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UNHCR presently has major missions in Lebanon, South Sudan, Chad/Darfur, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kenya to assist and provide services to IDPs and refugees in camps and in urban settings. UNHCR maintains a database of refugee information, ProGres, which was created during the Kosovo War in the 1990s. The database ...
The post of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) was created by UN resolution 46/182 in December 1991 to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations, member states and the wider humanitarian community in response to natural and man-made emergencies.
International relations 2018 North Korea–United States summit South Korea states that North Korea is willing to hold talks with the United States on denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. (Fox News) U.S. President Donald Trump tweets that possible progress is being made in talks with North Korea. (The Washington Examiner) 2018 inter-Korean summit South Korea and North Korea agree to hold ...
The United States is by far the largest donor to the refugee agency, UNHCR, which helps millions of people around the world fleeing conflict and persecution. Last year, the U.S. gave more than $2 ...
UNHCR leads the Shelter Cluster in conflict situations where there are Internally displaced persons, whereas in refugee situations the core mandate of UNHCR takes precedence over the cluster system. [ 4 ] : iv [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The IFRC is convening the Cluster and not leading it because, as a neutral and impartial organization, it cannot be part ...
[5] [10] [11] It is impossible to determine the exact population numbers for Azeris in Armenia at the time of the conflict's escalation since the 1989 census forced Azeri migration from Armenia was already in progress. UNHCR's estimate is 200,000 persons. [6]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representation in Cyprus is an office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) opened in August 1974 upon the request of the Government of Cyprus [1] [2] and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
A woman who underwent a trial immunotherapy as a child for neuroblastoma — an aggressive nerve tissue tumor that occurs often in children under 5 — has since been in remission for 18 years ...