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Turkey’s refugee problem at the center of heated debates

Arab News 22 Apr 2022

The growing hostility toward refugees has not only been triggered by a worsening economic situation in Turkey, but also following a series of recent incidents ... According to Puttmann, Turks’ attitudes toward Syrian refugees also have a political dimension, which mirrors Turkey’s internal struggles over national identity.

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Direct Relief Awards More than $12 Million in Grants for Ukraine War Relief

Reliefweb 22 Apr 2022

The grant funding adds to the more than 508,000 pounds (230,425 kg) of direct medical aid provided by Direct Relief since February 24, 2022, when Russia first invaded Ukraine, to groups helping refugees, internally displaced persons, and others affected by the ongoing crisis.

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British Plan to Send Migrants to Rwanda Draws Backlash

Voa News 22 Apr 2022

Migrant support groups say Britain should not be outsourcing refugee processing to Rwanda, a country where London itself has flagged human rights concerns ... The policy failed to deter migrants, says analyst Madeline Gleeson, a senior research fellow at the Kaldor Center for International Refugee Law at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

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US announces program to admit refugees from Ukraine

China Daily 22 Apr 2022

People can also donate airline miles or purchase needed items for refugees ... The administration cannot continue to lurch from one crisis to another without increasing overall capacity for permanent protection in the United States," Sunil Varghese, Policy Director at the International Refugee Assistance Project, told ABC News.

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Statement on USCRI’s Visit to Tijuana, the Benito Juarez Shelter, and Ukrainians at the Border

Reliefweb 22 Apr 2022

Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) visited Tijuana on April 13 to better understand and observe the situation for Ukrainians at the border ... USCRI, founded in 1911, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit international organization committed to working on behalf of refugees and immigrants and their transition to a dignified life.

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Medical and Public Health Experts Call on Biden Administration to Not Delay Planned Repeal of ‘Devastating’ Title 42 Border Expulsions

Reliefweb 22 Apr 2022

The misapplication of Title 42 violates the principle of non-refoulment of refugees, the foundation of international humanitarian law, and enables discrimination based on the passport that one holds more importance than the purpose of their asylum.

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The UK-Rwanda Agreement Represents Another Blow to Territorial Asylum

Reliefweb 22 Apr 2022

And for the refugees themselves, it further makes them pawns, removing any sense of control and agency over their destiny and pushing them more into the hands of smugglers and traffickers ... If judges deem these as meeting the letter, if not the spirit, of international obligations, other countries could copy the approach.

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Myanmar: ASEAN’s Failed ‘5-Point Consensus’ a Year On

Human Rights Watch 22 Apr 2022

Over 50,000 refugees from Myanmar have fled to Thailand and other neighboring countries since the coup. Those governments should end all forced returns of asylum seekers and instead ensure refugees receive access to aid and international protection procedures, as well as facilitate emergency cross-border aid.

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After the Coup: Burkina Faso’s Humanitarian and Displacement Crisis

Reliefweb 22 Apr 2022

Yet the country’s humanitarian crisis gets little international attention ... A Refugees International team traveled to Burkina Faso from February to March 2022 to assess the impact of the country’s recent coup d’état on the deteriorating humanitarian crisis and the effectiveness of the aid response.

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Staggering Ukrainian refugee numbers show no sign of slowing

The Hill 21 Apr 2022

... that have maybe smaller economies or problems with unemployment or economic issues, you start to see some tensions arise and people develop a sense of competition with refugees and migrants,” said Daphne Panayotatos, an advocate for Europe at Refugees International. .

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Helping refugees helps Taiwan, too

Taipei Times 21 Apr 2022

Taiwan’s actions include economic sanctions against Russia, condemnation of Putin’s war and helping Ukrainian refugees through humanitarian aid. As part of international sanctions against Russia, Taiwan has joined a list of countries that have banned Russian banks from using the SWIFT international payment system.

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Ukraine Crisis Response (UCR) - Advocacy Director

Reliefweb 21 Apr 2022

We are working to support internally displaced people in Ukraine as well as refugees in Romania, Georgia and Moldova ... This position will liaise with a broad number of stakeholders internally and externally, while directing World Vision’s efforts in response to this migration crisis across various refugee host countries and inside Ukraine.

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Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies (copy)

The Paducah Sun 21 Apr 2022

refugee agency reported Wednesday ... high commissioner for refugees ... High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tweeted Wednesday ... It has helped some 4,000 refugees so far ... The European nations hosting refugees say they need international help to manage the challenge, especially now as Russia has intensified attacks in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.

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Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies

The Scranton Times-Tribune 21 Apr 2022

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Romania: More mothers and children crossing river border as 5 million flee Ukraine

Reliefweb 21 Apr 2022

The border lies in the middle of the Danube with a ferry boat working 24 hours a day to bring refugees to safety in Romania ... Notes to editors Save the Children staff and volunteers are distributing food, water and hygiene kits to internally displaced people inside Ukraine and refugees arriving at the Romania-Ukraine border and in reception centres.