Refugees

President Joe Biden said Monday he would raise the refugee admissions cap for the current fiscal year to 62,500, revising an earlier announcement that would have maintained historically low Trump-era levels. “It is important to take this action today to remove any lingering doubt in the minds of refugees around…

Issued on: 30/04/2021 - 19:56Modified: 03/05/2021 - 12:07 A child plays in the middle of coils of barbed wire in Camp 2E in Cox’s Bazar on April 29, 2021. © Remove The Fence A number of Rohingya refugees were killed when they tried to escape a series of fires that…

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Elill Easwaran Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 29 Apr 2021 7:00AM · Refugees are shying away from public hospitals due to discrimination experienced when seeking treatment. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, April 29, 2021. BAD experiences of discrimination at public hospitals are putting off…

Federal judges in New York, Virginia and two other states issued rulings that, for now, halt major parts of President Trump's just-announced ban on refugees and travelers coming from several mostly Muslim countries. Kenneth Craig reports on the protests and the fallout. Read More

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TOKYO, Apr 23, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced a collaboration between NEC XON, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations programme that promotes better quality of life for all through sustainable urbanization, and Peace Winds Japan (PWJ), an NGO that provides…

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For thousands of years the Eastern Mediterranean has been a place that bridges cultures and continents through empire, trade, and migration. To think of Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus is to picture cobalt blue skies and shimmering seas, sun-drenched islands filled with olive groves and citrus trees, and mezze-laden tables with…