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New York,  The United Nations said it regrets the decision of the United States to stop funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and called on other countries to help fill the remaining financial gap. more
Greater support needed for refugees and migrants from Venezuela – UN

New York,As hundreds of Venezuelans continue to pour into neighbouring countries due to social and political upheaval at home, the heads of the United Nations refugee and migration agenci ...

Key Brazilian border crossing for Venezuela refugees reopens as asylum numbers pass last year's total

New York: Some 117,000 Venezuelans have claimed asylum already this year — more than for the whole of 2017 — the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, after welcoming a d ...

UN agency for Palestine refugee launches global funding push after US aid cuts

New York, Jan 23 (JEN): The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) launched on Monday a global fundraising campaign to sustain resources fo ...

More refugees and migrants feared lost in Mediterranean; UN urges safer resettlement options

New York, (JEN): Amid reports that some 160 people are feared lost during desperate attempts to cross the Mediterranean this week alone, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday called ...

At UN, universities spotlight hands-on approach to integrating refugees

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): At a special summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York, universities, led by De Montfort University (DMU), spotlighted ideas for practical ways they can us ...

Bangladesh: Cadaver of Rohingya Muslims wash up at Cox's Bazaar, Police starts investigation

Dhaka, Sep 1 (JEN): At least 16 bodies of Rohingya Muslims were found floating near a beach at Bangladesh's Chittagong on Friday morning, reports said.