Refugees
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ASIA
Bangladesh: Handling a humanitarian crisis
By Tahseen Ali Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina knows what it’s like to be a refugee. In August 1975, her…
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ASIA
The Rohingya have a right to return to Myanmar
By Tahseen Ali Since August 2017 Bangladesh has been dealing with a catastrophic humanitarian crisis generated solely by Myanmar’s brutal…
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ASIA
Why fear and self-hatred destroy human sharing and solidarity
By Robert J. Burrowes As our world spirals deeper into an abyss from which it is becoming increasingly difficult to extricate…
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EUROPE
20 June: World Refugee Day
By Rene Wadlow 20 June is the UN-designated World Refugee Day marking the signing in 1951 of the Convention on…
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ASIA
Decriminalize the victims, please
By Sooyoung Hu The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees is a key document that defines the term ‘refugee’,…
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AMERICAS
Building on the UN summit to address large movements of refugees and migrants
By Rene Wadlow On 19 September 2016, the UN General Assembly held a one-day Summit on « Addressing Large Movements o…
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AMERICAS
Uncontrolled refugeeism lacks political wisdom
By Ben Tanosborn Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orban, Nigel Farage and myriad other populist, right-wing leaders sprouting over…
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EUROPE
The European immigration crisis: A review
By Alireza Salehi Nejad Issues including the immigration flows, increased diversity of the society, and alienation of parts of the population…
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ASIA
World Humanitarian Summit: On the front lines for action
By Rene Wadlow The World Humanitarian Summit organized by the United Nations will open on 23 May 2016 in Istanbul,…
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ASIA
Myanmar’s new ‘normal’: Democracy or apartheid?
By Emre Tunç Sakaoğlu Almost five years have passed since the former pseudo-civilian government of Myanmar departed from half a…
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