Tag: Refugees
100 North Waziristan families stranded at Pak-Afghan border: report
PESHAWAR: Around 100 North Waziristan families are stranded at the Ghulam Khan checkpost at the Pak-Afghan border, as they have been stopped by the...
Humanitarian assistance to continue to Pakistan for hosting refugees: US official
Says US recognises Pakistan’s generosity for hosting Afghan refugees for nearly 40 years
ISLAMABAD: US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Nancy...
Senior US official visits Pakistan to discuss Afghan refugees’ issue
ISLAMABAD: During a visit to Pakistan this week, United States (US) Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Nancy Izzo Jackson...
US withdraws ban on refugees from 11 ‘high-risk’ countries
WASHINGTON: The United States announced Monday it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk" countries, but said those seeking to enter the...
100,000 Rohingya in grave danger from monsoon rains: UN
GENEVA: More than 100,000 Rohingya refugees huddled in squalid, muddy camps in Bangladesh will be in grave danger from landslides when the mid-year monsoon...
Return plan endangers 770,000 Rohingya refugees: HRW report
BANGKOK: Bangladesh’s decision on January 22 to delay the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Burma should be followed by suspending the bilateral plan, which threatens the refugees’...
Top US diplomat for refugees to quit post within days
WASHINGTON: The US diplomat in charge of refugee issues plans to leave his post within days, becoming the third senior US official to depart...
Washington denies freezing funds for Palestinian refugees
WASHINGTON: The United States has frozen $125 million in funding for a UN agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees, Axios news site reported...
EU funds not being actively used for needs of Syrian refugees,...
ISTANBUL: A substantial portion of the funds promised by the European Union (EU) to help Syrian refugees in Turkey is still not being used...
Church in London displaying chandelier made of recycled refugee clothing
As a group of homeless men doze on pews, and colourful T-shirts and baby shoes hang low from the ceiling, London’s St James’s Church...
Pope Francis pleads for refugees at Christmas mass
Pope Francis has urged Roman Catholics not to ignore the plight of millions of migrants "driven from their land", during Christmas Eve Mass.
The pontiff...
More than 8 million Yemenis ‘step away from famine,’ says UN
GENEVA: Warring sides must let more aid get through to 8.4 million people who are “a step away from famine” in Yemen, a senior...
Trump administration to delay processing of refugees from 11 countries
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration will temporarily delay the processing of most refugees from 11 countries identified as high-risk while resuming refugee admissions for other...
Myanmar must take back Rohingya Muslims, says India
India's foreign minister told Bangladesh's government that Myanmar must take back Rohingya Muslims to resolve one of Asia's largest refugee crises in decades, the government...
Trump administration considering tighter vetting for women, children refugees: sources
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The Trump administration is considering tightening the vetting process for women and children seeking to enter the United States as refugees, a...
Aid groups seek $434 million for Rohingya crisis for next six...
COX‘S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Humanitarian organizations helping Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh said on Wednesday they need $434 million over the next six months to...
Ranks of world’s refugees swell as asylum space shrinks: UN
GENEVA: More than two million people fleeing wars or persecution have joined the ranks of the world’s refugees this year, but often face more...
