
Melbourne: The United Nations refugee agency has warned the Australian government against separating families under the "people swap" deal it has planned with Malaysia. Under the deal, Australia would send 800 boat arrivals to Malaysia and, in return, take 4,000 refugees from there over a period of four years, The Age newspaper reported. The proposed swap has generated controversy after the government announced the deal on May 7. A spokesman...

12:32 PM, Jun 20, 2011

New Delhi: A total of 65 Pakistani nationals, detained for staying in India without valid documents, would be released from jail and allowed to live in Delhi for three months after the Delhi High Court on Thursday agreed to the submissions of the UNHCR, which has granted them refugee status. Petitioner and Pakistani national Saifullah Bajwa's advocate Meenakshi Arora submitted before Justice Mukta Gupta that the United Nations High Commissioner...

06:14 PM, Apr 28, 2011

Los Angeles: Actress Angelina Jolie has been immortalised in a comic book that talks about her rise to fame and life with actor and partner Brad Pitt. The book, which is a part of the "Female Force" comic series, is written by Brent Sprecher and has illustrations by Nuno Nobre. It will talk about Jolie's diverse range of movie roles, including her roles in "Gia" and "Girl, Interrupted", and her...

09:29 PM, Mar 30, 2011
Islamabad: Hollywood actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited flood-hit areas of Pakistan and said she was shocked by the level of destruction in the country. Jolie is on a two-day visit to the flood-hit country as the personal envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Geo TV reported. The 35-year-old actress travelled to Nowshera town in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and met Afghan refugees and distributed flood relief...

01:50 PM, Sep 08, 2010
Islamabad: Hollywood actor and UNHCR's goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday to meet people affected by the worst floods in the country's history and to highlight the urgent need for help, a press release from UNHCR said. Jolie is visiting flood-hit regions on Tuesday and Wednesday as the personal envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres. The Goodwill Ambassador is travelling to affected communities and...

09:33 AM, Sep 08, 2010
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They include some 400,000 people left homeless after fleeing ethnic clashes in the southern cities of Osh and Jalalabad. ...

11:26 AM, Jun 19, 2010

Gunmen opened fire at Kacha Garhi relief camp UNHCR office, Peshawar. ...

12:20 PM, Jul 16, 2009

Angelina Jolie is the goodwill ambassador of the UNHCR. ...

06:29 PM, Jun 16, 2009

Half a million more may check into the UNHCR camp at Mardan in Pak. ...

02:25 PM, May 08, 2009

John Solecki was taken captive on February 2 in Baluchistan. ...

12:33 AM, Apr 05, 2009

UN official John Solecki is being held captive somewhere in Baluchistan. ...

09:07 PM, Feb 23, 2009

John Solecki suffered from a serious medical condition that needed attention. ...

01:15 PM, Feb 23, 2009

Conflicting reports have emerged on deadlines over Solecki's abduction. ...

02:07 PM, Feb 17, 2009

Video shows UNHCR head in Quetta John Solecki blindfolded and in captivity. ...

09:14 AM, Feb 14, 2009

UNHCR head in Balochistan John Solecki was kidnapped on Monday. ...

01:41 PM, Feb 02, 2009