Rohingya refugees
- Barbara Crossette
- • October 20, 2020

A decade after the first democratic reforms began taking shape after long years of harsh military rule in Myanmar, its citizens are preparing to vote in a national election on Nov. 8. It will be an important test for…
- Categories: Asia, Governance, Refugees
- Michael Curtin
- • October 23, 2017

Oct. 24 is not just another day on the calendar. It is United Nations Day, an excellent time to take note of one of the accomplishments the world body has achieved in its 72-year history. The global institution has…
- Categories: Humanitarian Aid, Migration, Refugees, WORLDVIEWS
- Barbara Crossette
- • May 11, 2017

In mid-2016, the United Nations refugee agency and Ugandan officials made a horrific discovery. Cholera was being introduced in a migrant settlement by refugees from South Sudan who were fleeing the extreme violence in their imploding country. In barely…
- Categories: Health and Population, Migration, Myanmar, Refugees, Take a Look, US-UN Relations