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The Situation of the Rohingya and Deadly Sea Crossings – Refugees International
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The Situation of the Rohingya and Deadly Sea Crossings – Refugees International

This piece was jointly submitted with Women’s Peace Network to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons in response to their call for inputs. For decades, as an ethnic minority group, the Rohingya people have faced discrimination, oppression, and persecution in Myanmar. Stripped from their access to property, citizenship, and other basic rights,…

UN praises Indonesia for aiding Rohingya, asks other nations to follow suit
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UN praises Indonesia for aiding Rohingya, asks other nations to follow suit

December 29, 2022 JAKARTA – The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has commended Indonesia for rescuing hundreds of Rohingya refugees who were stranded at sea for weeks and called on other nations in the region to do their part to address the fresh boat crisis. “Indonesia has helped to save [more than 400] people in…

How San Antonio became a hub for migrants – POLITICO
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How San Antonio became a hub for migrants – POLITICO

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. — Jose Gregorio Gonzalez Bastidas left his homeland of Venezuela with $2,500 in his pocket and a seemingly straightforward goal: meet up with his childhood friend in Florida and start a new life. His 33-day trek to the border, however, was anything but simple. Men he paid to help him traverse the…

Sally Hayden: EU adds Egypt to the list of countries it is paying to keep migrants out
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Sally Hayden: EU adds Egypt to the list of countries it is paying to keep migrants out

On October 30th the first phase of an “€80 million border management programme” was signed between the EU and Egypt during a visit to Cairo by the EU’s commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi. The funding will assist Egypt’s border and coastguards, the Reuters news agency has reported, while providing for “the procurement of…

Mass Global Migration Begets Mass Surveillance – ExpertClick
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Mass Global Migration Begets Mass Surveillance – ExpertClick

The Agricultural Alamo For decades the humanitarian safety valves for the shipment of food and medicine to distressed regions were readily available from other regions or countries with bountiful surpluses and sent overseas to mitigate the crisis. Under the dire present-day global circumstances of droughts and floods, there are little to no surplus agricultural foodstuffs….

Refugees risk being exploited and abused in Malaysia’s food industry
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Refugees risk being exploited and abused in Malaysia’s food industry

Malaysian law does not recognize refugees so many are forced to work informally, thus running the risk of being subjected to exploitation. In a report by Al Jazeera, testimonies from refugees in Kuala Lumpur provide evidence of the situation. Mirron (not her real name) arrived from Somalia in 2018 and had no knowledge of what…

Refugees at risk: UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
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Refugees at risk: UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi

Now measures are underway to dismantle the human trafficking networks operating within the Dzaleka Refugee Camp, identify and rescue their victims, and bring those responsible to justice. “The situation was much worse than we first envisaged,” says UNODC’s Maxwell Matewere, who initially visited the camp in October 2020, where he trained camp staff and law…

Refugees at Risk: UNODC Uncovers Human Trafficking at Camp in Malawi
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Refugees at Risk: UNODC Uncovers Human Trafficking at Camp in Malawi

(UNODC) and the Malawian Police Service. Now measures are underway to dismantle the human trafficking networks operating within the Dzaleka Refugee Camp, identify and rescue their victims and bring those responsible to justice. “The situation was much worse than we first envisaged,” says UNODC’s Maxwell Matewere, who initially visited the camp in October 2020 where…

Targeted by Traffickers – Ukrainian Refugees at High Risk of Exploitation
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Targeted by Traffickers – Ukrainian Refugees at High Risk of Exploitation

Vienna (Austria), 24 March 2022 — One month into the war in Ukraine, millions of people, mainly women and children, continue to flee their homes. As long as the conflict continues, the risk of them being targeted by criminal networks grows. The United Nations Office on Drugs on Crime (UNODC), the leading entity within the…

Ukraine invasion: Needs keep growing with cities facing ‘fatal shortages’; breakthrough as UN convoy reaches Sumy
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Ukraine invasion: Needs keep growing with cities facing ‘fatal shortages’; breakthrough as UN convoy reaches Sumy

“What happened in Lviv this morning, is nothing new, just as it was in other parts of the country, but it’s a strong reminder that this country is in war and the medical needs are increasing,” said Dr Jarno Habicht, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine. Now in its fourth week, the…