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At least 26 die in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island

At least 26 die in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island
us news
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 06:29 am IST

UN probes Rohingya refugees dumping in sea claims even as SC seeks proof

Children from the Rohingya community at a Delhi government school.
india news
Published on May 17, 2025 09:28 am IST

Austria says it is reviewing the status of Syrian refugees

Austria says it is reviewing the status of Syrian refugees
us news
Published on Dec 20, 2024 01:17 am IST

Refugee chess stars await other moves for Olympiad chance

Latvian trainer and team captain, Sergejs Klimakovs, with members of the Refugee team that awaits visas to travel to Budapest for the chess Olympiad. (Sergejs Klimakovs)
others
Published on Sept 15, 2024 10:05 pm IST

Ukraine humanitarian aid falling while needs rise: UN

Russian troops since May 10 have carried out a ground assault in the northeastern region
world news
Published on May 21, 2024 01:41 am IST

UN urges countries to shelter, not repatriate, Sudanese back to war-torn country

Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR's Director of International Protection, at a briefing in Geneva.
world news
Published on May 10, 2023 02:17 pm IST

Sudan crisis risks exodus of 8,00,000 people due to ongoing conflict, says UN

Drone footage shows birds in the foreground as clouds of black smoke billow over Bahri, also known as Khartoum North, Sudan on Monday.
world news
Published on May 01, 2023 11:54 pm IST

Bangladesh PM tells UN that Myanmar must take Rohingya back

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
world news
Published on Aug 17, 2022 10:36 pm IST

UN report flags nearly 50 lakhs displaced in India due to climate change

Nearly five million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021
india news
Published on Jun 17, 2022 09:01 am IST

Ukraine: UNHCR urges nations to not ignore other crises as war rages on

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
world news
Published on May 20, 2022 07:10 pm IST

SC stays Manipur HC order permitting seven Rohingya to seek refugee status

The Supreme Court order came on a petition filed by the Centre, which said that the seven persons were ‘untraceable’. (Archive)
india news
Updated on Apr 26, 2022 02:25 am IST

Ukraine war: Talks resume; Russian oil depot targeted | Top updates

A gas station burns after Russian attacks in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (AFP)
world news
Updated on Apr 01, 2022 11:20 pm IST

Ukraine: Fastest growing crisis since WW-II, says UNHCR as 1.5mn seek shelter 

People coming from Ukraine, cross the Polish border in Korczowa.
world news
Updated on Mar 06, 2022 05:26 pm IST

Afghan refugees protest before UNHCR office in Delhi for security, resettlement

A large number of desperate Afghan citizens are coming to India following the takeover of the war-torn country by the Taliban. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
delhi news
Published on Aug 23, 2021 03:41 pm IST

UN rights expert urges sanctions on Myanmar's oil and gas sector

Students protest in Yangon against the Myanmar military.
world news
Published on Jul 08, 2021 01:13 am IST

Covid variant found in India threatens to rapidly spread in sub-region: UNHCR

Factory workers wearing masks on their way to workplaces after unlock process in the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown begins, at Dundahera-Kapashera Delhi border, in Gurugram.
world news
Published on Jun 02, 2021 11:51 am IST

In first, UN rights body to vote on president after standoff

The UN Human Rights Council's presidency rotates each year between regions and is typically agreed by consensus within each regional group.
world news
Published on Jan 15, 2021 06:20 am IST

Nearly 25,000 refugees have fled to Sudan as conflict rages on in Ethiopia

Sudan has already said it would shelter thousands of Ethiopians fleeing the conflict at the Um Raquba camp, which in the 1980s hosted thousands of Ethiopian fleeing famine
world news
Updated on Nov 15, 2020 07:47 pm IST

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi tests positive for Covid-19

Filippo Grandi had addressed delegates from the podium in the UN Assembly Hall in Geneva on the first day of the event, but participated remotely on Tuesday.
world news
Published on Oct 07, 2020 04:53 pm IST

HT Chandigarh Readers’ Take: Guarantee students’ safety if exit exams take place

Safety protocols need to be in place if college and university students have to write the final exams.
chandigarh news
Updated on Aug 21, 2020 11:40 pm IST

Time for world to show solidarity with Lebanese people, says UN

Rita Faraj Oghlo, 31, walks past a damaged building on the street that she once lived in with her husband and two children before it was damaged in an explosion on the Beirut port, in Beirut, Lebanon.
world news
Published on Aug 20, 2020 10:24 pm IST

UN: Venezuelans, other refugees face huge pandemic hardships

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said 164 countries have either partially or totally closed their borders to fight Covid-19.
world news
Updated on Jun 19, 2020 06:24 am IST

British ballet shines spotlight on refugee women

British ballet shines spotlight on refugee women. (REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE)
art culture
Updated on Jan 26, 2020 10:17 am IST

At least 13 dead in migrant boat capsizing off Italian island of Lampedusa

Rescue personnel carry a stretcher off a rescue vessel, after a ship carrying some 50 migrants began taking on water off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy October 7, 2019.
world news
Published on Oct 07, 2019 09:36 pm IST

Imran Khan’s shrill Kashmir pitch gets hit by blowback from Pak minorities

File photo of Pakistan PM Imran Khan (Photo @pid_gov)
india news
Updated on Sept 16, 2019 10:17 pm IST

UN agency, Bangladesh begin survey of Rohingya over return to Myanmar

More than 3000 Rohingya refugees are going to be consulted by the UN refugee agency and Bangladesh authority to determine if any want to return home.
world news
Updated on Aug 20, 2019 02:58 pm IST

‘India acted irresponsibly’: Ex-Maldives V-P’s lawyer on denied entry

London-based human rights lawyer Toby Cadman has urged India to grant the former vice-president of Maldives and his client, Ahmed Adeeb, political asylum.
india news
Published on Aug 04, 2019 05:00 pm IST

Rohingya refugees find solace in football, dream of contributing to India

Most players in the team had to start their life from scratch as they trickled into India after undertaking a tumultuous journey from Myanmar via Bangladesh.
gurugram news
Updated on Jun 20, 2019 07:18 am IST

Nearly 71 million now displaced by war, violence at home: UN

A record 71 million people have been displaced worldwide by war, persecution and other violence, the UN refugee agency said.
world news
Updated on Jun 19, 2019 02:16 pm IST

Rohingya man arrested at Delhi airport with fake Indian passport

The Delhi Police said that the man, one Mohammed Faisal, had applied for refugee status with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and his application was under consideration
delhi news
Published on May 19, 2019 05:35 am IST
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