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Pakistan preparing to send back nearly 1 million Afghans in...
No date has yet been announced but the campaign to repatriate hundreds of thousands of ACC holders could begin in early to mid-summer.
Afghan migrants launch protest over deportation from Pakistan
Over 1.7 million undocumented migrants in Pakistan were given until November 1 to depart by the country's temporary administration, less than a month...
Jordan urges int'l support to ensure voluntary return of Syrian...
Jordan has stressed the need for the international community to take practical and immediate steps for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees.
Over 1.3L refugees will require re-settlement in Pakistan: UN
Around 1,34,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, almost all from Afghanistan will require settlement in Pakistan, reported Dawn citing the UN refugee...
UN refugee chief calls for return to peacemaking to stem flows
There are 110 million displaced people around the world, up from 103 million last year and half that number a decade ago
Over 100 refugees flown out of Libya for resettlement in Norway
The evacuated refugees included individuals from Sudan, Eritrea, Syria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen, with several women and children
Deadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drowned
Nearly 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar are living in crowded facilities in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, including tens of thousands who fled their home...
Israel, US challenge int'l consensus: Palestine
The UNHCHR report was part of the implementation of a decision made by the UN Human Rights Council in 2016.