REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND MIGRANTS
© Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Most people in the world have had the experience of leaving the place where they grew up. Maybe they will only move as far as the […]
What the latest figures reveal about the state of the world’s refugees
22 Jun 2025 Jonathan Gornall LONDON: There are not many people who would consider starting over at the age of 103. But for father, grandfather and great-grandfather Jassim, who has […]
«We are being driven to our deaths»: Hundreds of refugees are stuck in Sri Lanka after UN withdrawal of aid
International View nzz.ch The U.N. refugee agency is scaling back its presence in Sri Lanka, and has therefore stopped aid payments to refugees living there. Now they are desperately wondering […]
OIC marks World Refugee Day
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha. (X@OIC_OCI) ARAB NEWS June 20, 2024 JEDDAH: Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha has reiterated the OIC’s support and solidarity […]
UNHCR Hosts Halal bi Halal Event, Strengthening Partnerships in Islamic Philanthropy
3 May 2024 ©UNHCR’s Representative, Ms. Ann Maymann, standing alongside UNHCR’s Islamic Philantropy donors and partners during a Halal bil Halal event. Jakarta, May 3, 2024 – The United Nations High […]
The thorny issue of refugees’ right of return can be solved
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB February 07, 2024 Israel last month accused 12 members of the UN Relief and Works Agency of being involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Following the […]
Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced
December 16, 2023 UNHCR distributes relief items to returnees at a transit centre in Renk, South Sudan. — courtesy UNHCR/Andrew McConnell GENEVA — While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community must match that generosity with far greater solidarity, UN chief António Guterres […]
Global Refugee Forum takes stock of international response to the biggest human displacement in history
SPECIAL People stand near tents at the Sahlat Al-Banat makeshift camp for internally displaced people set-up next to a waste dump on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of […]
King of Jordan delivers keynote address at Global Refugee Forum in Geneva
By JT – Dec 14,2023 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah participates in the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva and delivers the keynote address (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) GENEVA — […]
Shelter of humanity: Turkey’s history with Jewish refugees
BY AHMET GÜNHAN ANKARA APR 03, 2017 – 12:00 AM GMT+3 Anatolia’s rich and abundant lands have always been welcoming to people who have fled their homeland seeking shelter and the […]
More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
1 of 4 | Ethnic Rohingya disembark from their boat upon landing in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are […]
‘Thrice as many migrants died in the Mediterranean this summer’, UNICEF
Migrants on the deck of an Italian coastguard vessel as they are taken to the island of Lampedusa after being rescued at sea, September 15, 2023.© Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse A “graveyard for […]
“Multiculturalism Has Failed”: Suella Braverman In Speech On Migrants
Suella Braverman was criticised by the UN refuge agency and opposition parties in the UK for the remarks. World News Edited by Amit ChaturvediUpdated: September 27, 2023 Suella Braverman said multiculturalism […]
Tory MPs criticise Suella Braverman’s ‘alarmist’ speech on migration
Suella Braverman an Aubrey Allegretti Senior political correspondent@breeallegrettiThu 28 Sep 2023 10.18 BST Two MPs distance themselves from home secretary’s talk of ‘existential challenge’ as she called for human rights reform […]
Europe chips away at refugee law as migrant deaths soar
International Geneva On July 7, during a rescue operation by SOS Méditerranée, the Libyan coastguard fired shots close to the NGO boat, putting the crew’s lives at risk as well as those […]
‘Europe or death’ – the teenage migrants risking it all to cross the Med
bbc,com Migrants saved in one of the first rescue operations in the Mediterranean since hundreds of people died when a boat sank off the Greek coast, say nothing could deter […]
World Refugee Day: Syrian, Palestinian refugees need understanding, not platitudes
RAMZY BAROUD June 19, 2023 Fadi, a Syrian teenager with curly hair and an acne-covered face, miraculously survived one of the greatest migrant boat disasters in the modern history of […]
Refugees should be seen as an opportunity, not a burden
DR. MAJID RAFIZADEH June 18, 2023 This year’s Refugee Week, which aims to celebrate and honor refugees across the world, runs from June 19-25. World Refugee Day also takes place […]
Weaponization of the refugee crisis must be addressed
KHALED ABOU ZAHR June 01, 2023 During the Turkiye presidential elections, the status of Syrian refugees became a central topic. The winner of the election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took a […]
Xenophobia grows amidst raids and repeated attacks on sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia
Issued on: 24/02/2023 – 16:20 Text by:Fatma Ben HamadFollow 8 min Tunisian law enforcement has launched a wave of repression against the country’s sub-Saharan African population, carrying out random identity checks […]