Global Issues
News headlines for “Immigration”, page 53
America's Illegal Immigration Predicament
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, May 03 (IPS) - Approximately 225 million people from around the world would like to migrate permanently to the United States. But given America’s current policies, relatively few of them will be able to do so legally.
Tuberculosis Risk Factors Exacerbated by Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, May 02 (IPS) - While there is no established causal relationship between climate change and tuberculosis (TB), studies have begun to highlight the potential impact its effects could have on the spread of the disease.
Stop deporting Haitians: Rights experts’ appeal to countries in Americas
- UN News
Countries in the Americas should suspend forced returns of Haitians on the move and adopt measures to protect them instead, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday.
Holistic Education Support in Colombia Extended to Counter Snowballing Learning Crisis
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK & NAIROBI, Apr 24 (IPS) - The largest external displacement crisis in Latin America’s recent history is unfolding as countries open their borders to an influx of refugees from Venezuela following unprecedented political turmoil, socio-economic instability, and a humanitarian crisis.
Sudan Conflict Marks Failure of Transition Plan
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Apr 21 (IPS) - The current fighting in Sudan marks the failure of supposed processes for transition to democratic rule. The international community needs to learn the lessons of this catastrophe and work with civil society.
Canada: Over 30,000 Afghan refugees arrive with IOM’s support
- UN News
The arrival of a charter flight in Toronto on Wednesday marked the successful departure to Canada of more than 30,000 Afghan refugees with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
UN rights chief calls for action to address Central Mediterranean Sea migrant crisis
- UN News
The sharp rise in migrants and asylum-seekers making the deadly Central Mediterranean crossing into Europe requires urgent action to save lives, UN High Commission for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday.
Central Mediterranean: Deadliest first quarter for migrant deaths in six years
- UN News
Over 400 migrants died while attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean between January and March of this year, making it the deadliest first quarter on record since 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.
Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS) - "I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban's warning against stitching women's clothes. Now, I am working on daily wages in a shop owned by a local tailor master," Noor Wali, 32, told IPS.
From The Field: Brazil provides model welcome for Venezuelan migrants
- UN News
An unprecedented number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants have entered northern Brazil since 2017; the way they have been welcomed and dealt with at a UN-run facility has been praised as a model for the region.
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