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No Way Home- A Syrian family seeking asylum gets an answer
Illham Alarabi is one of those indomitable women who takes everything in stride. The kind of unflappable mother who can single-handedly extract her oldest son from a squabble with a bully, soothe the teething pains of another and bathe a baby, all while supper simmers on the stove. Traveling 1,500 miles from her bombed-out village near […]
Protecting refugees, ensuring security of countries ‘complimentary goals, special UN forum told
Protecting refugees and assuring the safety of countries that receive them are complementary goals, a senior United Nations official today said in a special security forum that discussed denying safe havens to people who finance or commit terrorist acts, or to terrorists who try to abuse the asylum system. “Our collective experience gained over many […]
U.N. Calls on Gulf Countries to Do More to Help Syrian Refugees
A senior United Nations refugee official on Sunday called on Gulf Arab states to give more to help Syrians displaced by six years of civil war, saying she saw little sign that the crisis would end anytime soon. Speaking during a visit to Kuwait to sign a $10 million aid agreement for Syrian refugees in […]
Refugees Got Talent
Four Syrian friends put on a TV-style talent show to lift spirits at the refugee camp where they are stranded. Mahmoud has been stranded at a Syrian refugee camp in Greece for months. Dealing with the trauma of war and dislocation, depression is spiralling for many residents. He and his friends hatch a plan to lift people's spirits. They […]
‘We reached our limits’: Greece to stop taking back refugees – migration minister
Greece will cease taking back refugees under the controversial Dublin Regulation, as the country’s limited capacities to host people are already on the brink of collapse, the Greek migration minister announced in an interview. As the European Commission pressures Athens to re-implement the Dublin Regulation – stipulating that refugees can be returned to the first […]
One dead as 1,000 refugees rescued in the Mediterranean
One woman was found dead while more than 1,000 refugees were rescued off the Libyan coast, aid groups said on Sunday. Around 400 people were crammed onto a single wooden boat, while others were picked up from huge inflatable dinghies, which had set sail from the coast of Libya, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and SOS Mediterranee. A […]
UN forum in Paris to spotlight mobile learning for refugees and displaced persons
Education experts and government officials will gather at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 20 to 24 March, to discuss ways of expanding the use of mobile technologies to “reach people where they are” and improve education opportunities for refugees and displaced persons and others in emergency […]
Angela Merkel Gave An Impassioned Plea For Refugees. Trump Ignored Her.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed her commitment to refugees during a press conference held after her meeting with President Donald Trump, who has actively fought to keep Syrian refugees out of the U.S. He totally dodged the topic in his response. “Immigration has to be worked on, but this has to be done by looking at […]
NGOs criticise Turkey-EU deal on refugees
A Turkey-European deal to stop the flow of refugees into Europe has made seeking refuge in the continent "mission impossible" as vulnerable people stuck in camps in Greece suffer serious mental illnesses, according to a number of charities. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Oxfam said on Thursday that the deal exposed refugees to risk […]
Merkel, Rutte agreed refugee quota in deal with Turkey, did not tell other EU leaders
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte secretly agreed to accept hundreds of thousands of refugees from Turkey each year as part of an EU-Turkey deal but did not inform other EU leaders, a book by a German journalist says. The two European leaders met with then Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu […]Donate Now
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