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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

11 Jun 2017

Israeli PM calls for dismantling of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency

"It is time UNRWA be dismantled and merged with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees," Netanyahu said.

04 Jan 2017

Thousands return to ruins of freezing Aleppo: UN official

Thousands of people are starting to return to formerly rebel-held east Aleppo despite freezing weather and destruction "beyond imagination", a top U.N. official told Reuters from the Syrian city.

Antonio Guterres

19 Oct 2016

Hopes and expectations from a new UN Secretary General

Antonio Guterres has a formidable reputation of clean governance and strict administration, having cleaned up the UNHCR as its head.

12 Oct 2016

30 refugees to return from India, says Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said 30 Sri Lankan refugees in south India will return home next week.

26 Jul 2016

More than 37,000 flee South Sudan for Uganda: UN

More than 37,000 people have fled South Sudan for neighbouring Uganda in the last three weeks following intense fighting between rival troops that left hundreds dead, the UN`s refugee body said Tuesday.

31 Dec 2015

Over 1 million migrants reach Europe by sea in 2015: UN

Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.

18 Dec 2015

World's refugees and displaced exceed record 60 million: UN

Nearly 2.5 million asylum seekers have requests pending, with Germany, Russia and the United States receiving the highest numbers of new claims.

Hyderabad Police

24 Nov 2015

Hyderabad police conduct searches following terror alerts

The police have been instructed to keep vigil at bus and railway stations, city junctions, places of worship and the business areas which have floating population.

25 Sep 2015

UN sees refugee flow to Europe growing, plans for big Iraq displacement

Amin Awad, regional refugee coordinator for the UN refugee agency UNHCR, said on Friday he did not expect the flow of about 8,000 refugees per day into Europe to abate, and warned that it could be "the tip of the iceberg".

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