The Refugee Olympic Team has returned with valour and zeal to compete in the delayed 2020…
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Refugees disproportionately exposed to COVID impact
Everyone has a duty to help refugees rebuild their lives after a particularly difficult year for…
3 million ‘undocumented’ Pakistanis may miss out on COVID vaccines
A prove-your-identity condition may leave 3 million people in Pakistan without coronavirus vaccines, including mainly unregistered…
‘Significant action’ needed by Security Council to prevent ‘bloodbath’ in Myanmar
Widespread, systemic attacks on civilians in Myanmar orchestrated by leaders of the military coup, demand a…
Manipur withdraws earlier order to ‘not provide food and shelter’ to Myanmar refugees
The Manipur government has withdrawn an earlier controversial order which directed authorities in districts bordering Myanmar…
World Refugee Day: Refugees and displaced face a pandemic of poverty
On this World Refugee Day, I call for greater global solidarity and action to include and…
500 Rohingyas stranded at sea, countries say it’s not their responsibility
Some 500 Rohingya refugees stranded on board two fishing trawlers in the Bay of Bengal after…