Tag: Refugees
Pakistan invites Iran, Afghanistan to quadripartite moot on refugees
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is all set to host the Sixth Meeting of Quadripartite Steering Committee (Q-4) on implementing the solution strategy for Afghan refugees.
The meeting...
UNHCR to halt repatriation process of Afghan refugees in Pakistan
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has decided to suspend the repatriation process of Afghan refugees in Pakistan for around four months...
Armeena Khan visits Jordan with aid for Syrian refugees
British-Pakistani actor and humanitarian Armeena Khan, a vocal advocate for refugees, is currently in Jordan distributing food packs and helping war torn individuals.
The actor, who...
Parliamentary panel to decide citizenship for refugee children
---Shireen Mazari says House welcome to debate issue before parliamentary panel takes up matter
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday gave in to fierce criticism...
Mahira Khan calls for collective effort to overcome refugee crisis
PESHAWAR: Actor and social activist Mahira Khan says there is a need to work collectively to overcome the refugee crisis.
Speaking at a United Nations High...
Palestinian refugees angry and dismayed at US for halting funds to...
JERUSALEM: Palestinian refugees reacted with dismay on Saturday to a United States decision to halt funding to a UN agency, warning that it would...
Angelina Jolie urges the world to support refugees
Hollywood actress-activist Angelina Jolie, who is also the Special Envoy for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says the global refugee crisis is...
Rohingya refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar
KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP: Mohib Bullah is not your typical human rights investigator. He chews betel and he lives in a rickety hut made of...
Syria vows to help refugees return, wants sanctions lifted
DAMASCUS: Syrian government officials vowed Monday to ensure the safe return of refugees and urged Western countries to encourage the process by lifting sanctions.
Deputy...
Several hundred Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria
ARSAL: Nearly 400 refugees began leaving the Lebanese border town of Arsal to cross into Syria on Thursday, a rare case of returns which...
Germany’s Merkel says Syria must be more secure before refugees return
BEIRUT: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday on a visit to Lebanon that conditions in Syria are not yet right for refugees to...
Myanmar says willing to take back all Rohingya refugees
SINGAPORE: Myanmar is willing to take back all 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh if they volunteer to return, the country’s National...
Priyanka Chopra visits Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh as UN Goodwill...
DHAKA: Actor and global Unicef Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights Priyanka Chopra is visiting the Rohingya refugee camps on a field visit.
Priyanka on Monday...
Malala working on book about refugees: report
NEW YORK: The next book from Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai is a story of refugees, according to the Associated Press.
Little, Brown Books for Young...
Igloos built by African migrants in Italian Alps attract tourists
San Simone, a tiny village in the Italian Alps, once had a thriving ski trade. But financial issues kept the lifts closed this winter....
Refugees’ choice: Death in Afghanistan or bitter life in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Death awaits you in Afghanistan, says refugee Mohammad Wali, insisting he prefers to endure a grim existence in a Pakistani camp than return...
Pakistan demands US pay for Afghan border fencing
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Washington must pay for the fencing of the Pak-Afghan border.
In an interview with Bloomberg published, Asif said...
