UN refugee agency welcomes start of COVID-19 vaccination drive for Rohingyas refugees in Bangladesh

Aug 15, 2021

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 15 : The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has welcomed the start of the vaccination drive for Rohingyas refugees living in...

Number of refugees fleeing conflict-ridden Ukraine reaches 2 million, says UN

Mar 08, 2022

New York [US], March 8 : Filippo Grandi, head of the UN's refugee agency on Tuesday (local time), said that the number of people...

Tibetans urge global community not to forget Tibet on World Refugee Day

Jun 21, 2022

Lhasa [Tibet], June 21 : Tibetans on the occasion of World Refugee Day urged the international community to support them and collectively stand together...

UNHCR expands operations in Poland to reach refugees from Ukraine amid rising vulnerabilities

May 28, 2022

Warsaw [Poland], May 29 : UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to scale up its operations in Poland to provide aid to refugees from...

9 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in Jenin clash, several injured

Jan 26, 2023

Nine Palestinians, including an elderly woman, were killed by Israeli forces on Thursday during clashes in the refugee camp of Jenin, CNN reported, referring...

Paris Olympics: Cindy Ngamba's boxing bronze a victory for 120 million refugees

Aug 09, 2024

IOC Refugee Olympic Team athlete Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba and Australia's Caitlin Parker have earned bronze medals in women's 75kg boxing on Thursday, 8...