2017 saw a host of new and quickly deepening humanitarian crises from Southeast Asia to Africa. But behind this rising tide of forced displacement was an isolationist and xenophobic political...
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2017 saw a host of new and quickly deepening humanitarian crises from Southeast Asia to Africa. But behind this rising tide of forced displacement was an isolationist and xenophobic political...
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A British demand to use aid money to repair hurricane damage to its semi-autonomous territories in the Caribbean looks set to be blocked. Donor countries meeting today in Paris to hammer out new...
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Last September, 193 member states attending the UN summit on refugees and migrants in New York committed to take in more refugees through resettlement and other legal avenues. Nine months later, and...
An IRIN investigation finds evidence the Home Office is using outside NGOs to pressure asylum seekers The UK Home Office is accelerating its drive for “illegal” migrants and those refused asylum to...
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By Georgina Sturge Senior Research Officer on the Social Protection programme at the Overseas Development Institute in London LONDON, 6 January 2017 Recent months have seen a proliferation of media...
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By Ben Parker British NGOs received €145 million from the EU’s emergency aid department, ECHO, in 2015. When the UK leaves the EU following Brexit, UK-registered non-profits will no longer be...
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By Kristy Siegfried OXFORD, 27 June 2016 Britain has remained largely sealed off from the refugee crisis that has rocked much of the rest of Europe for the past year. Protected by geography and its...
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By Jared Ferrie Colombia’s largest guerrilla group has agreed to release all of its soldiers under age 15. It is a move welcomed by child rights groups but it also highlights the continued use of...
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By Kristy Siegfried OXFORD, 9 May 2016 International refugee law is in crisis. James Hathaway, a professor of refugee law, wrote those words nearly 20 years ago, but they could just as easily have...
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By Kristy Siegfried Zakir was just 14 when he fled pressure from Taliban fighters to join their ranks and embarked on the long and dangerous journey from Afghanistan to Britain. Read the full article...
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OXFORD, 27 January 2016 (IRIN) - A new Danish law that will allow police to search asylum seekers arriving in the country and confiscate any cash or valuables worth more than 10,000 kroner ($1,460)...
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MALMO, 15 October 2015 (IRIN) - Sweden is experiencing a rapid rise in the numbers of unaccompanied refugee children seeking asylum there. In the first two weeks of October alone, well over 4,000...
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By Imogen Wall LONDON, 9 September 2015 (IRIN) - The Hive Warehouse on the Kingsland Road in east London would normally be empty on a Sunday, but last weekend it was buzzing with activity. A constant...
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OXFORD, 19 August 2015 (IRIN) - Migrant arrivals to Europe in 2015 were widely expected to surpass the record levels reached in 2014, as conflicts in Syria and elsewhere raged on. But the staggering...
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By Christopher Horwood NAIROBI, 14 July 2015 (IRIN) - In a new column, Christopher Horwood, who has worked in humanitarian and development aid for over three decades and is the founding coordinator...
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JOHANNESBOURG, 29 avril 2013 (IRIN) - À leur arrivée dans les pays hôtes, la majorité des demandeurs d’asile se trouvent incapables d’apporter la preuve des persécutions qu’ils ont subies. Ainsi, les...
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JOHANNESBURG, 24 April 2013 (IRIN) - Most asylum seekers arrive in host countries with no evidence to prove they have fled persecution. This means the success of their applications for refugee status...
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LONDRES, 22 mai 2012 (IRIN) - Un fauteuil roulant robuste conçu pour les situations d'urgence, un réseau de stations de radio locales qui fournit en temps réel la carte des crises en cours, un...
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LONDON, 21 May 2012 (IRIN) - A sturdy wheelchair specially designed for emergency situations; a network of local radio stations providing real-time mapping of developing crises; a compendium of ideas...
Somalia + 3 more
LONDON, 24 February 2012 (IRIN) - The London Conference on Somalia ended with a seven-point plan aimed at boosting humanitarian aid and support for African Union troops, and tougher action on piracy,...