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 June 8, during a day of intense negotiations between EU interior ministers ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
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 workers and talent will intensify globally, and many countries will be reliant ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
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 had earlier set the Refugee cap to 15,000. This was the lowest ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
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 is “Every Action Counts”. The theme addresses the need for inclusive and ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
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 aid is to be used in core programmes including education and health ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
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 with Government of Switzerland. At GRF the international community will showcase and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
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 Rohingya refugees who are referred as world’s most persecuted minorities is put ..
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 attention to the plight of refugees and also to celebrate their courage ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
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 refugees, particularly from conflict hit Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
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 welfare, relief and resettlement U Soe Aung. Background The MoU comes in ..