Topic: Refugee crisis
EU Deal on Equitable Refugee Hosting
The European Union (EU) has achieved a significant breakthrough in its efforts to revise rules for the equitable sharing of hosting asylum seekers. The deal was reached on...
World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies
The world population has reached eight billion and is expected to grow for decades, but many countries are facing a sharp drop in working-age adults. The competition for...
US on Refugee Cap
The US President Joe Biden has planned to lift the refugee cap by May 2021. The former President Donald Trump had imposed historically low cap, on refugees. Trump...
World Refugee Day observed on June 20
World Refugee Day is celebrated on 20th June each year to create awareness about the struggles faced by the displaced individuals. This year’s theme for World Refugee Day...
India provides 2 million USD aid to United Nations Relief and Works Agency
On May 19, 2020, India provided 2 million USD relief aid to the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) to help in welfare of Palestine refugees. The...
Geneva to host first Global Refugee Forum
The first ever Global Refugee Forum is being held in Geneva, Switzerland from 17-18 December 2019. It is being jointly hosted by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) along...
What are the views for and against adopting an Open Door Refugee Policy by India?
Refugees are the people who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. The tough stance of the government against...
June 20: World Refugee Day
The World Refugee Day is observed every year June 20 to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. Observance of this day seeks to draw... Tanzania withdraws from UN refugee programme
Tanzania has announced its withdrawal of United Nation’s “Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework” citing security reasons and lack of funds. Tanzania has long been considered as safe haven for...
India, Myanmar sign MoU for Rakhine State’s development
India and Myanmar signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at developing Myanmar’s Rakhine state. It was signed by Foreign secretary S Jaishankar and Myanmar’s deputy minister for social...
Record Aid Appeal of $22.7 billion by UN for 2017
In a record appeal, the UN has expressed need for $22.7 billion to cover humanitarian projects of relief which will cover 93 million people across 33 countries. The... 