Global Issues
News headlines for “Immigration”, page 214
U.N. to Build Bridges Battling "Merchants of Hate"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - Amidst the rising tide of racial and religious intolerance worldwide - including xenophobia, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia - the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) will meet in the Austrian capital of Vienna later this week to strengthen cross-cultural relations in a world it describes as "alarmingly out of balance".
Crisis Group Urges Comprehensive Talks to End Sudan Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (IPS) - Amidst ongoing violence and continuing humanitarian emergencies in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, the International Crisis Group (ICG) called Thursday for a comprehensive solution to Sudan's many regional conflicts.
Think Tank Urges “More Ambitious” U.S.-Mexican Agenda
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 06 (IPS) - The electoral and political stars are aligning in ways that offer the United States and Mexico major opportunities to substantially deepen their cooperation, particularly on trade, energy, and immigration, according to a report released here Wednesday by a special commission of the Inter-American Dialogue (IAD).
Canada's Israel Lobby Criticised on Refugees
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Feb 04 (IPS) - Canada's major Israel lobby organisation is running into conflict with critics who say it is betraying the historical liberal legacy of this country's 380,000-member Jewish community.
Australian Boot to Asylum Seekers Challenged
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jan 30 (IPS) - Papua New Guinean opposition leader Belden Namah has launched legal proceedings against an Australian detention centre for asylum seekers in Manus province of this South Pacific island nation.
Landmark U.S. Immigration Framework Heavy on Border Security
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (IPS) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Monday unveiled a set of principles that will serve as an initial framework for a legislative push that many are increasingly optimistic could result in the largest overhaul of the country's immigration system in decades.
Syrian Refugees Face Storms With Cardboard
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Jan 15 (IPS) - Zuhur al-Khalaf is eight months pregnant and lives in a one-room shack in northern Lebanon with her husband and five children. The cloth walls and cardboard roof have become sodden and musty after heavy storms this past week, and two of the children are suffering from fevers and chest infections.
Despite Immigration Reform, Travel Still Tricky for Cubans
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jan 14 (IPS) - Maria Lourdes, a Cuban, has two passports, one from the island and another from Spain, but until now traveling was only a dream.
Experts Fear Collapse of Global Civilisation
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jan 11 (IPS) - Experts on the health of our planet are terrified of the future. They can clearly see the coming collapse of global civilisation from an array of interconnected environmental problems.
People Pay for Research Against Migrants
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS/WARSAW, Jan 11 (IPS) - Publicly funded research is paying towards security systems that the EU is inviting major multinationals to put together to keep unwanted migrants out.
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