Refugees

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Scott Morrison
Coalition plans inquiry into integration and employment of refugees
Australia News - Helen Davidson
The federal government has announced an inquiry into the “integration, employment and resettlement” of refugees and humanitarian migrants in Australia. The review, to be led by Professor Peter Shergold,
Mike Claytonadded this to Palestine
West Bank
IOF assassinates Ashraf Na’alwa in Nablus
palinfo.com
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday assassinated Ashraf Na’alwa, a Palestinian resistance fighter, following a joint security and …
Thomson Reuters Foundation
U.N. moves LGBT+ refugees to safe houses after Kenya camp attacks
reuters.com - Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation
NAIROBI, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - LGBT+ refugees in Kenya’s remote Kakuma camp are being moved to safe houses in Nairobi after they were attacked when protesting for greater protection, the
Nonprofits
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unrefugees.org - give.unrefugees.org
Temperatures are dropping in refugee camps, and refugee children are struggling to survive. They huddle under thin blankets to stay warm, vulnerable …
UNHCR
Urgent Appeal
unhcr.org - UNHCR International
Email * Title * First Name * Last Name * Phone number Address 1 * Address 2 Postcode * City * Country / Region * Yes, I would like to receive UNHCR emails …
Mashableadded this to Latest News
Social Change
Digital tools are vital for refugees hoping to start a new life
Mashable - Rebecca Ruiz
When Lily Eftetahi arrived in Greece three years ago as a refugee from Iran, she spoke neither Greek nor English. She had countless questions about …
South America
LGBT+ refugees in South America, HIV in Russia, a Christmas controversy - Openly Podcast Week 12
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Middle East
4,000 Syrians Returned from Jordan Since Border Reopening
aawsat.com
The UN refugee agency has said that around 4,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from Jordan between mid-October and December 1. “At UNHCR, we have …
Trump Administration
Stephanie Murphy condemns reported Trump plan to allow Vietnamese war refugees to be deported
orlandosentinel.com - Steven Lemongello
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, herself a refugee from Vietnam, said she was “deeply concerned” about a reported Trump administration policy change that …
Quartz
Vietnam War
Trump is preparing to deport thousands of previously welcomed Vietnamese refugees
Quartz
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to end protections that have allowed Vietnam War refugees to stay in the US. Those protections were part of a 2008 agreement between the US and Vietnam how
AlJazeeraadded this to Middle East
Middle East
Why thousands of Palestinian refugees are moving out of Lebanon
AlJazeera - Al Jazeera
Over the years, their number has dropped to 175,000 from 450,000 as they seek new routes to leave desperate conditions. Palestinian refugees have been leaving Lebanon for years, either legally or illegally,
Racheladded this to Work: Refugee
Oxford University Press
Indicators for the Global Compact on Refugees
oup.com - Geoff Gilbert
One of the guiding principles of the Global Compact on Refugees (Refugee Compact) is ‘to operationalize the principles of burden- and …
marcdubeyadded this to Middle East News For The Perplexed
Syrian Refugees
The right not to return
jordantimes.com
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mary Kawar stated the obvious on Sunday, when she told the European Commissioner for Humanitarian …
MarketWatch
New York University
New Research Shows U.S. Consumers Prefer Brands that Support Refugees
MarketWatch
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- American consumers are more likely to purchase from brands that support refugees, according to a new report …
San Francisco
Volunteer Hackathon Yields Results for Refugees
unrefugees.org - www.unrefugees.org
During the first weekend in November, over 80 data scientists, data engineers and tech aficionados came together to change the world for refugees. …
Business School
Helping refugees in the U.S. turns out to be good for business
yahoo.com - Tülin Erdem
In the past two years, more than 100 companies have publicly joined the Tent Partnership for Refugees, a non-profit with a mission to develop and …
South Sudan
Uganda stands out in refugees hospitality | Africa Renewal Online
un.org - www.un.org
As thousands of desperate men, women and children flee conflicts and natural disasters in search of a place of refuge, some countries are debating …
The New Zealand Heraldadded this to New Zealand Herald World News
World News
Cyprus president urges fairer sharing of refugees within EU
nzherald.co.nz - AP
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president is urging fellow European Union member states to revamp existing agreements that will require each country …
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Syrian Refugees
Stay or go? Syrian refugees face huge choice |
Reuters - Thomson Reuters
Lebanon says 90,000 Syrians have returned this year, more than a million remain in Lebanon, including many who fear reprisals or army conscription, or whose homes were destroyed in the war. ▲ Hide Transcript
Russia says 114,000 Syrians returned home in 2018
seattlepi.com - www.seattlepi.com
MOSCOW (AP) — Nearly 114,000 Syrian refugees have returned home this year, the Russian military said Tuesday, a mere fraction of the nearly 6 million …
Indian Expressadded this to Indian Express
Syrian Refugees
250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year: UNHCR
indianexpress.com
Up to a 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others face problems with documentation and property …
The Conversation UKadded this to Conversation UK
Syrian Refugees
Syrian refugees remain trapped and marginalised by Lebanon's power-sharing politics
The Conversation UK - Drew Mikhael
World leaders gathered in Marrakesh on December 10 to sign a historic agreement safeguarding the rights of migrants. Despite the withdrawal of some …
St Helens
St Helens to welcome more refugees in 2019
sthelensreporter.co.uk - www.sthelensreporter.co.uk
St Helens will welcome the first of 60 new refugees from March 2019. In 2015 the government agreed to accept 20,000 Syrian refugees as part of a …
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Lifestyle (UK)
Buy A £2 Raffle Ticket And This Banksy Sculpture Could Be Yours
HuffPost UK - By Natasha Hinde
Go on, choose love. Graffiti artist Banksy has donated his ‘Dream Boat’ sculpture to a charity helping refugees – and it will now be raffled off for …
War
Millions Forced to Flee in Yemen
unrefugees.org - www.unrefugees.org
At A Glance: The world's worst humanitarian crisis • 22.2 million people in crisis • People are starving in parts of the country An ongoing and brutal civil …
Buffalo
Refugee resettlement programs in jeopardy around Buffalo - Buffalo Business First
bizjournals.com - www.bizjournals.com
By Tracey Drury – Reporter, Buffalo Business First Dec 11, 2018, 1:48pm EST Updated Dec 11, 2018, 2:48pm EST With support from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and …
UNHCR
Talent show in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, lifts spirits and brings hope
unhcr.org - By: Caroline Opile in Kakuma, Kenya | 11 Dec 2018
Refugee talent brought to life in the 5th year of ‘Kakuma Got Talent’ competition. Full of Peace cultural group perform Burundi dance and won in their …
AlJazeeraadded this to Middle East
Middle East
The kindergarten giving hope to refugees in Morocco
AlJazeera - Al Jazeera
Run by Yemeni refugees, the school located north of the capital Rabat allows kids to take charge of their own future. Kenitra, Morocco - A kindergarten called "Hope" operates in the middle of a residential
Italy
Italy's Salvini says fears about new migrant law 'surreal'
stltoday.com - www.stltoday.com
ROME (AP) — Italy's interior minister is defending a new government-backed law eliminating the category of "humanitarian protection" for migrants, …
James Madison
Bikes for Refugees
blueridgeoutdoors.com - Jess Daddio
In 2015, a photo of the lifeless body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who drowned while he and his family were attempting to cross from Turkey to …