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Refugee Paralympic Team ‘will change people’s lives’, says Bayern Munich player and UN Goodwill Ambassador

New York: Ahead of the opening of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Tuesday, Alphonso Davies, footballer for German league champions Bayern Munich and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), has offered words of encouragement for what he called “the world’s most courageous sports team”. more

Myanmar is committed to speedy repatriation of Rohingya: Kyaw Tin

Dhaka: Myanmar's Minister for International Cooperation Kyaw Tin has said that Myanmar is committed to starting the repatriation of Rohingya on the basis of an agreement reached betwe ...

41,000 Rohingya identified in Myanmar, Bangladesh expects repatriation in April

Dhaka: Myanmar has identified 41,719 Rohingyas from the list provided by Bangladesh. State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr. Md. Enamur Rahman hoped that the repatriation wi ...

Bangladesh gives another list of 230,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

Dhaka, January 13: The Bangladesh government has provided a list of 230,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar as part of the repatriation process. The list was handed over to the Myanmar ambas ...

Bangladesh starts relocating Rohingyas from Cox's Bazar to Bhashanchar island

Dhaka: A group of Rohingyas who took refuge in Ukhiya and Teknaf in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar are relocating to Bhasanchar voluntarily, said local media reports.

New fires at Greek island refugee camp destroy last remaining shelters

New York: Fresh fires at a Greek island centre for thousands of refugees and migrants, have destroyed all remaining accommodation for those affected by the initial blaze on Tuesday evenin ...

End hostilities, ‘preserve lives’: UN refugee chief makes appeal for people trapped in Syria’s Idlib

New York : As the already dire situation in north-west Syria dramatically continues to worsen in Idlib province, the head of the United Nations refugee agency called on Thursday for an en ...

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