A look at global changes in refugee policies through the lens of Dadaab: A man seen walking through a market in Dadaab refugee camp. More than 200,000 refugees live there. Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTwo initiatives passed by the UN in 2016 changed the landscape for policies towards refugees. These were the Global Compact on Refugees and the … [Read more...] about A look at global changes in refugee policies through the lens of Dadaab | The Conversation
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PODCAST | THE STORY: The tragic Sea Point drowning of four refugee teens
PODCAST | THE STORY: The tragic Sea Point drowning of four refugee teens: The body of a fourth teenager, who drowned at a Cape Town beach over the weekend, has been recovered. This week on The Story, we look at the tragic drownings. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Transformation surges ahead at Independent Media: Cape Town - From humble beginnings in Tsolo in the … [Read more...] about PODCAST | THE STORY: The tragic Sea Point drowning of four refugee teens
Refugee camps versus urban refugees: what’s been said — and done | The Conversation
Refugee camps versus urban refugees: what's been said -- and done: Dagahaley -- one of three camps that make up Kenya's sprawling Dadaab refugee camp. Dai Kurokawa/EPATens of cities in Africa, such as Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam and Kampala are overwhelmed by an inflow of people fleeing conflicts in different parts of the continent. In particular people living in Mali, … [Read more...] about Refugee camps versus urban refugees: what’s been said — and done | The Conversation
SA News: White South African family’s refugee bid rejected
White South African family’s refugee bid rejected: A white family from South Africa has had their refugee claim for asylum in Canada rejected, having been accused of submitting “white-supremacist hate literature” to bolster their claims of violence by the black majority in their homeland. The claim of ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Leinster beaten in South Africa … [Read more...] about SA News: White South African family’s refugee bid rejected
UN refugee agency sending urgent relief items for Congolese civilians fleeing to Angola
APO News from Africa: UN refugee agency sending urgent relief items for Congolese civilians fleeing to Angola: The United Nations refugee agency is shipping tents, mosquito nets and other essential relief items to Angola, where some 9,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled this month alone. “Refugees reported fleeing attacks … [Read more...] about UN refugee agency sending urgent relief items for Congolese civilians fleeing to Angola
