Headlines
  • After a migrant boat sank overnight off the coast of Djibouti in northeastern Africa, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Sunday that 109 people had died, 80 had survived, and 116 were still missing for.
  • According to Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka, police received information about a potential attack against Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, prompting the emergency meeting at the Internal Security Agency's (ABW) Counter-Terrorism Center.
  • The latest attack on Riyadh's King Khalid airport claimed 12 lives and injured 309, according to Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority.
  • In a statement posted on social media, Saudi military spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for Saturday's fatal attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
  • US president Donald Trump stated that he would "take a look" at joining Saudi Arabia in attacking the Houthis and resuming attacks on Iran.
  • Four people died as Storm Isaias moves across the southern United States.
  • A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle driven by an Immigration Customs and Enforcement agent who was allegedly pursuing him and another man on Saturday in Houston, Texas.
  • More than a week after her botched execution in Tennessee, Christa Pike was discharged from the hospital and returned to prison.

Tag: Refugee Crisis

December 18, 2018

Refugee Crisis in South Sudan

Sexual and gender-based violence and child protection activities remain primary concerns, as 83% of refugees are women and children

Venezuelans Refugees in Brazil

The municipality of São Paulo has set up several Portuguese classes for refugees and migrants with educational material available online

December 17, 2018

Anti-Migrant Protest in Belgium Turns Violent

Right-wing groups organized a massive protest Sunday in Belgium against the United Nation’s agreement on global migration

December 15, 2018

Venezuelan Refugees in Peru

Venezuelan refugees and migrants arriving in Peru are in dire need of advice and support. Beyond food and shelter, the difficult journeys they have gone through has had a lasting impact on their mental health

December 14, 2018

Refugees in Africa

The plight of African refugees, share the stories of hope and resilience from the residents of the Kakuma, and take a look at African women empowering refugees

December 3, 2018

Refugee Tailor With Disability

December 3rd marks the International Day of Persons with Disability. This year, UNHCR and other UN agencies have committed to strive to empower people with disabilities and ensure inclusiveness and equality

November 27, 2018

Border Clash Leaves Caravan Migrants Dejected,...

U.S. and Mexican officials have been wrangling over migration and how to deal with asylum-seekers at the border as Tijuana, a border city of 1.6 million residents, struggles to accommodate the crush of migrants.

November 15, 2018

Endless Waiting to Enter US at...

For shelter, the migrants had only makeshift tents of donated blankets, so on Tuesday as temperatures fell to freezing, Mexican officials moved them to a local shelter

November 14, 2018

Troops at the US Border are...

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis travels to the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday to visit some of the thousands of troops that have been called up to assist in security operations there

November 5, 2018

Paralyzed Iraqi Woman Struggles for Life...

An Iraqi refugee woman in Syria became paralyzed after her husband was killed by Islamic State militants

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