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Award winning Muktijoddha to get special fund
Covid-19: 22 deaths, 1,541 new cases in 24 hours
Bangladesh Farmer Murder: One to be hanged, five gets lifer
Myanmar Army burns down another village in Rakhine
UN refugee chief impressed with Brazil’s ‘exemplary’ response to plight of fleeing Venezuelans
New York, Aug 20: While praising the “efficient, coordinated, humane and innovative response” by Brazil on behalf of fleeing Venezuelans, the UN refugee chief has said that the sheer number of those on the run is proving to be a major challenge, calling for greater international support.
Record number of Venezuelans arrive in Peru: UN steps up response
New York, June 17: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has sent extra teams this week to the border between Peru and Ecuador to support the authorities, as an unprecedent number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants – over 15,000 – have entered Peru this week.
Tensions escalate in Venezuela, civilians killed and injured: top UN officials lament excessive use of force by authorities
New York, Feb 25: As tensions escalated on Saturday at various points along Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil, as well as within the country itself, resulting in the death and injury of various civilians, the United Nations chief, António Guterres, and the head of the UN human rights office (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, expressed their shock and appealed for calm.