Nearly 5 million people in India internally displaced due to climate change, disasters in 2021: UNAccording to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), in 2021, there were 23.7 million new internal displacements globally due t...
17 Jun, 2022, 01.18 PM IST
Another 40,000 Ukrainians flee war: UNUNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said 4,836,445 million Ukrainians had left the country since the Russian invasion on February 24 -- a number ...
16 Apr, 2022, 07.59 PM IST
Estimated 4,000-6,000 refugees from Myanmar sought safety in India: UNThe United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that in Myanmar, as of last week, approximately 60,700 women, children and men have been int...
20 May, 2021, 09.32 AM IST
UN Chief welcomes positive steps announced by Biden administration on migration, refugeesOn his first day in office, Biden reversed some of former President Donald Trump's immigration policies, such as lifting a travel ban on pe...
21 Jan, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
Over 80 million people displaced, a 'bleak milestone': UNBy the end of 2019, 79.5 million people were living uprooted and displaced, including nearly 30 million refugees -- more than one percent o...
09 Dec, 2020, 10.40 AM IST
Tripura to hold Census in 15 days for number of Bru refugeesTripura government will hold a census within 15 days to ascertain the number of Bru refugees and provide them land for resettlement, offici...
17 Jan, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Davos Diaries: Cate Blanchett wants people to teach their children to be tolerantAt WEF, the actress encouraged leaders and the private sector to act, and reinvigorate their ethical compass.
23 Jan, 2018, 09.21 PM IST
China moots economic corridor with Myanmar for easy access to Indian OceanThe direct economic corridor, which would help Myanmar's development plan and needs, will start in China's Yunnan Province, extend to the c...
21 Nov, 2017, 08.09 PM IST
European Union to discuss Rohingya crisis with Myanmar's Suu KyiEU's foreign policy chief along with foreign ministers from Asia and Europe visited the refugee camps in Bangladesh and heard testimony fro...
19 Nov, 2017, 07.39 PM IST
Climate change may lead to 2 billion refugees by 2100: StudyA study published in the journal 'Land Use Policy' has warned beyond sea level rise, low-elevation coastal zones in many countries face int...
27 Jun, 2017, 05.44 PM IST
Refugee crisis is 'global challenge': G7 leaders"We place the highest priority on humanely and effectively managing this challenge, addressing the root causes of massive displacement," sa...
27 May, 2016, 10.34 AM IST
India accuses UN Security Council of creating refugee crisisThe High Commissioner for Refugees has noted that about 60 million people have been displaced as a result of war and persecution.
24 Nov, 2015, 03.19 PM IST
Developing nations need assistance to host refugees: IndiaHe said it is a matter of grave concern that forced displacement is more widespread, protracted, complex and on a global scale than ever be...
05 Nov, 2015, 11.40 AM IST
More than 1.70 lakh Sri Lankan refugees,asylum-seekers,IDPs: UNHCREven five years after end of the civil war between Sri Lankan government and LTTE, over 1.70 lakh people remain either as refugees or asylu...
13 Jan, 2015, 02.05 PM IST
India home to 200,000 refugees in first half of 2014: UNHCRIndia was home to 198,665 refugees as of June 2014 and had 4,718 pending cases of asylum seekers, bringing the total population of concern ...
09 Jan, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
'Women officers in military component serve no useful purpose'"We do not subscribe to the view that women should form part of the military component of peace keeping missions."
30 Oct, 2014, 12.29 PM IST
Bilateral, regional dialogue crucial for refugees return: IndiaIndia has said bilateral and regional dialogue among nations is important to ensure that refugees return safely to their place of origin.
07 Nov, 2013, 09.29 PM IST