Office of the un high commissioner for refugees articles
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UN High Commissioner expresses concerns over the displaced in DRC
Kinshasa, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visited a camp for displaced people in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and expressed concern over the situation there, Radio Okapi reported on Wednesday. The post UN High Commissioner expresses concerns over the displaced in DRC first appeared on Prensa Latina.
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Refugees Fleeing Gaza to Egypt Would Derail Efforts for a Ceasefire: UN Refugee Chief
The possibility of Gazans crossing into Egypt from the border town of Rafah would render the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unresolvable and present a “dilemma” for those going into exile, the U.N. refugee director stated on Friday, 12 April. Filippo Grandi, UNHCR High Commissioner for Refugees, declares that “we must do everything” to prevent such a demographic exodus from Gaza. “I can assure you that another refugee crisis from Gaza into Egypt would make the resolution of the Palestinian...
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Vietnam to send 3 more officers for UN peacekeeping missions
Vietnam has sent some 800 officers and soldiers to join UN peacekeeping missions so far