Refugees
Map of the Day: “Mixed Migration” in the Horn of Africa and Arabian Penninsula
Today’s map comes from the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat. It shows the patterns of asylum seekers, economic migrants and others as they seek to leave the Horn of Africa for Cairo, Israel, and elsewhere.
For Syrian Refugees, Life at Home May Be Hell, But Camps Are No Haven
A special dispatch from a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.
Global Refugee Crisis Unmatched in Recent History
Global refugee populations are at an all time high while funding is flatlining.
Angelina Jolie Spotlights Syrian Refugee Crisis
Angelina Jolie when she visits places as Special Envoy for the UN Refugee Agency, the cameras follow. Such was the case in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey this week when Jolie and the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees visited camps set up to house Syrians fleeing the violence in their home country.
Prospects for Syrian “Safe Zones” Look Dim For Now
A refugee crisis is spurring Turkish calls for protecting Syrian refugees inside Syria.
The World Should Be More Outraged Over the Treatment of Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi government has ordered three prominent international NGOS: Medicines Sans Frontieres; Action Against Hunger; and the British-based Muslim Aid to cease providing humanitarian relief to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
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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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