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Displaced people from heavy monsoon flooding take refuge as they prepare tea at a temporary tent housing camp organized by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in Sukkur, Pakistan, September 10, 2022. (Fareed Khan/AP)
July 21, 2026, 10:02 am
US mulls cutting ties with UN refugee agency, prompting diplomatic flurry — sources
UNHCR said to have urged supporters to press its top donor not to disengage, after Trump-backed candidate urging reforms missed out on deputy high commissioner position
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Israel Katz tours the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 24, 2024, 11:07 pm
UN rights officials call for Israel arms embargo; FM: They’re cooperating with Hamas
Group of rapporteurs publishes statement saying providing any weapons to the Jewish state for use in Gaza war is likely to violate international law
By ToI Staff
Eritrean migrants who oppose and support that country's regime clash in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023 (Omer Fichman/Flash90)
September 5, 2023, 6:55 pm
UN refugee agency warns Israel that expelling Eritreans en masse is unlawful
United Nations ‘deeply concerned’ after clashes between rival factions in Tel Aviv, says move to deport them could ‘contravene international law’ and have dire human consequences
By AFP and ToI Staff
Eritrean protesters clash with Israeli riot police in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, September 2, 2023. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
September 3, 2023, 5:09 pm
In Tel Aviv’s tense south, business owners guard stores damaged in Eritrean riots
An eruption of violence, ostensibly over politics in Eritrea, has left some stakeholders in despair about the area’s prospects
By Canaan Lidor
Ukrainian refugees queue for food in the welcome area after their arrival at the main train station in Berlin, Germany, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
August 23, 2022, 3:27 pm
Germany counts almost 1 million Ukrainian refugees since Russian invasion
Interior minister says surge of migrants is ‘largest movement of refugees since World War II’ in Europe; 155,000 Ukrainian pupils enrolled in German schools
By AFP
Syrian "Arada" folklore dancers of the "Bab al-Hara" troupe arrive at a venue to perform for a celebration for the graduation of two of the sons of one of their members, Fahed Shehadeh, from universities, in Jordan's capital Amman on June 24, 2022. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
July 11, 2022, 12:36 am
Syrian refugees in Jordan bolster income, preserve culture through dance
‘This dance is a very important part of our Syrian identity, heritage, culture and our daily life; we must preserve and teach it to our children and grandchildren,’ says one dancer
By Kamal Taha
FILE - A displaced Syrian man and his son ride a motorcycle, as they drive between the tents at a refugee camp, in Bar Elias, in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, March 5, 2021. (AP/Hussein Malla, File)
July 6, 2022, 7:34 pm
Lebanon gears up to send back Syrian refugees despite pushback from rights groups
Minister presents ‘humane, honorable, patriotic’ repatriation plan to President Michel Aoun; UN agency tells Lebanon to respect exiles’ right to return of their own volition
By Kareem Chehayeb
A Ukrainian woman prays during an orthodox Easter service for Ukrainians, both residents and refugees, in Melzo, in the outskirts of Milan, on April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
April 26, 2022, 2:38 pm
More than 8 million Ukrainians expected to flee as refugees this year, UN says
Refugee agency doubles its aid appeal for those stuck inside the war-ravaged country, seeking a budget boost to reach 8.7 million people in most dire need of assistance
By AFP
A refugee child waits in a line after fleeing the war from neighboring Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on April 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
April 14, 2022, 4:00 pm
After 50 days of war: UN says more than 4.7 million Ukrainians have fled
Women and children account for around 90% of those who have left the war-torn country, with men aged 18 to 60 eligible for military call-up and unable to leave
By AFP
Refugees from Ukraine board a train en route to Warsaw at the railway station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, near the Polish-Ukrainian border on April 1, 2022. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP)
April 2, 2022, 4:19 pm
UN: Over 4.1 million Ukrainians have fled country since Russia invaded
Nearly 6 out of 10 refugees have gone to neighboring Poland; United Nations says around a quarter of Ukraine’s pre-war population displaced
By AFP
Illustrative: Ukrainian refugees wait for a transport at the central train station in Warsaw, Poland, March 27, 2022. (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)
March 30, 2022, 1:10 pm
UN: Ukrainian refugees top 4 million, surpassing initial prediction
As chief arrives in Lviv, refugee agency says ‘senseless war’ has driven 4,019,287 to flee; another 6.5 million displaced within country with UN feeding 1 million of them
By AFP
Ukrainian evacuees stand outside the train station in Przemysl, near the Polish-Ukrainian border, on March 22, 2022, following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP)
March 22, 2022, 5:25 pm
UN says more than 3.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded
Another 6.5 million Ukrainians internally displaced; UN migration chief: ‘Scale of human suffering and forced displacement due to war far exceeds any worst-case scenario planning’
By Robin MILLARD
Hundreds of refugees from Ukraine wait in line to apply for Polish ID numbers that will entitle them to work, free health care and education, as well as family bonuses, at a special application point at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, on March 19, 2022. (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)
March 21, 2022, 3:02 pm
UN: Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled country, as world watches in ‘disbelief’
Refugee agency praises neighboring countries’ compassion for ‘extreme plight’ of refugees; most of those who crossed borders to escape have entered Poland
By Robin MILLARD
Ukrainian refugees pick up donated food and hygiene and bayby care products at the Warsaw Centralna train station, in Poland, March 16, 2022. (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)
March 17, 2022, 2:58 pm
‘Heartbreaking crisis’: Over 100,000 Ukrainian refugees flee fighting in 24 hours
In addition to the more than 3 million who have left country since start of fighting, another 2 million have been displaced within its borders in wake of Russian invasion, says UN
By Robin MILLARD
UNHCR staff load a truck with supplies for Ukraine in an aid warehouse at Rzeszow airport, in Rzeszow, southeastern Poland, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
March 17, 2022, 1:28 pm
Aid agencies rush to get supplies for Ukraine as fighting rages on
Polish city of Rzeszow, some 100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, has become a humanitarian hub for the region, with tons of emergency supplies arriving daily
By FLORENT BAJRAMI
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