UNHCR
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The violence has escalated sharply in 2025, with well over 500 recorded security incidents affecting civilians -- higher than any previous year -- including raids on villages, abductions, killings and looting, UNHCR's Mozambique representative Xavier Creach told reporters.
From Barron's
Mr Amin says his brother called him then and told him he was being taken to Myanmar, and asked him to get a lawyer and alert the UNHCR.
From BBC
There are 23,800 Rohingya refugees in India registered with the UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency.
From BBC
In June 2024, the UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, recorded 345,000 Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers in East Africa, out of 580,000 globally.
From BBC
The UNHCR's call for donor contributions last year yielded only 30% of the anticipated amount, forcing their teams to cut "everything", including the number of meals and amount of water refugees could receive.
From BBC
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