Overruling Home Office officers, Priti Patel may face a mutiny over plans to process migrants in Rwanda 5,000 miles away. When civil servants objected to the scheme’s value for money, the home secretary issued a rare ministerial directive. The Home Office has received only two ministerial directives in the past 30 years, notwithstanding the objections … Read more
More than 5 million people have fled Ukraine as the Russian invasion started on February 24, UN figures confirmed on Friday. UNHCR, the UN refugee corporation, stated four,796,245 million Ukrainians had fled throughout the borders, as the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) says almost 215,000 0.33-u . S . Nationals have additionally escaped to … Read more
GENEVA: More than four million Ukrainians have fled the country within five weeks to escape Russia’s “senseless war”, the United Nations said Wednesday. The speed and scale of the exodus is unprecedented in Europe since World War II and has seen a wave of empathy extended to the women, children and elderly men who have made it … Read more
GENEVA: Nearly 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Monday, with the flow continuing to slow. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said 3,862,797 Ukrainians had fled the country — an increase of 41,748 from Sunday’s figures. Around 90 percent of them are women and children, it added. … Read more
KYIV – Russia and Ukraine agreed on Wednesday to a day-long truce centred on a network of evacuation routes to allow people to flee the conflict, according to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Vereshchuk stated that Moscow has agreed to observe the cease-fire from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in six areas that have been … Read more
STOCKHOLM – An estimated one million people have been displaced inside Ukraine by the Russian invasion, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, in addition to hundreds of thousands who have fled elsewhere. “There has been a lot of attention on those who flee to neighbouring countries, but it’s important to remember that the largest number … Read more
The United Nations (UN) has lauded Pakistan for the successful completion of the first-ever smart card registration of Afghan refugees. The campaign, supported by UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), was launched on April 15 last year and ended on December 31. The documentation renewal and information verification exercise, officially known as DRIVE, also provided … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Coca-Cola Foundation, the global philanthropic arm of the Coca-Cola Company, is supporting UNHCR efforts in delivering humanitarian aid for the people displaced by the recent conflict in Afghanistan. Read more: FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi discusses OIC session with journalists, diplomats A $300,000 grant has helped support efforts by the UNHCR, the UN Refugee … Read more
TRIPOLI: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called on the Libyan authorities to immediately address the “dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in a humane and rights-based manner.” “Since the start of the security raids and arrests by the Libyan authorities in October, we have witnessed a sharp deterioration in the … Read more
The UN refugee agency says millions of Afghans caught in deteriorating situation in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection and must not be forgotten by the international community. “UNHCR remains concerned about the risk of human rights violations against civilians in this evolving context, including for women and girls”, Shabia Mantoo, … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations is ‘deeply concerned’ about the safety and protection of tens of thousands of people in Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, who could be trapped by fighting between government forces and the Taliban, according to a UN spokesman. Taliban fighters have moved in on three provincial capitals in the … Read more
World Refugee Day is marked on June 20, eminent globally in an attempt to bring awareness to the continuing refugee crisis in the world and to help refugees live a better life in their host countries. Mahira Khan, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), shed light on the refugee situation … Read more
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has on Monday ordered the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) to provide electricity meters to Afghan refugees. According to the details, SC directed the Afghan refugees to apply to PESCO for electricity meters. The court directed PESCO to act immediately upon receiving applications for electricity meters. Justice Qazi Ameen … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that Indian forces have committed war crimes against women in IOJK for 7 years. According to the details, PM Imran Khan tweeten on ‘Kashmiri Women’s Resistance Day’ and said, “Today is Kashmir Women Resistance Day. For 7 decades, Indian forces have committed war crimes against women in … Read more
The United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) Country Representative in Pakistan Ruvendrini Menikdiwela called on Governor Balochistan Amanullah Yasinzai in Quetta. During the meeting, matters pertaining to the Afghan refugees came under discussion. Governor Balochistan on this occasion said the ongoing UNHCR programmes including education and health would have positive impact on the people of … Read more
A globally popular personality, Mahira Khan has been appointed as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador of Pakistan. According to the details, the UNHCR held a ceremony in Islamabad to honor the country’s goodwill ambassador, Mahira Khan. The actress while addressing the ceremony said that I feel privileged to have been chosen … Read more
