Aid groups and the government of the West African nation have been at a loss to respond to a fast-moving emergency, set off by lawlessness and suspected terrorist attacks in a once-tranquil country.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
Under Pressure, New Zealand Ends a Refugee Policy Branded Racist
The revoking of restrictions on Middle Eastern and African refugees lifted a political millstone from around Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s neck.
Unveiling Monument to Migrants, Pope Francis Urges Compassion for Refugees
The pope unveiled the sculpture in St. Peter’s Square during a special Mass and portrayed migration as an opportunity to “promote the integral human development of all people.”
Europe Tries to Seize Momentum for a New Deal on Migration
With a populist leader ousted in Italy, many see the chance to reach an agreement on distributing arrivals around the Continent, suffocating far-right arguments.
She Fled Famine in North Korea, Then Died Poor in a Prosperous Land
A woman who fled famine in North Korea and her 6-year-old boy died alone and impoverished in Seoul, their bodies undiscovered for weeks. A country is asking why.
Syrian Children Saved a German Village. And a Village Saved Itself.
Four years after Germany took in over one million migrants, integration is quietly working, one village at a time.
War Made Her a Refugee. Now She’s ‘Home,’ in Amsterdam’s Counterculture.
It has been seven years since Souad fled Syria. In the Netherlands, she is learning to define herself as more than just a Muslim, a Syrian or a displaced person.
‘Midnight Traveler’ Review: A Refugee Family’s Search for Safe Harbor
The global migration crisis comes into intimate view in this documentary about an Afghan family’s arduous journey toward asylum.
A Hard Lesson for Migrants Who Give Up: There May Be No Welcome Mat Back Home
An estimated one in four people who migrate in search of opportunity return to their country of birth, by choice or otherwise. For many, it’s a rocky transition.
Is Trump’s America Tougher on Asylum than Other Western Countries?
President Trump’s plan to bar migrants from seeking asylum in the United States is similar to a scheme employed by Australia since 2012. Europe tried a comparable scheme in 2016, but it didn’t work.