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Global refugee community truly needs continuous support, Sheikha Jawaher tells UN delegation in Egypt

19 Jan 2024

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The current realities of the global refugee community are a window into our collective future, Her HighnessSheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness...

Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide, says UN refugee agency

25 Oct 2023

The number of people displaced from their homes worldwide is estimated to have exceeded 114 million, the United Nations said Wednesday — a record figure. The main drivers in...

UN refugee chief visits Egypt-Sudan border crossing

29 May 2023

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi visited the border crossing between Egypt and Sudan and checked relief efforts being provided to the thousands of people who have...

423 organisations from 41 nations vie for Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support 2023

09 May 2023

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The seventh annual edition of the Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (SIARA) 2023, which closed entries a few months ago, and after completing...

Actor Mrunal Thakur feels full of gratitude as she looks back on 2022

07 Dec 2022

Actress Mrunal Thakur, who made her Telugu debut opposite Dulquer Salmaan with “Sita Ramam,” shares that she has had quite an amazing year and it will be always special to...

Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan flood victims, calls for aid

22 Sep 2022

Hollywood star and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has said the flood disaster in Pakistan should be a "wake-up call" for the world regarding climate change, calling for more international aid after...

More than 3,000 refugees lost in sea crossings to Europe in 2021, says UN

29 Apr 2022

More than 3,000 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers died or went missing last year while trying to reach Europe via Mediterranean and Atlantic sea routes, a UN refugee agency report...

UNHCR becomes operational partner of '1 Billion Meals' initiative

20 Apr 2022

The “1 Billion Meals” initiative, the largest campaign of its kind in the region to provide food support to underprivileged and vulnerable communities in 50 countries, is supported by the...

India's Zomato faces heat for plans to deliver food in 10 minutes

23 Mar 2022

Indian food-delivery giant Zomato Ltd is facing a backlash on social media for its plans to roll out a 10-minute food service that critics say raises road-safety risks for delivery...

Afghanistan world's unhappiest country, even before Taliban

19 Mar 2022

Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world — even before the Taliban swept to power last August. That's according to a so-called World Happiness report released ahead of the...

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