refugees

APP New York:  More than 75,000 Palestinians have been displaced from Khan Yunis in southwest Gaza in the past few days, according to Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). “Over the decades,…

News Desk  New York: The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, welcomed the decision by the United Kingdom on Friday to resume funding of the agency at a critical time, as the agency continues to come under harsh and…

AFP United Nations: Refugees and migrants face extreme violence, abuse, and exploitation while traversing Africa to reach the Mediterranean, with more deaths occurring on land routes than at sea, according to a recent UN-backed report.…

News Desk  Islamabad: More than 625,000 children in besieged Gaza have not attended school for over eight months due to ongoing Israeli attacks on the densely populated enclave, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.…

News Desk  New York:  Over 810,000 people have fled Rafah in the past two weeks, according to UN humanitarian officials. This exodus occurs amid ongoing Israeli military assaults in Gaza's southern city and northern regions of the…

AFP/APP New York: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the Security Council during a meeting over Iran's weekend attack on Israel.…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Federal Ministry of Interior has instructed the Punjab government to commence the second phase of operations for the repatriation of Afghan Citizen Card holders starting from April 15. During a video…

AFP/APP Pule Alam: Khurma had to borrow her neighbor's shoes to walk to Pul-e Alam city to collect a cash handout being given to the growing number of vulnerable Afghans who are struggling to survive the winter. The 45-year-old widow…

AFP/APP New York: Sally Hernandez, age 12, sobbed Wednesday as the New York hotel where she and her immigrant family were sheltering expelled them before she could say goodbye to the Girl Scout troop she belonged to at her makeshift home.…

APP Abbottabad: Hazara Division is currently facing severe dry weather and a harsh cold wave, triggering a health crisis characterized by a surge in respiratory illnesses like influenza, colds, fever, and cough. The dry weather has…