India 'not signatory' to 1951 UN Convention: MHA on asylum to Myanmar refugees

Mar 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], March 16 : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday replied on India's stand of giving Asylum to Myanmar refugees,...

UN envoy says return of Syrian refugees to homeland 'priority'

Dec 13, 2021

Beirut [Lebanon], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Monday that the UN is working on finding appropriate...

4.1 million Ukrainians fled country since Russian invasion: UN

Apr 01, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], April 1 : The UN agency for refugees on Thursday said that around 4.1 million have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion.

'Afghanistan has been forgotten': UN envoy on arrival in Kabul

Jun 13, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 13 : UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements has called on the Taliban to discuss the plight of...

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...

UN rights chief discusses Rohingya issue with civil society members in Bangladesh

Aug 16, 2022

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 17 : UN rights human chief Michelle Bachelet met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on...