More: Refugee Crisis
‘Sharp rise’ in Nicaraguans fleeing to Costa Rica, strains asylum system
Around three per cent of Costa Rica’s population is now made up of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said...
Helen Benedict: On making the military more inclusive for women
Helen Benedict is a novelist specializing in social injustice, refugees and violence against women. She is best known for her work highlighting military sexual...
Russia- Ukraine war: Bias and Double standards of media is shameful
War is a man-made devastating event where armed conflict is occurred between or among countries. No one wants this kind of war situation, though...
Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs
Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but the number of people forced to leave their homes,...
Urgent action needed to save Rohingya refugees distressed at sea in Indonesia
The UN refugee agency called on Wednesday for the immediate, life-saving disembarkation of a group of Rohingya refugees in distress at sea off the...
Three separate shipwrecks leave dozens dead and more missing
At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks over the course of four days last week in the Aegean Sea, and...
Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border: UN
With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN...
Attitudes and policies of international and regional organizations need to change
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid a state visit to New York from September 19 to 24 to attend the 76th session of the UN...
Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border
At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in...
Bin Laden’s legacy probably surpasses his wildest dreams
At the very outset of the 21st century, Osama bin Laden wittingly or unwittingly positioned himself with the 9/11 attacks as one of its...