UN Says 2023 Was Deadliest Year for Migrants in a Decade
At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records began a ...
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US Announces $26M in New Aid for Rohingya
The United States announced $26 million in new humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in that region of Asia.
The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis and the Hierarchies of Western Compassion
Watching people of color fleeing Ukraine being turned away is a stark reminder of how Western countries have historically used harsh policies ...
Nearly 3.7 Million People Flee Ukraine, UN Says
Nearly 3.7 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion a month ago, the UN said.
Six Migrants Drown Off Tunisia, 30 Missing
Six migrants drowned and 30 were missing off the coast of Tunisia after their boat sank during a bid to ...
Poland Begins Work on New EU-Belarus Border Wall
Polish contractors began work on a new 353-million euro ($407 million) wall along the Belarus border aimed at deterring migrant ...
As COVID-19 Lingers, Wealthy Nations Must Not Abandon Migrants
As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, wealthy. nations must engineer a global response that includes ...
Europe Asylum Hits Five-Year High as More Afghans Flee
Requests for asylum in Europe hit a five-year high in September, with Afghans in particular seeking safety after the Taliban ...
31 Die in Deadliest Migrant Boat Tragedy Between France, UK
At least 31 migrants died crossing from France to England when their boat sank off the port of Calais, French ...
NGO Ship Carrying 800 Migrants Pleads for Safe Port
A charity ship carrying 800 migrants pleaded with Italy to assign it a safe port, as attempts to cross the ...
Four Migrants Dead, 21 Missing Off Coast of Spain
The bodies of four migrants have been found off southern Spain, the coast guard said, adding that it was looking ...
Climate Change Could Cause 216 Million to Migrate, World Bank Warns
Reduced agricultural production, water scarcity, rising sea levels and other adverse effects of climate change could cause up to 216 ...
Over 1,400 Migrants Land on Italy’s Lampedusa Island
More than 1,400 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa on the weekend, media reports said Sunday.
‘Public Health and Asylum Not At Odds:’ Shortcomings During COVID-19
As coronavirus continues to challenge the world, The Globe Post talks to Hardin Lang of Refugees International about the world's ...
Central Africans Should Not Be Denied Right to Vote Based on Their Faith
The Central African Republic's government must provide support to register displaced persons and remove barriers for participation in elections based ...
Not Accepted: The Tale of an Iraqi Human Rights Activist in Turkey
Sami lived through the war in Iraq as a teenager before fleeing to Turkey. He now works with human rights ...
Syria’s War, Victims, and How Those Most Complicit Rationalize Horrors
Syria is on the back burner of news cycles but the horror for its displaced citizens lives on. Such horrors ...
World Refugee Day 2020: Is It Time for a New Refugee Convention?
The 1951 Refugee Convention guides how countries around the world should protect refugees but it does not mention refugees displaced by ...
Don’t Make Refugees Political Pawns in Turkey-EU Game
The EU needs to stop treating migrants as political pawns. These people have fled wars, and if this is how ...
Thousands Go Without Aid Due to Covid-19 Restrictions
The development of new Covid-19 restrictions to globally reduce the movement of people is inadvertently preventing life-saving aid from reaching ...
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