Refugees
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Afghanistan
Afghan Allies Face Uncertainty as Rubio Seeks Resettlement Options
DID Press: Marco Rubio has said the US is in talks with at least five countries to resettle more than 1,100 Afghan nationals currently housed at Camp Al-Sayliyah in Qatar. The group includes former Afghan special forces personnel, interpreters who…
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Children
NRC Chief: Children’s Textbooks Found Under Rubble of Recent Strikes in Iran
DID Press: Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Jan Egeland, has warned that children affected by recent bombardments in Iran are facing severe psychological trauma and urgent humanitarian needs. During a visit to a damaged residential complex in Tehran,…
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Children
Israeli Strike in Lebanon Kills Syrian Refugee Family, Including Children
DID Press: An Israeli airstrike on a residential house in the town of Adloun in southern Lebanon has killed nine Syrian refugees from the same family, including six children, according to local reports. The targeted strike hit a civilian home…
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Afghanistan
Netherlands Expands Asylum Access for Afghan Women
DID Press: Netherlands has revised its asylum policy, stating that women and girls from Afghanistan will in most cases be eligible for residency due to deteriorating human rights conditions under Taliban rule. Dutch media reported that the Ministry of Asylum…
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Afghanistan
UNICEF Seeks $520M to Support Returning Afghan Migrants
DID Press: UNICEF has requested $520 million in international assistance to respond to the growing needs of returning Afghan migrants, according to officials in Afghanistan. The announcement followed a meeting between UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan, Tajudeen Oyewale, and Qari Din…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Refugee Children in Pakistan Struggle to Access Education
DID Press: Thousands of Afghan refugee children in Pakistan are being deprived of formal education due to lack of identity documents and school registration papers, according to new reports. Official figures show that only around 28 percent of Afghan refugee…
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Afghanistan
UN-Habitat Raises Alarm Over Afghanistan’s Returnee Crisis
DID Press: UN-Habitat has warned that the growing return of Afghan migrants is intensifying Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis and placing additional strain on the country’s already limited resources. Speaking at the session titled “Housing for Return After Crisis: Delivering Sustainable Solutions”…
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Afghanistan
Fazlur Rehman: Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policy Has Failed
DID Press: Fazlur Rehman, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, has stated that Pakistan’s decades-long policy toward Afghanistan has failed and has contributed to growing mistrust between the two countries. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi on Wednesday (May…
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Afghanistan
Former US Officials Call to Stop Afghan Refugee Transfer to Congo
DID Press: A group of former US civilian and military officials has called for the cancellation of a reported plan to transfer Afghan refugees from a detention facility in Qatar to the Democratic Republic of Congo, urging Washington to uphold…
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Afghanistan
IOM: Pressure on Afghan Migrants in Pakistan Remains High
DID Press: International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that Afghan migrants in Pakistan continue to face significant pressure, with returns—both voluntary and forced—remaining ongoing amid worsening living conditions. In a new report, the agency said that more than 174,000…
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