After seven years of civil war, the president of South Sudan and his chief foe said they had agreed to form a government, just as the United Nations released a report documenting the war’s toll.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
‘It’s Like the End of the World’
At the Turkish border with Syria, tales of the desperation unfolding on the other side, where some 900,000 people are fleeing a Syrian assault.
Boat Packed With Rohingya Refugees Capsizes Off Bangladesh
At least 15 people drowned, reports said. One official said the 50-person boat was carrying 130 away from refugee camps.
The Scenic Isle Where the World’s Chaos Comes Home to Roost
On Samos, islanders and asylum seekers bear the shared brunt of forces beyond their control — like chaos in the Middle East and the cold shoulder of the European Union.
A Onetime ‘Refugee Child’ Takes On Austria’s Far Right
Alma Zadic arrived in Vienna from Bosnia when she was 10. Now, she is the justice minister in an awkward coalition of liberal Greens and hard-line, anti-immigrant conservatives.
Trump Threw Weighty Refugee Decisions to Local Government, With Painful Results
President Trump’s executive order granting local officials veto power over refugee resettlement has divided communities and left immigrants feeling unwanted.
Nigerians in New York Worry Expanded Travel Ban Will Hurt Family Ties
“It’s just not right to just blanket ban a group of people,” said one college professor who has lived in the U.S. for about 20 years.
Asylum Seekers Find a New Route to Europe, Flowing Into a Divided Cyprus
The tiny island now hosts the most refugees per capita in the European Union.
Wary Residents Return to Homes Near Volcano in Philippines
Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by the threat of huge eruptions from the Taal Volcano, but officials say the danger has subsided.
U.N. Court’s Order on Rohingya Is Cheered, but Will Myanmar Comply?
Officials in Myanmar have said little about a ruling that it must protect the Muslim ethnic group and report back on the steps it has taken.