He lost his legs in a 2003 suicide attack but continued his scholarship and field work on behalf of the world’s displaced.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
Coronavirus Brings Migrant Labor to a Near Halt
Laborers have not just stopped traveling in search of work. Many have also headed back to their home countries.
Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees Stuck at Sea With ‘Zero Hope’
At least three boats carrying Rohingya refugees have been adrift for more than two months. As of this week, rights groups that had been tracking the boats lost sight of them.
Latest Tactic to Push Migrants From Europe? A Private, Clandestine Fleet
The government of Malta enlisted three privately owned fishing trawlers to intercept migrants in the Mediterranean, and force them back to a war zone, officials and a boat captain say.
‘I Could Be One of Them’: Belgians Help Migrants Amid Coronavirus
Under strict lockdown measures, asylum seekers and migrants on the streets of Brussels increasingly rely on residents for survival.
As Himalayas Warm, Nepal’s Climate Migrants Struggle to Survive
Pushed out of their village by a drought and lack of food, a group of Nepalis are fighting to amplify the voices of those forced to relocate by the planet’s warming.
E.U. Court Rules 3 Countries Violated Deal on Refugee Quotas
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic failed to live up to their end of an agreement to distribute 160,000 asylum seekers who had arrived in Greece and Italy, the court said.
Doctor, Refugee. Violinist, Refugee. Model, Refugee.
They felt on top of the world. Then the world turned upside down.
Coronavirus Refugees: The World’s Most Vulnerable Face Pandemic
Crowded camps, depleted clinics and scarce soap and water make social distancing and even hand-washing impossible for millions of refugees.
U.N. Issues $2 Billion Appeal to Combat Virus and Urges Aid for Other Crises
Without continued humanitarian assistance, the U.N. warned, crisis areas will be unable to contain the coronavirus, potentially killing millions of people.