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Angelina Jolie visits Colombian refugees as UN special envoy
Angelina Jolie made her maiden visit to displaced Colombians forced to seek refuge across the border in Ecuador, as a special envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. This was the first such working visit for the 36-year-old since Guterres named her special envoy this month, the Telegraph reported. She has however been a UN goodwill ambassador since 2001, and as such made 40 visits
Angelina Jolie made her maiden visit to displaced Colombians forced to seek refuge across the border in Ecuador, as a special envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. This was the first such working visit for the 36-year-old since Guterres named her special envoy this month, the Telegraph reported. She has however been a UN goodwill ambassador since 2001, and as such made 40 visits
Only 20% fund collected for Syrian refugees: UN
Geneva, Apr 21 (IBNS) The UN refugee agency on Friday said that one month after the United Nations issued an appeal for $84 million to help Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, only 20 per cent of the funds had been given.
Geneva, Apr 21 (IBNS) The UN refugee agency on Friday said that one month after the United Nations issued an appeal for $84 million to help Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, only 20 per cent of the funds had been given.
Hundreds of Myanmar nationals seek refugee status
Making pavements as their homes, over 500 hundred Myanmar nationals, among them women and children, have camped for the past 12 days near the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here, demanding a refugee status.
Making pavements as their homes, over 500 hundred Myanmar nationals, among them women and children, have camped for the past 12 days near the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here, demanding a refugee status.
Groups: 230,000 displaced inside Syria by uprising
Some 230,000 Syrians have fled their homes and taken refuge in other parts of the country since the March 2011 start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad, according to a U.N.-backed report.
Some 230,000 Syrians have fled their homes and taken refuge in other parts of the country since the March 2011 start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad, according to a U.N.-backed report.
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