In Sudan, the road to stability and peace has been characterized by conflicts and upheavals since gaining independence in 1956. From the turmoil of two devastating civil wars and internal conflicts to numerous attempted, realized, and failed coups, the country has witnessed more times of...
Article by Andrea Amato Refugee communities, including asylum seekers and irregular migrants, comprise particular mental health concerns that merit international attention and support. At the end of 2021, there was an estimated total of 4.3 million individuals reported as stateless (UNHCR, 2022). Whilst these individuals are...
Worldwide, the statistics for international migration showed that around 48.4% of migrants were women or girls in 2017. The figures for forced migrants in the same year provided by the UNHCR suggested a similarly even split in this population. Despite this, there is evidence to...
Ismael was in his early twenties struggling to sustain a living in Ivory Coast when he made the decision to attempt the dangerous migration route across Northern Africa in search of work. Ismael grew up in poverty in Ivory Coast where he received no formal...
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI), recently published a working paper entitled “Dignity and the Displaced: Rohingya in Bangladesh” documenting their research findings regarding how different groups understand the concept of dignity, within the context of mass displacement of Rohingya. ...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) recently released their “Desperate Journeys” report which looks at the treacherous journeys that migrants take to reach Europe via the Mediterranean. Despite the decrease in arrivals over the past few years via the Central Mediterranean Route, sea arrivals continue to rise in Spain and Greece. Between January and June this year,...
Following a three-day visit to Dhaka and an official meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, India's Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, has pledged further relief materials to over 750,000 Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar region in Bangladesh. The meeting between the two officials focused on...
Drugs are fueling instability inside Bangladesh’s refugee camps, the AFP news agency is reporting. It’s understood that unemployed Rohingya are becoming drug runners for a criminal organization back in Myanmar and with those responsible for forcing them out. Methamphetamine pills or ‘Yaba’ as they’re known, are...
A UN Security Council delegation is calling for the safe return of Rohingya refugees and a bringing to justice of those responsible for crimes committed against them. At a press conference held in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw, UK Ambassador to the UN, Karen Pierce, told...
The US government is investigating alleged atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslims. The State Department led enquiry includes over a thousand interviews with Rohingya men and women in Bangladesh camps between March and April this year. ‘The purpose of this investigation is to contribute to justice processes,...