Migrants
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Pope Supports U.S. Bishops' Criticism of 'Immoral' Immigration Policy
New York, N.Y. Reuters has released an exclusive interview with Pope Francis in which he criticizes Trump administration policy on migrant family separation. Pope Francis…
U.N.: Hungary's Laws on Helping Foreigners Blatantly Xenophobic
New York, N.Y. Hungarian legislation that criminalizes anyone who supports asylum seekers and other vulnerable individuals is “blatantly xenophobic”, “shameful” and “disg…
'Tolerance' is a Commitment to Seek in Our Diversity, and Unite Humanity
New York, N.Y. Underscoring the importance of tolerance, particularly in today's diverse world, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the UN Educat…
Ban Urges Countries Along Balkan Route to Keep Borders Open
New York, N.Y. Concerned with the increasing number of border restrictions along the Balkan land route, including in Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and the Former Yug…
Global Forced Displacement for 2015 Breaks Records at 60 Million
New York, N.Y. Forced displacement this year is likely exceed all previous records, for the first time topping 60 million, meaning that one out of every 122 persons on Ea…
Greek Hoteliers Offer Respite to Weary Migrants
Idomeni, Greece . Locals in northern Greece are divided about the flood of war refugees. Some say asylum-seekers cause chaos and steal. Others express deep sympathy for t…
U.N. Demands Protection for Child Migrants Flooding into Europe
New York, N.Y. Child protection systems across Europe are completely overwhelmed as the rate of youngsters in the flood of refugees and migrants has soared to one in thre…
Unaccompanied Refugee Children in Europe ‘Falling Between Cracks’
New York, N.Y. New data reveal that a record 96,500 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children applied for asylum across Europe in 2015, the United Nations Children’s Fun…
UNICEF Warns of Risk for Migrant Children Arriving in Europe
New York, N.Y. More than nine out of 10 refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe this year through Italy are unaccompanied, the United Nations Children's Fund ( UN…
'Status Quo Simply Cannot Continue in Syria' – U.N. Chief
New York, N.Y. More than five years since the unrest in Syria began, senior United Nations officials today stressed to the Security Council that the status quo in the war…
Ban Warns of ‘Misplaced Suspicions’ of Muslim Refugees, Migrants
New York, N.Y. As last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut continue to reverberate round the world with calls to restrict refugee and migrant movement in the nam…
Burns: U.S. Must Continue To Take In Refugees, End Anti-Moslem Rhetoric
Cambridge, MA. In an recent interview entitled Professor Nicholas Burns Responds to the House Vote on Syrian Refugees, university professor, columnist, lecturer, and form…
European Border Restrictions on Refugees Violate Human Rights
New York, N.Y. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Balkan States today that border restrictions based on a refugee’s or migrant’s nationality infringed human rights, wit…
France Condemns Favoritism for Christian Refugees
Washington, D.C. French and U.N. leaders on Tuesday condemned officials who say that Europe's acceptance of refugees from the Mideast ought to be limited to migrants who…
Fund Launch for Kids in Greece with Ancient Hellenic Ideals
New York, N.Y. The recent launch of the J. Luce Foundation 's Hellenic Fund to support children in Greece - whether economically distressed, orphaned, or refugee - was an…
Group Praises Obama on Refugees, Advocates for LGBT Slots
San Francisco, CA. Neil Grungras, Executive Director of ORAM - Organization for Refuge, Asylum, and Migration, applauded the Obama administration for yesterday’s announce…
Mediterranean Migrant Deaths Break Records, Hearts
Geneva, Switzerland. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that migrant deaths on the Mediterranean Sea routes to Europe are breaking all previous re…
No Cuts in Development Aid to Refugee Crisis Urged
New York, N.Y. Reducing development assistance to finance the cost of refugee flows is counter-productive, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today, declaring that “…
Slavery Abolition Day: Beware Trafficking of Refugees, Migrants
New York, N.Y. With over 60 million people driven from their homes and millions more crossing borders to seek a better life, the risk of mounting human trafficking and en…
U.N. Agency Urges Jordan to Allow 12,000 Desperate Syrian Refugees Stranded at Border
New York, N.Y. Amid worsening conditions inside Syria, the United Nations refugee agency today expressed grave concern for nearly 12,000 people trying to flee the country…
U.N. Hails Austria, Germany for Helping Migrants
New York, N.Y. As Austria and Germany begin receiving thousands of refugees and migrants who crossed the border last night from Hungary, the United Nations refugee agency…
U.N. Human Rights Chief: Czech Republic Should Halt Detention of Migrants, Refugees
New York, N.Y. The top United Nations human rights official today strongly criticized the detention of migrants and refugees in the Czech Republic, drawing attention to t…
U.N. Welcomes Expanded E.U. Support to Refugees Fleeing Conflict
New York, N.Y. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees today welcomed a decision by the European Union (EU) to increase resources for humanitarian assistance co…
U.N.: Flow of Refugee and Migrant Children into Greece Doubles
New York, N.Y. About a third of the refugees and migrants who have drowned in the Aegean Sea this year were children, while the number of children applying for asylum in…
U.N.: Refugee Sea Arrivals in Greece Approach 400,000
New York, N.Y. The United Nations refugee agency said today that, despite adverse weather conditions, refugee and migrant arrivals in Greece this year are expected to hit…
Untold South Asian Stories at IAAC Literary Festival in New York
New York, N.Y. Aroon Shivdasani, Executive and Artistic Director of the Indo-American Arts Council ( IAAC ), did not sleep much last month - though she seldom does. Aroon…
With 1,000+ Refugees Arriving Daily, Greek Islands Under Severe Strain
Athens, Greece. Close to 1,000 refugees are now arriving on the Greek islands every day, creating an unprecedented emergency for Greece and other countries, the U.N. refu…