refugee crisis
- Elizabeth Walsh
- • March 4, 2017
“I represent just one voice among the millions who risk their lives every day in order to live a life of dignity,” writes Doaa Al Zamel, a young Syrian woman who survived a horrific journey across the Mediterranean. “Every…
- Tino Calabia
- • December 9, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year ago, almost 1 percent of the world’s population, about 65 million people, had been forcibly displaced from their homes. That is a population size that would constitute a nation larger than Britain or would…
- Categories: Development, Humanitarian Aid, Middle East, Migration, Refugees
- Joanne Myers
- • September 14, 2016
As the special envoy to the United Nations secretary-general on international migration since 2006, Peter Sutherland, an Irishman, has minced few words on the topic of people leaving their homes in search of better lives. In his role at…
- Categories: General Assembly, Human Rights, Migration, Refugees, UN Special Envoys
- Nicholas Micinski and Thomas G. Weiss
- • February 4, 2016
The unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants to Europe has increased the visibility of the longstanding nexus of migration, development and security. The emphasis on terrorism and national security is understandable but myopic if the essential benefits of migration…
- Categories: Development, SDGs
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • November 11, 2015
Filippo Grandi of Italy has been selected by Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary-general, to become the 11th UN High Commissioner for Refugees, a post based in Geneva. Grandi will be officially voted into office by the UN General…
- Categories: GOINGS-ON
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