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EUROPE
Refugees tell stories of problems – and unity – in facing the coronavirus
By Karen Jacobsen, Tufts University and Charles Simpson, Tufts University Across the globe, refugees are trying to settle into new…
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Editor's Picks
Children have the power to speak hope into their countries
By Alyssa Heisey “We remember a life without conflict. And we know a childhood in peace is possible. But today…
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ASIA
Why Americans appear more likely to support Christian refugees
By Joannie Tremblay-Boire, University of Maryland and Aseem Prakash, University of Washington An estimated 70 million people worldwide have been…
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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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Breaking News
Situation in eastern Ukraine remains “volatile” after 2 years of conflict: UN report
Some 9,371 people have been killed and 21,532 others injured in eastern Ukraine since the conflict began in mid-April 2014,…
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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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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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