The pros and cons of Migration
There are many arguments about the advantages and disadvantages of migration and how it has affected us locally. Impacts on host countries Positive Job vacancies and skills gaps can be […]
Jordan: Landmark summit to address impact of forced migration on children
Monday’s Second Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018 will be held under Royal patronage By Rana Husseini – Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Ali holds a joint press […]
Refugee Bedtime Stories ‘A Long, Long Time Ago, Syria Was Beautiful, My Son’
Bedtime stories convey a sense of security and closeness. But what tales do people without a home or homeland share with their children? Stories full of hope and warmth. […]
Help refugees wherever they come from, Austria’s Kurz says
Reuters International This content was published on December 24, 2017 Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz holds a news conference after meeting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (not pictured) in Brussels, Belgium, […]
EU gives itself June deadline for deal on refugees
Reuters International This content was published on December 15, 2017 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, the Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attend the Visegrad Group meeting in Brussels, […]
Migration series (Part 5): Switzerland, land of European immigration
By Duc-Quang Nguyen This content was published on December 18, 2017 Switzerland has one of the highest percentages of foreigners in its population, most of whom are Europeans. Has […]
International humanitarian law: ICRC president warns over ‘explosive mix’ of urban conflicts
By Kathrin Ammann This content was published on December 11, 2017 The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer inspects the scene of the […]
US Pulls Out of UN Migrant and Refugee Pact
Last Updated: December 03, 2017 VOA News Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea, Nov. 29, […]
Bern meeting: ICRC head hopes for consensus, resettlement agreement at migration conference
This content was published on November 12, 2017 Maurer, who recently visited Yemen, also said his organisation is hoping to use diplomatic channels to gain access to the war-torn country (Keystone) The head of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is hoping that an upcoming international […]
More than a third of adults in Switzerland have immigrant roots
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 25 October 2017 The UN in Geneva, a city where 64 percent have a migration background. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP Nearly 37 percent of adults living in […]
International Law : The Banality of Crimes against Migrants
Around the world, migrants are locked up in camps, abused and often driven to the brink of starvation. Many die as a result. These crimes should finally be punished, by the International Criminal Court. A Guest Editorial by Ioannis Kalpouzos and Itamar Mann DPA Border fence between Hungary and Serbia. […]
International marriages dominate in Switzerland
The Local news@thelocal.ch 10 July 2017 File photo: maximka87/Depositphotos Fewer than half the weddings that took place in Switzerland last year were between two native Swiss people. According to recent figures published by the Swiss statistics office, in only 47 percent of weddings held in 2016 were both partners Swiss. […]
A hike across Switzerland to promote integration
http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43219940&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 30, 2017 – 17:00 Hamid and Mohammed from Afghanistan have been described as Switzerland’s most famous asylum seekers because they are hiking across the country. They are journeying across Switzerland on foot as part of their attempt to integrate in their host country, and to make good […]
U.S. State Dept. seeks tougher visa scrutiny, including social media checks
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: International travellers arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S. February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Laura Buckman (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati and […]
Switzerland: NEW INTELLIGENCE CATEGORY: Ninety people identified as being ‘at risk’ of jihadism
MAY 2, 2017 – The intelligence service, headquartered in Bern, released the new category and figures as part of its annual report. (Keystone) Switzerland’s intelligence service has created a new category for identifying and describing the estimated 90 individuals who could have connections to terrorist activity. The new “at risk” […]
Myths of Migration: Much of What We Think We Know Is Wrong
The debate over migration is plagued by a variety of inaccuracies and misunderstandings — on both the right and the left. Here is what the research really shows. By Hein de Haas AFP Migrants at the Greece-Macedonia border in March 2016 March 21, 2017 Migration was the issue of the […]
Donald Trump’s Muslim ban is nothing compared to Theresa May’s ‘Christian’ approach to immigration
May is hardly the first avowedly Christian politician who would have made Jesus ruin his cute trick with the loaves and fish by puking over the lot of them Matthew Norman @IndyVoices When starting a column such as this, the sense of inadequacy is even more overwhelming than usual. The […]
India is a top source and destination for world’s migrants
BY PHILLIP CONNOR7 COMMENTS Construction workers from India wait for transportation near the Grand Hormuz Hotel in Muscat, Oman. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) India has a long history of migration. More than a century ago, large numbers of Indian migrants – many of them involuntary ones – moved to […]
Your smartphone is the most dangerous thing you own – don’t take it with you if you travel to America
The legal loophole that allows the US border to be classified as “outside” normal US constitutional protections should be cause for concern. Your important private data is simply not safe if you wish to travel to the US Mike Harris @mjrharris Here’s a fun game to help you make new (weird) […]
The Government’s cruel immigration policy is tearing my family apart – and forcing us into exile
I thought as a Briton I had the freedom to marry who I wanted and settle with them in my country. I was wrong JONATHAN GREEN 3 hours ago Click to follow Critics of the UK’s immigration policy call it “soft-touch Britain”. They say we have “open borders”, but the […]