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Darfur peace talks adjourned for two months

Khartoum :: Sudan | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Doha peace talks between Sudanese government and rebel Justice and Equality movement on Darfur conflict has been adjourned for two months. JEM in March had suspended the peace process following the eviction of 13 aid groups from Sudan in a retaliatory...

Tags: Sudan, Darfur, Scott Gration, world refugees, peace talks

Manmohan to meet Zardari in Russia

Islamabad :: Pakistan | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will meet in Yekaterinburg tomorrow, the first top-level contact since the 26/11 attacks which stalled the composite dialogue process. Singh and Zardari, who will be in this Russian...

Tags: prime minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Shaukat Tarin, Overseas Pakistanis, world refugees, MQM, government employees, Pakistan Disabled Foundation, Hindustan Times

Angelina Jolie highlights plight of refugees

Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has made an emotional speech at a World Refugee Day event in Washington DC. "Refugees are not numbers.They're not even just refugees...Jolie and husband Brad Pitt have have donated $1 million (£612,000) to the UN refugee...

Tags: Angelina Jolie, Jolie-Pitt Foundation, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC, world refugees, Mark Thatcher, London, Chelsea

Angelina Jolie Celebrates World Refugee Day

Karāchi :: Pakistan | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Standing ovations underscored an emotional ceremony Thursday marking World Refugee Day – with some of them led by Angelina Jolie . The star, along with the rest of the audience, was visibly as they heard firsthand stories from refugees who have been relocated...

Tags: Angelina Jolie, Jolie-Pitt Foundation, refugees agency, Brad Pitt, Pakistan, world refugees

Nations Observe World Refugee Day

Bangkok :: Thailand | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Nations around the globe are marking World Refugee Day, one day after a humanitarian group reported that the number of refugees continues to climb...Committee for Refugees and Immigrants estimates the number of refugees around the world jumped to more...

Tags: India, world refugees, worst violators, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Bangladesh, global survey

World Refugee Day being observed today

Nairobi :: Kenya | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

World Refugee Day is being observed across the world including Pakistan today (Friday). Pakistan tops the list of countries having most refugees, as it has 2033,100 refugees; whereas, the number of refuges in the whole world is 11.4 million, ARY One reported.

Tags: world refugees

Australia to continue taking exiled Bhutanese (Resettlement)

Sydney :: Australia | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Australia’s Immigration Minister Chris Evans said on Friday, “We will also continue to resettle Bhutanese refugees from Nepal as part of the international work to resolve this protracted problem.” Senator Evans used World Refugee Day to announce Africa,...

Tags: Australiaï, world refugees, Chris Evans, Africa, Asia, Middle East, senator evans

NWFP allowed to strike deal with Taliban

Peshawar :: Pakistan | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Taliban for ensuring peace in the province and called for respecting such agreements. �The federal government will support the provincial government in its efforts to eliminate extremism and improve security in troubled areas,� Rehman Malik, the prime...

Tags: chief minister, Talibanï, Pakistanï, Peshawar, world refugees

LEBANON: “Lost generation” of Iraqi refugee children

Beirut :: Lebanon | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A July 2007 study by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) found that of 590 Iraqi refugee households interviewed, only 38 percent sent their children to school. “I am learning to read, write and how to use the computer here in Lebanon,” said Ali. “We can...

Tags: Lebanon, world refugees

US Group Highlights Plight of World's Refugees

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A U.S. humanitarian advocacy group says in a report the number of refugees around the world continues to grow. It says refugees are facing mistreatment and a lack of assistance in dozens of countries. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the...

Tags: iraq, Syria, Iraqi, iraqis refugees, world refugees

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