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UNHCR launches solar project in Zambia

Lusaka, Jan. 28, ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), on Tuesday, launched a solar photovoltaic project to increase access to electricity in refugee settlements in Zambia. This is to improve the livelihoods of refugees and surrounding communities. The project will benefit refugee settlements in Lusaka, the country’s capital, Mantapala Refugee Settlement […]

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UNHCR criticises Malaysia for handling of refugees from Myanmar

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday criticised Malaysia for forcing Myanmar refugees to return home despite severe human rights violations by the military junta in Myanmar. The UN body in Geneva said the Malaysian authorities are putting people’s lives at risk. The military took power in Myanmar at the beginning of February 2021 and since […]

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