New York: Storm-force winds and snow across Lebanon have worsened the plight for tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who’ve been forced from their homes by nearly eight years of co ...
Toronto: A Saudi teenager, who has been escaping from her family, has arrived in Canada after the nation granted her asylum.
Bangkok: The Australian government has granted asylum to Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, the 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand to escape her allegedly abusive family, media repo ...
New York: Major fighting in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state has so far been avoided following clashes between armed separatists and national security forces who are increasing troo ...
New York: At a time of year when many resolve to get fit, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the huge distances many are forced to cover to escape ...
Bangkok: Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who has claimed that she has escaped from her family the Middle-east nation, on Tuesday sought asylum in Canada.
Beijing: Amid reports that China is following a deradicalization programme by passing a new law that makes "Islam compatible with socialism", the government in Beijing on Monday ...
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for the immediate release of a prominent human rights defender in Bahrain, after the country’s highest court rejected a final ...
New York: The post-election environment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is “calm but tense” as the country waits for the results of the presidential poll, the UN ...
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- UN migration agency says 60 per cent of migrant deaths were linked to drowning in 2023
- Human traffickers torture immigrants who attempted to reach Europe via Iran
- UN expert urges global action to halt ongoing Myanmar junta atrocities
- UN rights chief says rushing to adopt new security law in Hong Kong is a 'regressive step'
