TRIPOLI, Dec 8 2013 (IPS) - Youssef crossed the Sahara desert with a folded school map of Europe in his pocket. “Could you please point [out] Lampedusa in the map for me? I cannot find it.”Read more<
On the edge of Buenos Aires is a nothing little street called Pasaje C, a shot of dried mud leading into a slum from what passes for a main road, the garbage-strewn Mariano Acosta. There is a church, the Immaculate Virgin, toward the end of the pasaje—Spanish for passage—where, on one occasion, the local priest and a number of frightened residents took refuge deep in the sanctuary when rival drug gangs opened fire. Beyond the church, Pasaje C branches into the rest of the parish: more rutted mud and cracked concrete form Pasajes A to K. Brick chips from the hasty construction of squatter housing coagulate along what ought to be sidewalks. The word asesino—murderer—is scrawled in spray-paint on the sooty wall of a burned-out house, which was torched just days before in retaliation for yet another shooting. Packs of dogs sprawl beneath wrecked cars. Children wander heedless of traffic, because nothing can gather speed on these jagged roads. But even Pasaje C can lead to Rome.Read more<
The humanitarian landscape is evolving, with global challenges – such as climate change, population growth, rapid and unplanned urbanization, and food and water insecurity – leaving more and more people at risk. At the same time, new types of organizations are becoming increasingly involved in emergency response, from telecommunications companies to diaspora groups.Read more<
ROME, Italy, December 6 (UNHCR) – Pope Francis discussed the plight of millions of forcibly displaced people around the world with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Friday during a private audience in Vatican City.Read more<
When a poor person moves from a low-productivity job to a higher-productivity one, we usually celebrate. The worker is clearly better off; the hiring firm is no worse off; and it’s good for the economy as a whole. Indeed, development is often described as the process of structural transformation, where low-productivity workers (typically in agriculture) move to higher-productivity jobs in manufacturing or services.Read more<
LEBANON, 3 December 2013 (ICMC) – Many refugees cannot return home because of continued persecution. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) estimated that resettlement would be the best protective measure for over 181,000 persons in 2013 – a 5 per cent increase over the projection for last year.
For more than 30 years, the ICMC-managed Resettlement Support Center for Turkey and Middle East (RSC TuME) has provided tens of thousands of refugees a chance to begin their lives anew as permanent residents of the United States, the world’s top resettlement country<Read more<
Nearly 4,000 dead. Six hundred damaged schools. Millions displaced. A look at the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.Read more<
GENEVA, 16 November 2013 (ICMC) – Tolerating difference is not always easy: when people move across borders, tensions can arise. On the International Day of Tolerance, the International Catholic Migration Commission, stresses that the diversity makes nations -- and the world -- richer.Read more<
Once again, we have witnessed the catastrophic power of the nature that in less than one month hit the same area twice (Central – Southern Visayas) in the Philippines. On October 15th, a devastating earthquake and then on November 7th, the Typhoon Haiyan hit the Nation, sweeping away people and property in its course. The death toll is in the thousands, while the survivors struggle to put together what is left of their lives.Read more<
Behind the scenes footage of a giant refugee camp on the border of Syria will be broadcast on Tuesday in the first episode of a documentary series created by the UNHCR.
The 15-part programme will reveal the untold story of the Zaatari encampment on the Syria / Jordan border which is home to more than 120,000 refugees, half of whom are children.Read more<
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