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21 Mar 2023

Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' Receives Praises At UNHCR Meet

Rishab Shetty's blockbuster film Kantara was screened for the UN representatives at the UNHCR meet in Geneva and received massive praises.

06 Feb 2023

Grammy Awards 2023: Who is Ricky Kej? Youngest Indian to Win Grammy

Ricky Kej has won 3 Grammy awards till now. After his 2nd Award in 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the composer and praised him, scroll down to know all about him.

Climate change in 2021

17 Jun 2022

Nearly 5 mn people in India internally displaced in 2021, claims UN report

Nearly five million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021 Globally 100 mn people were forced to flee their homes last year due to several reasons, said UNHCR report According to the IDMC, there were 23.7 mn new internal displacements globally due to disasters in 2021

01 May 2022

Angelina Jolie visits Ukraine, meets children, trip interrupted by sirens

Angelina Jolie is a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, which says more than 12.7 million people have fled their homes in the past two months.

26 Feb 2022

I am praying for people: Angelina Jolie reacts to Ukraine crisis

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has recently shared a message of prayer for the people who are the victims of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

01 Sep 2021

Far greater humanitarian crisis is just beginning: UNHCR on Afghan situation

The UN refugee agency urged the Taliban and all other parties to uphold human rights, especially those of women and girls.

Afghanistan crisis

22 Aug 2021

Afghanistan crisis: Healthcare needs grow as humanitarian crisis worsens

The WHO said that more than half of all children under age five are malnourished. According to the agency, the current drought is expected to worsen an already dire situation. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR also expressed concern over the prevailing humanitarian needs within Afghanistan.

11 Sep 2019

DNA: Non Stop News, September 11, 2019

This segment of DNA brings to you important stories of the day. Watch this video for more info.

10 Sep 2019

DNA Analysis of Pakistan's Kashmir Card at UNHCR

Pakistan minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi refers to Kashmir as the Indian state of J&K...For more latest updates here's the DNA Analysis of Pakistan's Kashmir Card at UNHCR.

10 Sep 2019

Watch Debate: Pakistan will get blacklisted by FATF today?

This segment of Zee News brings to you discussion on concurrent issues. Today's topic for debate is - Pakistan will get blacklisted by FATF today? Watch this video to know more.

10 Jan 2019

Australian foreign minister in Thailand as Saudi teen seeks asylum

Saudi teen Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun is currently staying in a Bangkok hotel under the care of the United Nation`s refugee agency.

07 Jan 2019

Thailand urged to stop deportation of Saudi woman

The young woman was on her way to Australia when she was intercepted during a stopover at the Thai airport by personnel from the Saudi embassy.

19 Jun 2018

US to pull out of United Nations Human Rights Council: Source

When the Human Rights Council was created in 2006, the then US president George W Bush's administration shunned the body.

15 Mar 2018

Pakistan has forced us to live in Stone Age-like conditions: Baloch leaders

The members of the Baloch Republican Party (BPR) have raised the issue of human rights violations at the UNHCR.

03 Nov 2017

Over 800,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh in most acute situation: UN

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has told the UN Security Council that over 800,000 Myanmar Rohingya were probably in the "most acute" situation.

12 Sep 2017

India hits back at UN over Rohingyas, says 'illegal migrants could pose security challenges'

UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein had said on Tuesday had flayed any attempts by India to deport Rohingyas to Myanmar.

03 Sep 2017

UK says hopes Suu Kyi can bring end to violence against Myanmar Muslims

In one of the deadliest bouts of violence in decades, about 58,600 Rohingya have fled into neighbouring Bangladesh from Myanmar, according to UN refugee agency UNHCR, as aid workers there struggle to cope.

illegal immigrants

28 Aug 2017

Illegal immigrants will have to go: Rijiju on Rohingyas

Minister of State for Home Affairs on Monday said that people illegally staying in India will have to go.

28 Aug 2017

African, EU leaders meet on migrant crisis

Some 125,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean by boat this year, according to UN figures, with the vast majority arriving in Italy before travelling on to other EU members. An estimated 2,400 have died en route.

22 Jul 2017

Hezbollah and Syrian army advance in border offensive: Reports

In 2014, Arsal was the scene of one of the most serious spillovers of the Syrian war into Lebanon when jihadists briefly overran the town.

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