India-UAE, India-US among top 10 migration corridors in 2024: UNA United Nations report reveals key global migration routes. India to the United Arab Emirates and India to the United States are among the...
05 May, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
10 countries are home to two-thirds of world's most hungry: UN-backed reportA UN-backed report reveals two-thirds of global food crises last year were concentrated in just 10 countries, with Sudan, Nigeria, and the ...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Over 2,80,000 displaced in northwest Syria amid rebel offensive, says UNHTS rebels advanced in Syria, displacing over 280,000 people. The UN is increasing aid. Thousands fled Homs as rebels neared Damascus. HTS ...
07 Dec, 2024, 06.46 AM IST
100,000 have fled Lebanon for Syria due to Israeli strikes: UNAround 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, according to the UN. The UNHCR is supporting new arrivals...
30 Sep, 2024, 02.09 PM IST
A UN envoy says the Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, adding to growing instability thereGeir Pedersen told the Security Council that, on top of violence from the Syrian conflict, the Syrian people now face “a terrifying prospec...
31 Oct, 2023, 10.49 AM IST
China is willing to work with Syria, upgrades ties: Xi JinpingChina and Syria have announced plans to upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership. This comes after a meeting between Chinese P...
22 Sep, 2023, 03.12 PM IST
Children rescued as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll nears 24,000The United Nations warned that at least 870,000 people were now in urgent need of hot meals across Turkey and Syria. In Syria alone, up to ...
11 Feb, 2023, 07.52 AM IST
Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to waterThe two neighbouring countries, both battered by years of conflict and mismanagement, are in need of rapid action to combat severe water sh...
23 Aug, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisisIn its latest Global Trends report released on Friday, UNHCR says the cumulative total of displaced people has risen to 82.4 million - roug...
18 Jun, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
India stands ready to work with UN to ensure supply of Covid-19 vaccines in SyriaSpeaking at the UN General Assembly high-level panel on the human rights situation in Syria on Tuesday, India's Deputy Permanent Representa...
03 Mar, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
Heavy snowfall, gales as winter storm hits Middle EastLarge parts of Syria were covered, including the capital of Damascus, which is witnessing this winter's first snowfall. Snow was as high as...
17 Feb, 2021, 09.12 PM IST
Refugee crisis: Where people are fleeing from and where they are goingAs the UNGA in New York and the Supreme Court in New Delhi hear arguments on Myanmar’s Rohingya refugee issue, ET Magazine takes a look at ...
24 Sep, 2017, 12.01 AM 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
2015 likely to record highest global forced displacement: UN2015 is likely to exceed all previous records of global displacement with at least five million people forced to flee their homes in the fi...
18 Dec, 2015, 11.14 PM IST
25 Most dangerous countries of the worldForeign Policy magazine has released its annual ranking of the world's least-stable countries, now known as the Fragile State Index.
23 Jun, 2015, 02.27 PM IST
Nearly 3.5 lakh internally displaced people in Assam: NGOAccording to the NRC, a record of 38 million people were internally displaced worldwide in 2014 as 30,000 people fled their homes each day ...
06 May, 2015, 06.53 PM IST
Number of displaced in Syria to nearly double by 2014 end: UNThe number of people displaced by the raging civil war in Syria is expected to nearly double to 6.5 million by the end of 2014, according t...
06 Feb, 2014, 03.35 PM IST