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“Leaving no one behind” – Cross River targets refugees for COVID-19 vaccination Refugees

“Leaving no one behind” – Cross River targets refugees for COVID-19 vaccination

Calendar, 2 July 2021 - Few months since the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility, the global initiative to ensure equitable vaccine distribution, internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Adagom refugee community in Cross River State received their first dose of the Astra Zeneca vaccine as part of…
bubmag
July 2, 2021
The Immigrant Families Separated by Trump Are Stuck in Legal Limbo Under Biden Refugees

The Immigrant Families Separated by Trump Are Stuck in Legal Limbo Under Biden

Amid the efforts to reunify the migrant families that were separated by President Donald Trump’s notorious zero tolerance policy, one question has consistently hovered in the background like an uninvited guest: Why can’t we just give these families permanent status? After a long period of kicking the can down the…
bubmag
June 29, 2021
News24.com | OPINION | Sibusisiwe Ndlela, Boitumelo Masipa, Mbali Baduza: Migrants’ struggle to access healthcare Refugees

News24.com | OPINION | Sibusisiwe Ndlela, Boitumelo Masipa, Mbali Baduza: Migrants’ struggle to access healthcare

While the Health Act states that refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and undocumented persons should be given basic access to healthcare, that is not happening on the ground and it is a challenge for many documented and undocumented persons who don't have the means to pay, writes Sibusisiwe Ndlela, Boitumelo Masipa and…
bubmag
June 22, 2021
The Biden administration resettled fewer than 300 refugees in April, pacing for an historic low this year Refugees

The Biden administration resettled fewer than 300 refugees in April, pacing for an historic low this year

The United States resettled just 271 refugees in April, according to new data from the State Department. The US has thus far resettled 2,334 refugees in the current fiscal year, an historic low. President Biden recently raised the admissions cap to 62,500, but warned he would not meet that goal.…
bubmag
May 7, 2021