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UNHCR: They’re asylum seekers
PETALING JAYA: Ethnic Myanmar Chin who have had to return their UNHCR cards are asylum seekers, not refugees, says the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Malaysia.
UNHCR welcomes task force to tackle fake cards
PETALING JAYA: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the government’s move to set up a joint taskforce to tackle the problem of fake UNHCR documents.
UNHCR: Only 10pc of refugees in Malaysia resettled last year
PETALING JAYA: The process to resettle refugees takes years given their huge numbers and limited places for resettlement, said United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Yante Ismail.
Afghan refugee camp in NW Pakistan closed - UNHCR
Kacha Garhi camp in the North West Frontier Province was one of four camps UNHCR and Pakistan planned to close this year which Islamabad says have become havens for the Taliban, who are fighting an intensified insurgency in Afghanistan.
UNHCR unable to stop refugee card counterfeits
KUALA LUMPUR: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it has no control over fake refugee cards being circulated, saying that the market exists as refugee status is not given out easily.
Migrants duped by UNHCR card rumours
KUALA LUMPUR: A large number of migrants assembled in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here, only to be told that a rumour that UNHCR cards would be distributed Tuesday, was just that.
UNHCR: No refugees involved in recent cases of Myanmar group violence
PETALING JAYA: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Malaysia said they have no evidence that their document-holders have been involved in the recent cases of violence between Myanmarese ethnic groups in Klang Valley.
Immigration officer chides UNHCR staff for delaying court process
SEPANG: An immigration officer chided staff of the United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for interfering in the department's work at the Sessions Court.
UNHCR to conduct thorough checks on Sri Lankan refugees
PETALING JAYA: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has stated that a close and full examination of all facts is needed following the detention of Tamil Tigers members bearing the commission’s cards.
UNHCR welcomes move to help stranded migrants
PETALING JAYA: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand’s commitment to resolve the issue of migrants stranded in boats in the Bay of Bengal and the waters of South-East Asia.
