Refugees
Afghan IDP Children are Freezing to Death. Here’s How to Help.
“Is that reasonable that all of them would die at night?” That’s how Afghanistan’s top disaster response official responded when asked about the nearly two dozen children who have frozen to death in IDP camps in Kabul over the past month.
Map of the Day: South Sudan’s Humanitarian Crises
I just concluded a Google Hangout with WFP spokesperson Judith Schuler who’s currently in Asosa, Ethiopia monitoring the influx of refugees from across the border in South Sudan
Asylum Claims Poised to Hit 8 Year High
Every six months, the UN Refugee Agency publishes statistics on the number of people who apply for asylum in industrialized countries. The twice yearly “Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries” is something of a proxy for trends in global conflict, crises and displacement.
Will the International Community Have to Funnel Their Aid Through a Terrorist Organization?
East Africa is suffering its worst drought in 60 years and millions are streaming towards already crowded refugee camps. Al Shabaab has become an important interlocutor for the provision of humanitarian aid.
Epic Drought in Ethiopia and Somalia; Possible Famine
The worst drought in 60 years is plaguing large portions of the Horn of Africa. Famine is a real possibility.
Why Would a NATO Country Send Fleeing Refugees Back to Libya?
A new agreement between the governing council in Benghazi and the Italian government raises the prospect that refugees seeking asylum will be forced back to Libya.
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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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