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11 September 20200 336
Inaction has been fatal, says UNHCR, as dozens of Rohingya refugees perish at sea
The refugees, numbering about 330 had set off on the journey in Cox’s Bazar, in southern Bangladesh, in February. After…
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11 September 20200 310
UNICEF statement on children affected by the Moria camp fire on Lesvos Island, Greece
UNICEF expresses its deepest sympathy for the refugees and migrants affected by the fire in Moria camp on the Island…
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11 September 20200 335
UN agency for Palestinian refugees launches $95 million appeal to keep COVID at bay
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a health and socio-economic emergency across the occupied Palestinian territory, the UN agency for the…
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10 September 20200 333
Chinese Refugees Fear Deportation as Thailand Increases Cooperation with China
Chinese dissidents fleeing abroad have long used Thailand as a route for escaping repression at home. In recent years, Thailand’s…
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9 September 20200 347
Migrant camp fire leaves 13,000 without shelter
Fires have destroyed Greece’s largest migrant camp, an overcrowded facility on the island of Lesbos, leaving nearly 13,000 people without…
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9 September 20200 332
“US Global War on Terror has displaced up to 59 million people”
The U.S. war against global terrorism has displaced as many as 59 million people since 2001, according to a new…
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4 September 20200 365
UN agency for Palestinian refugees launches $95 million appeal to keep COVID at bay
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA), said that it requires some $95 million to cover the…
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4 September 20200 379
COVID-19 impact on treatment for chronic illness revealed
The COVID-19 health crisis has caused massive disruption worldwide in diagnosing and treating people with deadly but preventable diseases, including…
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4 September 20200 447
Lack of EU unity on asylum keeps refugees at the margins
In 2015, Angela Merkel opened Germany to hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war — sparking heated debate about asylum…
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3 September 20200 291
NATO Says Turkey, Greece Agree to Talks on Easing Tensions
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Turkey and Greece will discuss ways to ease tensions triggered by Turkish energy exploration…
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