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What You Need to Know About Internally Displaced People Around the World

Over 41 million people were internally displaced last year due to conflict and violence, according to a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center. This is a record high and excludes an additional 17 million people who were internally...

Venezuelan Refugees in Curaçao are Facing Abuse, Detention and Deportation

Ed note. This is a special guest post from Izza Leghtas and Jessica Thea of Refugees International. “I’ve been here two years, and I don’t have a right to anything. I can’t get sick. The other day a neighbor started...

The “Remain in Mexico” Policy is Failing Asylum Seekers at the Southern US Border

In late January, the Trump administration began a pilot program on the border between Tijuana and San Diego in which migrants who claim asylum are sent back to wait in Mexico as their asylum claims are processed. This is known...

Here’s How the UN is Responding to the Migrant Caravan in Central America

A group of mostly Honduran migrants have been displaced from their homes through a combination of violence, extreme drought and economic hardship. They are now making their way north, hoping to reach the United States. The group numbers more than...

The UN Refugee Agency Faces a Big Funding Shortfall

As the refugee crisis continues to worsen, funding for it is steadily shrinking, according to a new report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). So far, the agency says it’s only received 45 percent of the $8.2 million it called...

PODCAST: The Return of Syrian Refugees Has Begun. And it is Becoming a Tactic of War

1.5 million Syrian refugees are in Lebanon today. But as the fighting quells in areas of Syria, some of these refugees are considering returning home. Who gets to return, the places to which they will return, and the circumstances under...

Europe’s New Migration Deal, Explained

Leaders of the EU held a summit that lasted into the predawn hours last week, trying to come to an agreement on the issue of irregular migration. The final agreement is short on details, but appears to be a further...

Trump’s Pick to Lead the International Organization for Migration Faces a Key Vote

UPDATE: IOM member states have rejected the US nominee, Ken Isaacs as director general. After three rounds of voting, his name was withdrawn from the list of candidates for securing the fewest number of votes. This is the first time...

This is the Dawning of the The Age of “The Aquarius”

The story of the MS Aquarius and its 627 passengers is becoming the story of international migration today — and it is a story of wealthy countries turning their backs on vulnerable migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. On June 9, Italy refused...

What You Need to Know About Internally Displaced People Around the World

Venezuelan Refugees in Curaçao are Facing Abuse, Detention and Deportation

The “Remain in Mexico” Policy is Failing Asylum Seekers at the Southern US Border

Here’s How the UN is Responding to the Migrant Caravan in Central America

The UN Refugee Agency Faces a Big Funding Shortfall

PODCAST: The Return of Syrian Refugees Has Begun. And it is Becoming a Tactic of War

Europe’s New Migration Deal, Explained

Trump’s Pick to Lead the International Organization for Migration Faces a Key Vote

This is the Dawning of the The Age of “The Aquarius”

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations