Refugees
American Immigration Reform May Finally Help ‘Stateless’ People
The most important immigration reform you have not heard about.
Mali Refugees, In Their Own Words (Video)
A very well done video from UNICEF lets us hear directly from the people most affected by conflict in the Sahel
What 1 Million Refugees Looks Like (Video)
It took two years for the crisis in Syria to escalate to the point where 1 million Syrians have been officially registered by the UN Refugee Agency. The actual number of people who fled is likely to be higher.
Malian Refugees Face Hunger in Niger (Video)
Niger is one of the poorest countries on the planet, yet 50,000 Malians have fled there to escape fighting at home. Niger does not have the capacity to feed, shelter, and provide basic humanitarian relief to these refugees. The international community needs to step up, but so far funding for humanitarian relief is falling short.
Syria Humanitarian Response Woefully Underfunded
A 20% funding gap is leaving refugees literally out in the cold.
“Hungry and Cold.” Winter Sets in for Syrian Refugees
Syrian refugees and those displaced inside the country are hungry and cold, but so far the international community is not mounting an effective humanitarian response.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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