UNHCR

Melissa Fleming Wants to Change the UN’s Public Image. Can She Do It?

January 27, 2020

The United Nations turns 75 this year, all year long. As its purpose is being questioned by some of its biggest donor nations, including the United States, the UN has a new person to reshape its public image through its global communications office, starting with how it presents its news. PassBlue obtained an exclusive copy …

Secretary-General, UN75

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UN Agencies Back Asylum Rights of Central American Migrants in Exodus to US

November 6, 2018

by Barbara Crossette

Working closely with Mexico, United Nations agencies are providing food and other necessities to thousands of migrants from Central America who are walking or riding in any vehicle they can find toward the United States. There, they are seeking asylum but face threats from the Trump administration. The president vows that the migrants, still …

Migration, US Foreign Relations

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WORLDVIEWS

UN Day: Another Day, Another 34,000 Refugees

October 23, 2017

by Michael Curtin

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 made it possible for the economic and social development for people worldwide. There is, however, …

Humanitarian Aid, Migration, Refugees, WORLDVIEWS

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BOOKS

Surviving a Sea That Stole Almost Everything: One Refugee’s Story

March 4, 2017

by Elizabeth Walsh

“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 family in my country has lost so much that they have had to rebuild their …

BOOKS, Refugees

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The UN Should Just Say No to Returning Refugees to Danger

February 27, 2017

by Bill Frelick

Pressure is building on Afghan and Somali refugees to go home, even if they no longer have homes to return to. It is not surprising that this pressure is coming from governments that have been hosting huge numbers of refugees and want to end what seems to them like a never-ending burden. What is …

Human Rights, Migration, Refugees, WORLDVIEWS

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WORLDVIEWS

How Trauma Therapy Can Help to Reduce Cycles of Violence

April 26, 2016

by Rolf C. Carriere

ÉCHENEVEX, France — While psychological trauma affects perhaps as many as 500 million victims worldwide, and adversely impacts human and social development on a massive scale, its most devastating — but least suspected — effect may well be the potential for peace. How? Because people who have been traumatized by violence or abuse could …

WORLDVIEWS

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In UN Refugee Camps, Sports Soothe Trauma for Children

January 27, 2016

by Laura E. Kirkpatrick

“Sport is the only area of human existence that has achieved universal law,” said Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee when he announced that elite athletes who were refugees could compete in the 2016 Olympics under that flag. “Regardless of where in the world we practice sport, the rules are the …

Education, Gender-Based Violence, Health and Population, Refugees

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The UN’s Demands to Stop the Violence in Yemen Fall on Deaf Ears

October 26, 2015

by Tom Woodcock

While the regional coalition led by Saudi Arabia continues its aerial bombardment against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and as ground troops — from Bahrain, Sudan and United Arab Emirates — join the Saudis in the fray, the pain dealt to civilians, especially children, has been rising ever since the war began in March. …

Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Middle East, Secretary-General, Security Council

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In New York State, a City Willing to Settle Refugees the Right Way

October 20, 2015

by Laura E. Kirkpatrick

BUFFALO — Inside this city’s West Side Bazaar, a business development incubator set up to assist refugees and immigrants here, colors dazzle and appetizing aromas waft around every corner. The bazaar is a packed mashup of a Middle Eastern souk with an outdoor market of Southern Asia. Vendors and aspiring restaurateurs from some of …

Migration, Refugees, Women

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More Refugees Destined for Europe, Further Testing Its Ability to Respond

October 4, 2015

by Barbara Crossette

With an astounding 12 million people in Syria displaced from their homes in a population that numbered about 23 million before its civil war began in full fledge in 2012, the questions that inevitably arise are: Why isn’t the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees more actively involved on the ground in Europe, the …

Middle East, Migration, Refugees

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Desperate Escape: Why Syrian and Other Refugees Are Rushing to Europe

September 18, 2015

by Shazia Z. Rafi

As a relentless remake of the Middle East and North Africa has been taking place, mass displacements of populations have also been occurring. And more chaos is ahead, says the United States Defense Intelligence chief, Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, in his assessment that Iraq and Syria may have been permanently torn asunder by war …

Middle East, Migration, Refugees, UN Agencies

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Asylum Seekers Knocking at Sweden’s Door Test Its History of Warm Welcome

October 10, 2014

by Alexander Brotman

Far from the first point of entry into Europe for asylum seekers, Sweden has emerged as one of the most generous nations in the European Union, offering to take in high numbers of migrants when other nations have been reluctant to do so. Sweden, with a population of just under 10 million, received 54,300 …

Migration, Refugees

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Her Job? To Welcome Boat Migrants Landing at Sicily’s Ports

May 20, 2014

by Yermi Brenner

SICILY, Italy — Fabiana Giuliani is a legal associate for the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees, but in the last few months she has spent most of her time in ports. Based on the southern island of Sicily, Giuliani, a 31-year-old Italian native who has been working for the UN refugee agency for …

Africa, Human Trafficking, Libya, Migration

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Unido: What Does Its Future Hold?

August 7, 2013

by Stephen Browne

At the end of 2012, Britain withdrew its membership from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, or Unido, the most recent of several major donor countries (including the United States and Canada) to do so. Although it has had strong support from many developing countries, Unido has for many years been regarded with skepticism …

Development, UN Agencies

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UNHCR

Melissa Fleming Wants to Change the UN’s Public Image. Can She Do It?

UN Agencies Back Asylum Rights of Central American Migrants in Exodus to US

UN Day: Another Day, Another 34,000 Refugees

Surviving a Sea That Stole Almost Everything: One Refugee’s Story

The UN Should Just Say No to Returning Refugees to Danger

How Trauma Therapy Can Help to Reduce Cycles of Violence

In UN Refugee Camps, Sports Soothe Trauma for Children

The UN’s Demands to Stop the Violence in Yemen Fall on Deaf Ears

In New York State, a City Willing to Settle Refugees the Right Way

More Refugees Destined for Europe, Further Testing Its Ability to Respond

Desperate Escape: Why Syrian and Other Refugees Are Rushing to Europe

Asylum Seekers Knocking at Sweden’s Door Test Its History of Warm Welcome

Her Job? To Welcome Boat Migrants Landing at Sicily’s Ports

Unido: What Does Its Future Hold?

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