A five-year grant from the Lego Foundation will allow Sesame Workshop and aid groups to develop education programs for Syrian and Rohingya children.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
Houthi Delegation Leaves Yemen for Talks in Sweden
A U.N. envoy accompanied the negotiating team for the first talks with the Saudi-led coalition since 2016. The war has killed an estimated 57,000 people.
Nearly 132 Million People Will Need Help, U.N. Says in 2019 Appeal
The U.N. is seeking about $25 billion, an increase of about 10 percent, even though relief agencies are becoming more efficient.
Denmark Plans to Isolate Unwanted Migrants on a Small Island
The island center, housing as many as 100 people, is part of the government’s drive to make life so untenable for failed asylum seekers that they leave voluntarily.
5 Weeks and Counting: Dutch Church Holds Worship Marathon to Protect Migrant Family
Bethel Church in The Hague is taking advantage of a law that forbids the police from entering a place while a religious service is being held. Help has poured in.
Bullying Video Prompts Outrage and Refugee Support in Britain
Footage showing a 15-year-old tackled to the ground and doused with water has provoked an outpouring of sympathy and fund-raising.
Lawyer for Snowden in Hong Kong Says He Left City Under Pressure
Robert Tibbo, a Canadian lawyer, says he is being punished for bringing attention to the plight of asylum seekers in Hong Kong, some of whom sheltered Edward J. Snowden.
Syrian Refugee, Stranded in Malaysian Airport for Months, Lands in Vancouver
Hassan al-Kontar, who was wanted in Syria for refusing to serve in the military, documented his extended airport stay on social media.
Children of North Korean Mothers Find More Hardship in the South
Often born in rural China, the children of North Korean defectors find they are not welcome in South Korea, where they face language barriers and abuse.
Clinton Wants Europe to Get Tough on Migration. It Already Has.
Centrist leaders in Europe have cut migration to Europe by about 90 percent already, using the kinds of deterrents belatedly recommended by Hillary Clinton.