Global Issues
News headlines for “Immigration”, page 203
It's Afghanistan Again in a Turkish Town
- Inter Press Service
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey, Sep 21 (IPS) - People run back home at dusk, just when the shooting intensifies. To Sha Mehmed the experience is familiar. He was 11 when he left his native Afghan village to settle in this small Turkish town on the border with Syria.
Heading Somewhere in Europe, Somehow
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Sep 20 (IPS) - While the relentless war in Syria continuously adds to the number of refugees travelling west to Europe, Greece is fast becoming a nation they are choosing to avoid.
Europe Failing Syrian Refugees
- Inter Press Service
LUCERNE, Switzerland, Sep 12 (IPS) - Refugee rights organisations are demanding an EU-wide temporary protection regime for Syrian refugees. The announcement by some countries that they can take a few thousand refugees is not enough, the groups say.
Despite Recession, Global Migration Still Rising
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 11 (IPS) - New international migration figures released by the United Nations Wednesday show that more people than ever are living abroad. Around 232 million of the global population of seven billion are considered international migrants, simply defined as persons living outside their country of birth.
Italy Sees New Migrants Influx
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 11 (IPS) - After what is remembered as the North Africa emergency of 2011, Italy is again seeing an increase in the arrivals of migrants, especially asylum seekers.
Domestic Workers Emerge from the Shadows
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 04 (IPS) - An international convention enters into effect on Thursday that could eventually extend labour rights to as many as 100 million domestic workers across the globe, a constituency that has historically been bypassed by national laws.
U.N. Chief Dodges Question on "Illegal" Attack on Syria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 03 (IPS) - When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was South Korea's foreign minister during 2004-2006, his answers to reporters were so predictably evasive the press corps in Seoul affectionately dubbed him "the slippery eel".
Migrant Rights Defenders in Mexico Face Growing Pressure
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Sep 02 (IPS) - "No one can stop me from working for migrants' rights, because no one is above my own conscience," said Mexican Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde.
Hard to Stay, Harder to Return
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Aug 22 (IPS) - After working in Thailand legally for four years, many Myanmar migrant workers are facing an uncertain future in the coming weeks as their visas expire. Tired of the lack of security, they want the Myanmar government to improve the current labour agreement with Thailand.
Poor and Disabled When Disaster Strikes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 20 (IPS) - Upon first glance, the emergency checklist distributed in Haiti after the 2010 earthquakelooks like any other. Organised into key categories like water, sanitation and hygiene, and psychosocial support, the information is typical of the kind circulated for emergency response.
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