Refugees

The opposition in Syria is accusing the government of using "siege and starve" tactics, to force war refugees from a camp in the desert. Around 14,000 people have left Rukban camp in the past three months. Its unclear how many of the remaining 27,000 are re…

Kampala, Uganda - In July last year, Maska Wizine's brother-in-law, a journalist, was killed when rebels attacked a radio station he worked at in the Beni area of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was the only person in the station that …

America is no longer the global leader in providing safe haven for people fleeing conflict and persecution. Canada has knocked the United States from its perch as the top resettler of refugees — the first time the United States has not held the top spot since…

While the number of countries criminalizing homosexuality has dropped dramatically in the past 50 years, the number of LGBTQ refugees has risen, according to the United Nations. Members of the LGBTQ community overcome extraordinary risks to escape violent re…

Angelina Jolie is writing. First, TIME magazine announced Jolie was joining the publication as a contributing editor, reporting that she would be writing monthly TV recaps for on various Bravo franchises. Just kidding! Shell be writing pieces primarily on d…

David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN)World Refugee Day is an emotional moment every year. When UNHCR publishes its annual totals on the n…

For years the world could count on the US to permanently welcome the largest number of refugees. Not anymore. Canada now holds that distinction after US president Donald Trumps administration dramatically cut the number of refugees it accepts. In 2018, 23,00…

Yangon, Myanmar - Drastic cuts to humanitarian assistance for refugees who fled Myanmar for Thailand have stoked widespread "hopelessness and depression" in camps along the border, deepening a mental health crisis that has seen suicide rates soar, a coalition…

Ekram Elmoge, a 21-year-old who resettled in St. Cloud from Somalia about five years ago, described the city as diversity without inclusion. Ms. Elmoge said she had been harassed by white residents, who have yelled, Go back to your country and Youre here for …

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