refugee crisis

Zee Media correspondent threatened for showing Rohingya news

Zee Media correspondent threatened for showing Rohingya story. Threats have been made regarding this operation. Watch full news.

Apr 24, 2022, 08:30 AM IST

Ukraine crisis: Romanian govt to provide evacuated Indian students with food, accommodation, says envoy

Talking to Zee Media, Romania's envoy to Delhi also expressed worries over refugee influx.

Feb 26, 2022, 06:52 AM IST

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Why Europe is staring at a massive refugee crisis

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a massive refugee crisis, with tens of thousands trying to escape to eastern and central European countries

Feb 25, 2022, 21:44 PM IST

DNA: Are refugees being used as weapons?

Today refugees have become a huge problem all over the world and now a new refugee crisis have risen on the border of Belarus and Poland where thousands of migrants from Iraq and Syria want to enter Europe via Poland.

Nov 17, 2021, 23:30 PM IST

Big blow for President Donald Trump, US appeals court rejects bid to bar most refugees

A US appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration's effort to temporarily bar most refugees from entering the country, ruling that those who have relationships with a resettlement ag

Sep 08, 2017, 10:25 AM IST

UNHCR, UK appeal to support Lebanon in Syrian refugee crisis

British Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi called for urgent international support to Lebanon and Syrian refugees here.

Feb 05, 2017, 11:22 AM IST

Priyanka Chopra slammed for wearing tee with an insensitive message

Priyanka Chopra was slammed by a number of Twitter users for sporting the message that strikes out the words - 'Refugee', 'Immigrant' and 'Outsider' - leaving just ‘Traveller’ as it is. 

Oct 10, 2016, 09:34 AM IST

Angelina Jolie to guest edit BBC radio show on refugee crisis!

Angelina Jolie will be a guest editor at an upcoming show of Woman's Hour on the BBC's flagship radio station Radio 4!

Jun 07, 2016, 17:37 PM IST

EU releases $28 mn to help Greece handle refugee crisis

The European Commission has awarded 25 million euros ($28 million) in emergency funding to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to enhance its support to the Greek authorities, a statement said on Tuesday.

May 25, 2016, 00:08 AM IST

Artist Ai Weiwei says Gaza key part of refugee crisis

The Gaza Strip is home to more than 1.7 million people, over 1.25 million of whom are refugees, according to the United Nations.

May 13, 2016, 00:26 AM IST

John Kerry apology for Hiroshima bombing not on table: US official

John Kerry will not apologise for the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima during his visit to the city for weekend G7 talks, a State Department official said on Sunday.

Apr 10, 2016, 23:41 PM IST

European Union, Turkey migration deal finalised

The European Union (EU) and Turkey managed to finalise their migration deal by the end of the two-day EU summit, with an aim to jointly tackle the migration crisis.

Mar 19, 2016, 06:14 AM IST

Migrant arrivals in Greece top one million since January 2015

More than one million migrants and refugees have entered Greece since January last year, the United Nations refugee agency said Wednesday.

Mar 17, 2016, 00:53 AM IST

EU leaders `to declare Balkan migrant route closed at summit`

The declaration drafted by EU ambassadors Sunday will be announced at a summit in Brussels on Monday.

Mar 07, 2016, 10:14 AM IST

Migrants try to storm Greece-Macedonia border fence

Hundreds of refugees Tuesday tried to break through a border fence into Macedonia from Greece, where more than 7,000 people are stranded, as anger mounts over barriers to entry imposed on migrants flooding into Europe.

Mar 01, 2016, 10:27 AM IST

UN food agency says funding target met for Syrian refugees

The UN food agency said Monday an "unprecedented response" to its fundraising campaign meant it could fully reinstate its food assistance to Syrian refugees.

Feb 29, 2016, 23:19 PM IST

Pope urges Europe to share migrant burden fairly

Pope Francis on Sunday urged European countries struggling with the migrant crisis to "share the burden fairly", amid growing divisions on how to handle the flow of people fleeing poverty and war.

Feb 28, 2016, 18:54 PM IST

Refugee crisis `a near existential threat to Europe`: John Kerry

The mass influx of refugees and other migrants into Europe spells a "near existential threat" to Europe, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday.

Feb 13, 2016, 19:15 PM IST

Thousands of refugees may enter Britain if it leaves EU: David Cameron

Thousands of refugees could flock to Britain from France if voters decide to leave the European Union, a spokesman for David Cameron said on Monday, underlining the prime minister`s stance that an exit would hurt security.

Feb 08, 2016, 22:35 PM IST

Turkey cannot be expected to shoulder refugee burden alone: PM

Turkey`s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his country cannot be expected to shoulder the burden of refugees alone as 30,000 Syrians massed at the Turkish border after fleeing a Russia-backed regime offensive on the northern region of Aleppo.

Feb 08, 2016, 21:41 PM IST