Arquivo da tag: Refugees

UNHCR warns of bleaker future for refugees as Syrian conflict enters 5th year

Publicado em 16/03/2015 por EDITOR RC

UNHCR is hoping significant pledges will be made at The Third International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria in Kuwait on 31 March.   GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — As the Syrian conflict enters its fifth year, the UN refugee … Continue lendo →

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Failure to end crisis in Syria ‘diminishes us all’: UN refugees envoy Angelina Jolie

Publicado em 14/03/2015 por EDITOR RC

  NEW YORK [ ABN NEWS ] — As the Syrian conflict enters its fifth year, it is shameful that even the basic demand for full humanitarian access has not been met, Oscar-winning actress and United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) … Continue lendo →

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Some 300 feared dead in fresh Mediterranean tragedy

Publicado em 11/02/2015 por EDITOR RC

  GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — The UN refugee agency on Wednesday said it was “shocked” at evidence that some 300 migrants and refugees may have died after setting off from the coast of Libya in four dinghies at … Continue lendo →

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UN Secretary General’s Humanitarian Envoy and UN High Commissioner for Refugees praise Sudan for generously welcoming South Sudanese refugees

Publicado em 24/10/2014 por EDITOR RC

  KHARTOUM [ ABN NEWS ] — United Nations Secretary-General’s Humanitarian Envoy Abdullah al Matouq and UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres returned from a visit to Sudan’s White Nile State, where more than 50,000 South Sudanese refugees currently … Continue lendo →

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Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark with many more expected

Publicado em 21/09/2014 por EDITOR RC

  GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — The UN refugee agency announced that the number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape conflict has passed the 1.5 million mark. “The Syrian conflict continues to have a devastating … Continue lendo →

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UNHCR issues fresh appeal for CAR refugees in Cameroon

Publicado em 25/05/2014 por EDITOR RC

Malnourished children from Central African Republic at feeding time with their mothers in Batouri Hospital. Many children crossing the border into Cameroon are suffering from malnutrition.   GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — The UN refugee agency on Friday issued … Continue lendo →

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Donor nations pledge US$2.4 billion at Kuwait meet for Syrians in need

Publicado em 15/01/2014 por EDITOR RC

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, during the second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria.   KUWAIT CITY [ ABN NEWS ] — International donors meeting in Kuwait City on … Continue lendo →

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UNHCR’s Guterres thanks Kuwaiti Emir for US$110 million donation

Publicado em 06/05/2013 por EDITOR RC

  KUWAIT CITY [ ABN NEWS ] — UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has visited Kuwait and personally thanked the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, for an unprecedented donation of US$110 million for UNHCR’s emergency … Continue lendo →

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