UNHCR launches solar project to empower refugees in Zambia Lusaka, Jan 29: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a solar photovoltaic project to increase access to electricity in refugee settlements in Zambia, improving the liveli...
Syrian refugee return sparks workforce concerns in Turkish industries Gaziantep, Jan 28: As Syria shows signs of recovery from its 13-year civil war, the gradual return of Syrian refugees from Turkey is raising fears of labour shortages in key Turkish sectors reliant on...
Israel violates UN Convention on Privileges and Immunities: UNRWA Gaza City, January 26: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated today that Israel's decision to halt the agency's activities in occupied Jerusalem and demand th...
As US shuts door, thousands of Afghans in Pakistan have nowhere to go Islamabad, Jan 22: US President Donald Trump's executive order to suspend the refugee programme has put a big question mark on the fate of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan who had fled from the...
Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees returned since December: UN Damascus, Jan 19: Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country since December last year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi....
Syria's interim Foreign Minister wraps up Turkey visit Ankara, Jan 16: A high-ranking Syrian delegation, led by interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, wrapped up a landmark visit to Turkey this week, signaling a thaw in relations after more tha...
UNICEF receives 1.5-million-USD aid for Sudanese refugee children in Libya Tripoli, Jan 16: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that it received $1.5 million in funding from the Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies, to add...
China tightens control over people inside Tibet, escape to India is not an easy task now, says Tsering Dharamshala, January 14: China's intensified control over Tibet has made it increasingly difficult for Tibetans to escape to India. In 2024, only eight Tibetans managed to flee to Dharamshala, a signi...
Tibet Support Group from Germany reaffirms solidarity with Tibet during meeting in Dharamshala Dharamshala, January 13: Members of the Tibet Support Group from Germany's Westerwald, gathered in Dharamshala on January 10 to discuss the ongoing struggles faced by Tibetans under Chinese repression...
Nearly 40,000 Syrians return home from Turkey after Assad's ouster: Turkish Minister Istanbul, Jan 5: Nearly 40,000 Syrians have returned to their homeland from Turkey since the overthrow of Syria's Bashar al-Assad administration on December 8, 2024, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat ...
