Over six million refugees have fled Ukraine: UN
- 13-May-2022
GENEVA: More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on February 24, figures from the UN refugee agency said on Thursday. A total of 6,029,705 people had fled Ukraine as of May 11. Many had gone to neighbouring countries before continuing their journey, according to the agency’s dedicated website, with Poland […]
UN says more than 1.7 million Ukrainians have fled to Central Europe
- 08-Mar-2022
PRZEMYSL, Poland/SIRET, Romania: More than 1.7 million Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion have so far crossed into Central Europe, the United Nation’s refugee agency said on Monday, as thousands more streamed across the borders. Poland – which has the largest Ukrainian community in Central Europe – has received more than 1 million Ukrainian refugees since the […]
Ukraine war: Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher raise funds for refugees
- 05-Mar-2022
Hollywood couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have raised over $6.8 million as of Friday, a day after setting up a GoFundMe page seeking humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees. Mila Kunis, who was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine in 1983, moved to the United States in 1991. “I have always considered myself an American, a proud […]
Some 100,000 Ukrainians have left their homes, as several thousand flee abroad
- 25-Feb-2022
GENEVA: Several thousand Ukrainians have crossed into neighbouring countries, mainly Moldova and Romania, while an estimated 100,000 have fled their homes and are uprooted in the country after Russia’s invasion, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday. Shabia Mantoo, spokesperson of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said the figures were compiled from reports […]
EU vows help for Afghanistan’s neighbours on refugees
- 11-Aug-2021
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) said Tuesday it was eyeing more support for Afghanistan’s neighbours as a senior official warned fighting could force half a million people to flee abroad. “The first priority is to continue to provide the best possible support according to the means available to those countries that are the most affected,” […]
Thousands more Afghans can resettle in US as refugees, says State Department
- 02-Aug-2021
WASHINGTON: Thousands of more Afghans will have the opportunity to resettle as refugees in the United States under a new program announced by the State Department on Monday. Reuters exclusively reported on plans to set up the “Priority Two” refugee program, covering Afghans who worked for U.S.-funded projects and for U.S.-based non-government bodies and media […]
PM urges int’l community including EU to come forward to help Afghan refugees
- 16-Jul-2021
TASHKENT: European Union (EU) High Representative and Vice President of European Commission, Josep Borrell, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the International Conference on Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity, Opportunities and Challenges, in Tashkent on Friday, ARY News reported. During the meeting, they exchanged views on Pakistan-EU cooperation and the […]
UN chief applauds Pakistan for hosting millions of refugees
- 16-Feb-2020
The refugees shared their experience in the education, business and skill development sectors with the UN chief during their stay in Pakistan
PM Imran Khan to attend UN conference on refugees on 17-18 December
- 06-Dec-2019
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Swiss government will host proceedings together.
Zara Noor Abbas joins hands with UNHCR to empower refugees
- 21-Nov-2019
She urged people to welcome them.