Over 122 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, says UN refugee agencyThe UN refugee agency reports a surge in global displacement, reaching over 122 million due to violence and persecution, nearly double the ...
12 Jun, 2025, 12.42 PM IST
UN chief 'strongly condemns' Myanmar military attacks on civiliansUN chief Antonio Guterres condemns recent attacks by Myanmar's military in Rakhine state, calls for an end to Rohingya persecution and rest...
07 Jun, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
Sudanese RSF paramilitaries clash with the army, leaving at least 100 people deadAt least 100 people were killed and dozens injured after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked Wad al-Noura village in Sudan's Gezira pro...
06 Jun, 2024, 06.01 PM IST
Will Israel try to force Gaza's population into Egypt?Amidst heightened tensions and conflict in Gaza, concerns rise over the potential mass displacement of Gazans to Egypt. UN officials and le...
14 Dec, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
Israel set to widen Hamas offensive after air strikes kill dozensAn Israeli offensive in the south could compel hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled Gaza City in the north to uproot again, along...
19 Nov, 2023, 08.42 AM IST
Zomi chiefs demand referendum on tribal political standWhile all substantive issues had been amicably resolved after "prolonged and assiduous negotiations spanning a decade and a half", latest d...
02 Sep, 2023, 10.34 PM IST
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
UN says number of displaced people worldwide tops 84 millionA UNHCR report found that the number of people classed as refugees under its mandate was more than 20.8 million halfway through the year - ...
11 Nov, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
Global displacement from war, crises doubles in a decade: UN"82.4 million is the highest since we have started counting reliably," UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said as he presented the agency's an...
18 Jun, 2021, 12.10 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
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
PM Narendra Modi advised Suu Kyi not to 'destroy' her image: SwarajSwaraj referred to Modi's advice as she called on Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after joining the 4th Bangladesh-India Joint Con...
22 Oct, 2017, 10.58 PM IST
From estimated 60 million refugees, 2.78 million surgeries needed a year: StudyAt the end of 2014, 59.5 million people were living as displaced persons, a number that has steadily increased in recent years, according t...
27 May, 2016, 03.07 PM 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
Conflict and persecution forced 42,500 people to leave their homes per day in 2014According to the records of the United Nations Refugee Agency, worldwide displacement in 2014 was at the highest level ever recorded.
06 Sep, 2015, 09.30 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh rejects concerns over Land Acquisition BillJairam Ramesh rejected industry’s concerns over the new land law and said state-run firms had a worse record than private firms.
09 Sep, 2013, 04.54 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh blames 'forcible acquisition' by PSUs for Naxal problemJairam Ramesh today blamed PSUs actions for growth of Naxalism in many areas.
08 Sep, 2013, 05.56 PM IST