Latest in: Refugees
Pakistani-American David Salik is supporting refugees from sale of his work
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The plight of Rohingya is back in spotlight thanks to UN Special Envoy Angelina Jolie’s visit to the refugees...February 5, 2019
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Afghan refugees in Islamabad Photo: UN Prime Minister Imran Khan has promised to grant citizenship to Afghan refugees living...September 18, 2018
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Horror at Sea: 100 refugees dead in Mediterranean waters
A UNHCR file photo shows a boat carrying refugees and migrants drifts on the Mediterranean Sea shortly before rescue by the Italian Navy in 2014. © Italian Navy/Massimo Sestini The 2018 has begun disastrously for refugees trying...January 11, 2018 1010 0 -
Protests in Washington D.C. against Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingyas
Back-to-back protest demonstrations outside Myanmar’s embassy in Washington D.C. this week urged the United States to stop massacre of the Rohingya community, which the UN and human rights bodies say face state persecution. On Friday, Americans...September 8, 2017 1616 0 -
Syrian refugee girl named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Muzoon Almellehan skips rope with students at the School of Peace at a internally displaced peoples site in the Lake Region, Chad. She visited the conflict-affected region in April 2017. UNICEF/Sokhin With millions...June 19, 2017 1511 0 -
U.S. lifts restriction on refugee admissions
A Syrian mother cries with relief as she embraces her three young children after a rough sea crossing. Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett The United States has quietly lifted restriction on how many refugees are allowed to enter the...May 27, 2017 2954 3 -
When so many borders are closed, Pakistan has hosted 7 million refugees: UN Chief
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Calling Pakistan an example of international solidarity, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has hailed the South Asian country’s generosity in receiving seven million refugees. “We live in a world where so many borders...April 11, 2017 1259 0 -
“I am with you for life,” Angelina Jolie amid world apathy towards refugees
Amid world apathy towards refugees, UN Special Envoy for refugees agency Angelina Jolie has renewed her contract to serve in the position. “I am with you for life,” she told the staff working for protection of...March 17, 2017 1393 0 -
Developing, poor countries host largest refugee populations
Most of the 3.2 million people driven forcibly from their homes in early 2016 found shelter in low and middle-income countries, according to a new UN study. The report comes amidst criticism of rich Middle Eastern...March 2, 2017 2885 0
