Unmet Need

IOM Calls for Increased Support and Lasting Solutions to Rohingya Refugees Crisis, Five Years On
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IOM Calls for Increased Support and Lasting Solutions to Rohingya Refugees Crisis, Five Years On

Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) calls on the international community to take urgent action to ensure long-term development and sustainable humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities. August 25 marks five years since the first of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya men, women, boys, and girls fled violence and persecution in…

What Causes Human Trafficking?
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What Causes Human Trafficking?

A child or young woman, bound and dirty with fearful eyes or perhaps crying … is this your perception of human trafficking? It’s certainly a widely circulated image. While this may be true in some cases, usually the bonds are mental rather than physical. Human trafficking happens when a person uses illegitimate means of control…

On women's rights, West takes a backward step, and India shows the way
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On women's rights, West takes a backward step, and India shows the way

At a time of distressing furore on social media and the streets against the near-total bans on abortion in the West, India’s generous stance on the termination of pregnancy is a comforting sanctum. Coupled with the moratorium on commercial surrogacy and the proposal to equalise men’s and women’s ages at marriage, India is positioned securely…

Essential Resources for People Affected by Conflict in Ukraine and Afghanistan
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Essential Resources for People Affected by Conflict in Ukraine and Afghanistan

War and the fear, displacement, poverty and misery that accompany it are the perfect environment for human traffickers to operate. They offer jobs, shelter, transportation or to fill any of the other massive and multiplying unmet needs of individuals and families facing increasing desperation. While Polaris primarily works in North America, we also operate the…