Jolie donates $100,000 to help refugees
June 21st, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 21 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie has reportedly made a donation of $100,000 to the United Nations Refugee Agency to help Syrian refugees.The 37-year-old, who is a special ... Read more...
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UN observes World Refugee Day
June 21st, 2012 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, June 21 (IANS) The UN has observed the World Refugee Day Wednesday."As in past years, landmarks around the world are being illuminated in United Nations blue," UN spokesman ... Read more...
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Refugees in our own country: Kashmiri pandits
June 20th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Kashmiri pandits, who have been forced out of the Kashmir Valley, gathered at Jantar Mantar here Wednesday, seeking rehabilitation and government's support.The protest was organised ... Read more...
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Build harmony with Indians, Tibetans told (World Refugee Day)
June 20th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, June 20 (IANS) The new prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile admits to problems between Tibetans and locals in Dharamsala and wants "better communication" between the two ... Read more...
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These Burmese women in Delhi step in as changemakers (June 20 is World Refugee Day)
June 19th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Once dilapidated and dormant, flat number WZ-21 in west Delhi's semi-urban Budella area is now abuzz with activity. The two-room accomodation serves as the office ... Read more...
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Myanmarese refugees battle bias, poverty in Delhi (June 20 is World Refugee Day)
June 17th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Lodged in a matchbox-sized room with her parents and three siblings, 17-year-old Lalpek Sung constantly looks at the stained bathroom where her mother is chopping ... Read more...
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Tibetan government-in-exile hails India as a good choice for refuge
June 20th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, June 20 (ANI): On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the Tibetan government-in-exile's spokesperson, Thubten Samphel, on Sunday said they have been lucky to choose India as a country of refuge.Samphel ... Read more...
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Pelosi calls for peaceful future for Tibetan refugees
June 20th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, June 20 (IANS) US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi Sunday called for a "more secure, just and peaceful future" for Tibetan and other refugees around the world.
"In India and Nepal, ... Read more...
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Kashmiri Pandits seek refugee status
June 19th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits, along with members of civil society, will hold a protest Sunday on World Refugee Day to demand the government classify them as internally ... Read more...
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Tibetan refugees dying ‘by a thousand cuts’ in Nepal
June 19th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 19 (IANS) Hunted down by armed Chinese security forces inside Nepal's territory and threatened with bullets by Nepal's police, thousands of Tibetan refugees in Nepal, including women and ... Read more...
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Jolie’s plaintive appeal on plight of refugees for World Refugee Day 2010
June 17th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): 'Tomb Raider' star Angelina Jolie has made an appeal in a video on the occasion of World Refugee Day 2010.Jolie, 35, spoke out on behalf of refugees ... Read more...
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European countries should pay attention to refugees: Jolie
June 20th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie, who along with her superstar partner Brad Pitt, has donated $1 million to help refugees and displaced people in Pakistan, feels European ... Read more...
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Jolie fights back tears while asking leaders to do more for refugees
June 19th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie's eyes became moist as she implored U.S. politicians to do more for the world's refugees on Thursday.Her address in Washington, D.C., marked World ... Read more...
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Clinton fractures elbow in fall
June 18th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 18 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has fractured her right elbow in a fall, BBC reported Thursday.
Clinton had been on her way to the White House when ... Read more...
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Jolie’s calls cut twice as designer didn’t believe she was the dialler
June 18th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jun 18 (ANI): 'Tomb Raider' star Angelina Jolie had her calls to a designer cut twice because he could not believe that it was really her calling.Malcolm Harris, who ... Read more...
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Pitt, Jolie donate $1 mn to help people in Pakistan
June 18th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 18 (IANS) Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million to help displaced people in Pakistan, a country the actress has visited thrice.
A few days ago ... Read more...
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42 million people uprooted in 2008, says UN report
June 16th, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, June 16 (DPA) Some 42 million people were displaced in 2008, having been forced to flee their homes due to conflict or persecution, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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Angelina Jolie shoots video to spread awareness about refugees’ plight
June 16th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): As part of her role as a United Nations (UN) ambassador, Angelina Jolie is filming a video to highlight the plight of refugees in front of the ... Read more...
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Jolie makes emotional appeal for refugees
June 16th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (IANS) Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is continuing her fight for refugees by filming a video urging the world to recognise the plight of homeless people.
The actress, who serves ... Read more...
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Jolie records PSA to raise awareness of refugees plight
June 19th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Angelina Jolie is helping raise awareness about World Refugee Day by recording a public service announcement.Jolie, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Refugee Agency, describes to ... Read more...
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Numbers of refugees rose for a second year: UN
June 18th, 2008 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
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Geneva, June 17 (DPA) The number of refugees rose worldwide for the second year running to reach 11.4 million following a five-year decline, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said Tuesday. The number ... Read more...
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