The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
May 18 2013, 11:18 am
Read MoreUNHRC began voting on resolution to press Sri Lankan government for a more thorough probe of accusations of mass murder of civilians by the Lankan army during the war against Tamil separatists in 2009.
March 21 2013, 6:32 pm
Read MoreSri Lankan cricketers, Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan have joined hands with the Australian Government in a campaign to discourage asylum seekers from taking dangerous boat journeys to Australia.
February 27 2013, 11:42 am
Read MoreMore than 1,200 Sri Lankan nationals living in India as refugees have returned to their country in 2012 with monetary support from the UNHCR.
January 12 2013, 1:26 pm
Read MoreThe number of Syrian refugees who fled the turmoil in their country to Lebanon have soared to over 444,000, the UN Higher Council for Refugees (UNHCR) has said.
April 29 2013, 10:39 am
Read MoreThe United Nations Refugee Agency has announced a special relief package for Afghan refugees in Pakistan for their voluntary return to their homeland during November and December 2012.
November 19 2012, 2:32 pm
Read MoreCPI(M) on Tuesday asked the government to take a stand in the UN Human Rights Council that the Sri Lankan government should order a credible investigation into allegations of extra-judicial killings during civil war.
March 13 2012, 2:56 pm
Read MoreUNHCR spokesman Andrej Mahecic told reporters that over 30,000 people have received aid from the agency.
July 27 2012, 11:00 pm
Read MoreThe United Nations High Commission for Refugees also feels that India needs a comprehensive legislation to govern refugees.
June 17 2012, 12:47 pm
Read MoreThe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay expressed serious concern over armed drones.
June 19 2012, 1:50 pm
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