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Thailand’s Humanitarian Corridor for Myanmar Faces Pushback
- Inter Press Service
MAE SOT, Thailand, Mar 13 (IPS) - The Maung family is rebuilding their lives in a foreign land. A freshly painted signboard with a play on the word Revolution declares their small restaurant is open for business, and breakfast features traditional Myanmar mohinga—rice noodles and fish soup.
World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal
- UN News
The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record for migrants worldwide.
11 months into Sudan war, ‘world’s worst hunger crisis’ looms
- UN News
Nearly 11 months since rival generals declared war in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the conflict risks triggering “the world’s worst hunger crisis”.
World News in Brief: Another month of extreme heat, Sudan exodus continues into Chad, Zero Discrimination Day
- UN News
February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) said on Friday.
Parcels for Prisoners: Exiled Myanmar Activists Keep the Revolutionary Faith
- Inter Press Service
CHIANGMAI, Thailand, Feb 26 (IPS) - Rangoon Nights is rocking. The bar is on its feet and the cocktail shaker is shaking in abandon as the band Born In Burma starts pumping out its beat.
No God but Greed: Slavery and Indifference
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb 23 (IPS) - At Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen there is a great painting made in 1797 by the Danish Golden Age painter Jens Juel. It depicts one of Denmark’s richest merchants at the time – Niels Ryberg, his newlywed son Johan Christian, and the son’s bride, Engelke. Johan Christian makes a gesture as though to show off the family estate. There is a strong feeling of harmony between the people and the countryside in which they are placed. The picture reflects the new interest in nature that emerged all over Europe towards the end of the 18th century. It also demonstrates how Denmark’s new, rich bourgeois wished to carry themselves in the style of the aristocracy, a social class which dominance they were infringing. Ryberg and his son appear just as distinguished as the aristocrats that used to be portrayed by Jens Juel.
Funding, Policy Changes Could Result in Countries Reaping Benefit of Migration
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 23 (IPS) - Amid an escalation of global conflict and climate change-induced displacements, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is escalating its donor campaign.
Forced Migration Grows, Justice Withers, Say Activists at World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Feb 19 (IPS) - As involuntary migration rises around the world, partly in response to the impacts of climate change, justice for those leaving their homes and families to earn a living is largely missing, said activists meeting at the World Social Forum (WSF) in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Last Chance Saloon? Myanmar Junta Imposes Military Conscription
- Inter Press Service
MAE SOT, Thailand, Feb 15 (IPS) - The news travelled like wildfire. In the teashops, bars, and market stalls that make Thailand’s border town of Mae Sot feel far more Burmese than Thai, the feared rumours circulating at the weekend were suddenly confirmed.
Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo
- UN News
Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localized violence, amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23 armed group, the UN refugee agency reported on Wednesday.
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