Jan 04, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
Hopes and expectations from a new UN Secretary General
Antonio Guterres has a formidable reputation of clean governance and strict administration, having cleaned up the UNHCR as its head.
Oct 20, 2016, 01:02 AM IST
30 refugees to return from India, says Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said 30 Sri Lankan refugees in south India will return home next week.
Oct 12, 2016, 16:08 PM IST
More than 37,000 flee South Sudan for Uganda: UN
More than 37,000 people have fled South Sudan for neighbouring Uganda in the last three weeks following intense fighting between rival troops that left hundreds dead, the UN`s refugee body said Tuesday.
Jul 26, 2016, 17:51 PM IST
Over 1 million migrants reach Europe by sea in 2015: UN
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
Dec 31, 2015, 09:47 AM IST
World's refugees and displaced exceed record 60 million: UN
Nearly 2.5 million asylum seekers have requests pending, with Germany, Russia and the United States receiving the highest numbers of new claims.
Dec 18, 2015, 18:40 PM IST
Hyderabad police conduct searches following terror alerts
The police have been instructed to keep vigil at bus and railway stations, city junctions, places of worship and the business areas which have floating population.
Nov 24, 2015, 23:28 PM IST
UN sees refugee flow to Europe growing, plans for big Iraq displacement
Amin Awad, regional refugee coordinator for the UN refugee agency UNHCR, said on Friday he did not expect the flow of about 8,000 refugees per day into Europe to abate, and warned that it could be "the tip of the iceberg".
Sep 25, 2015, 16:39 PM IST
