Israeli agency refutes UN claim Israel causing famine in Gaza

May 20, 2024

The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) issued a statement criticizing the...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins UN refugee agency prize

Oct 04, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 : UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on Tuesday that former German chancellor Angela Merkel will receive the 2022 UNHCR...

Afghanistan: UN agency alarm over forced refugee returns from Tajikistan

Aug 26, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 : UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising grave concerns over the continued detention and deportations of Afghan refugees in...

UN agency to build 2,300 earthquake-resilient houses in Afghanistan

Aug 23, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 23 : UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency announced the start of a more than USD 14 million community-based construction effort to...

Uganda urges UN refugee agency to support environmental protection drive

Jul 06, 2022

Kampala [Uganda], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday urged the United Nations to support the country's environmental protection efforts by providing...

302 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency

Nov 20, 2021

Tripoli [Libya], November 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 302 illegal migrants have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High...