UN refugee chief, UNDP administrator arrive in Kabul

Kang Min-whee named chief of mission at IOM UN Migration

Kang Min-whee named chief of mission at IOM UN Migration

FM Muttaqi discusses Afghan refugees’ challenges with UN representatives

Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan’s foreign minister, met with Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Barham Salih, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, for talks. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two sides discussed strengthening cooperation between Afghanistan and relevant UN agencies, the situation of [] The post FM Muttaqi discusses Afghan refugees’ challenges with UN representatives first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News.

Myanmar Junta Denies ASEAN Envoy Request to Meet Aung San Suu Kyi

Authorities say the ousted leader cannot meet international representatives while serving her sentence. On Tuesday, Myanmar military government spokesperson Khiang Khiang Soe said the junta had denied authorization for the special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Theresa Lazaro, to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and []

Qadish, new UNHCR representative discuss expanding humanitarian coordination

Damascus, July. 9 (SANA) Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Qutaiba Qadish received the newly appointed Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Syria, Kevin James Allen, and accepted his credentials as Head of the UNHCR Mission. During the meeting, the two sides []

EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time

By Amina Ismail and Inti LandauroBRUSSELS, June 23 (Reuters) - A delegation from Afghanistan's Taliban met on Tuesday with EU officials in Brussels for the first time, an event rights groups denounced as legitimising the Islamists but the EU has defended as a step to make it easier to repatriate failed asylum seekers.The EU and its member countries have not recognised the Taliban government since the militant group returned to power five years ago after 20 years of war against a government backed by a U.S.-led NATO force.