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Sweden International Information Campaign

January 26, 2023

The Sweden Government recently launched an international campaign to reduce the number of migrants to the country. The campaign is called International Information Campaign. The campaign will spread information about the migration policy of Sweden. About the campaign During the ..

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Nansen Award

October 5, 2022

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently received the Nansen Refugee Award. Key facts Ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the UNHCR Nansen Award for providing asylum for refugees while in office. While Merkel was the Chancellor in 2015 and 2016, Germany ..

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

September 10, 2022

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will propose the appointment of Austria’s Volker Turk as the next High Commissioner for Human Rights. He will succeed Michelle Bachelet of Chile, whose term ended on August 31. Highlights Traditionally, the UN chief consults with ..

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UNHCR 2022 Global Trends Report

June 18, 2022

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published its “2022 annual Global Trends Report” recently. Findings of the report The report noted that, 100 million people were forced to go back to their homes in 2021, due to violence, war ..

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United States to re-join UNHRC

February 10, 2021

The Joe Biden administration in United States is all set to re-join the UN Human Rights Council. The United States had withdrawn from the council in the year 2018 under Presidency of the Donald Trump Background Donald Trump withdrew from ..

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UNEP: Actress Dia Mirza’s term as Goodwill Ambassador extended

May 8, 2020

On May 7, 2020, the United Nations Environment Programme extended the term of actress Dia Mirza as the Goodwill ambassador of India till 2022. The actress is also United Nations Sustainability Development Goal Advocate. About Goodwill Ambassadors A Goodwill Ambassador ..

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Rescue of Rohingyas by Bangladesh

April 17, 2020

The Bangladesh Coast Guard recently rescued 396 Rohingya people who had been at sea for weeks and attempting to reach Malaysia. About the Incident The Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 396 Rohingya people from the sea. They had been trying to ..

Geneva to host first Global Refugee Forum

December 17, 2019

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 ..

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Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka to chair UN commission on human rights in South Sudan

June 25, 2016

South African Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka has been appointed to chairman of three member UN commission (committee) to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan. The committee was constituted by the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) resolution 31/20 ..

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June 20: World Refugee Day

June 20, 2016

Every year June 20 is observed as World Refugee Day to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. The observance of the day seeks to draw attention to the plight of refugees and also to celebrate their ..

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