Global Issues
News headlines for “Immigration”, page 178
Anti-Foreigner Discrimination ‘Fostered in South African Schools’
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 28 (IPS) - A practice of denying admission to South African public schools of children without visas or whose parents are refugees from other African countries is creating a foundation for the current rash of xenophobia, critics of the practice say.
Backlash Follows South Africa’s Xenophobic Attacks on Africans
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (IPS) - Shocking images of South Africans beating foreign-born residents residing in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts stunned the continent which had taken a message of brotherhood from former president Nelson Mandela.
U.N. Helpless as Crises Rage in 10 Critical Hot Spots
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (IPS) - The United Nations is fighting a losing battle against a rash of political and humanitarian crises in 10 of the world's critical "hot spots."
Foreign Fighter Recruits: Why the U.S. Fares Better than Others
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 17 (IPS) - More than 25,000 fighters seeking to wage "jihad" or an Islamic holy war have left home to join terrorist networks abroad, according to a United Nations report released earlier this month.
U.N. Struggles to Cope with New Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is providing humanitarian aid to over 50 million refugees worldwide, is struggling to cope with a new crisis in hand: death and destruction in Yemen.
Sexual Violence in Conflict "The Contemporary Moral Issue" Says United Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 (IPS) - Impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence in war must end, said Zainab Hawa Bangura, the Special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on sexual violence in conflict, who presented to the U.N. Security Council the Secretary-General's 2015 report on the issue on April 15.
EU Inaction Accused of Costing Lives in the Mediterranean
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 15 (IPS) - "The unbearable number of lives lost at sea will only grow if the European Union does not act now to ensure search-and-rescue operations across the Mediterranean," Human Rights Watch warned Apr. 15.
Kenya Orders Somali Refugee Camp Sheltering Thousands to Move
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 14 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is sheltering over 600,000 refugees from war-torn Somalia, has been ordered by Kenyan authorities to relocate the camp in three months.
U.N. Secretary-General Calls for International Unity on Yemen and Syria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - "Political negotiations, not military intervention are the solution" said United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on the rapidly deteriorating conflict situation in Yemen and recent developments in Syria at the Yarmouk refugee camp.
At Least 18 Already Killed in Yarmouk Attacks: Amnesty International
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - At least 18 civilians have already been killed in the attack on the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk, according to Amnesty International.
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