Refugees
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EUROPE
Key to stop refugee flows: Unique higher education programme for conflict zones
By Prof. Dr. Djawed Sangdel The EU Refugee crisis can not be effectively tackled without addressing the root problems. Why the…
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EUROPE
The Balkans: Back on the radar?
By Florian Bieber The term “Balkans route” and images of thousands of refugees crossing Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, and Croatia brought the…
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EUROPE
Refugees and migrants: UN Summit and role of NGOs
By Rene Wadlow The UN has called for a high level Summit on “Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants”.…
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Breaking News
President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address
“Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to…
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OPINION
UN-designated day for developing awareness of human trafficking
By Rene Wadlow 11 January has been designated by the UN General Assembly as a day to develop awareness of…
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Breaking News
Unprecedented 1 million refugees, migrants flee to Europe in 2015, UN says
The number of refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe in 2015 has topped an unprecedented 1 million, and at least…
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OPINION
OSCE embraces stalemate on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
By Peter Tase On December 3rd, 2015, the Serbian Government hosted the 22nd Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security…
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AMERICAS
U.S. House passes stringent Syrian refugees bill despite White House veto threat
U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the United States unless they…
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Breaking News
EU grants Greece additional 5.9 mln euros to transport migrants from islands
The European Union (EU) has awarded 5.9 million euros (about 6.51 U.S. dollars) to Greece to support the country for the transportation of migrants…
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AFRICA
Nobel Peace Prize highlights conflict-resolution role of NGOs
By Rene Wadlow The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the National Dialogue Quartet of Tunisian NGOs who…
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