More than $2.2 Bln Promised for Refugees at UN Forum

Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) attends the closing session on the third and last day of the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva, Switzerland, 15 December 2023. (EPA)
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) attends the closing session on the third and last day of the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva, Switzerland, 15 December 2023. (EPA)
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More than $2.2 Bln Promised for Refugees at UN Forum

Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) attends the closing session on the third and last day of the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva, Switzerland, 15 December 2023. (EPA)
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) attends the closing session on the third and last day of the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva, Switzerland, 15 December 2023. (EPA)

The UN refugee agency said on Friday that participants at a major forum to find solutions to a global refugee crisis had pledged more than $2.2 billion to help refugees and their host countries.

"Participants have demonstrated leadership, vision and creativity in the search for solutions to very complex problems," said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in a statement.

"They have, above all, made a commitment to continue working together to improve the lives of millions of refugees around the world."



ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Kabul Blast

Afghan security forces inspect the wreckage of a passenger van after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer Purchase Licensing Rights
Afghan security forces inspect the wreckage of a passenger van after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer Purchase Licensing Rights
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Kabul Blast

Afghan security forces inspect the wreckage of a passenger van after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer Purchase Licensing Rights
Afghan security forces inspect the wreckage of a passenger van after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer Purchase Licensing Rights

ISIS claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a deadly explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul a day earlier.

In a post on its Telegram account, the militant group said one of its members detonated an explosive vest, killing and injuring more than 45 people, Reuters reported.

On Monday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran had said the blast killed six people and wounded 13 others.