It is currently estimated that, worldwide, around 1.4 million refugees are in urgent need of resettlement. Last year the UN refugee agency UNHCR resettled 63,696 people – a mere 4.5 percent of the total number. This year the numbers are increasing: UNHCR predicts there will...
One in every ten respondents in a global survey said they would welcome refugees in their homes, while 80% overall said they would want their country to provide shelter. [caption id="attachment_5786" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo: Moas.eu/ Jason Florio[/caption] Respondents in China, Germany and the UK emerged as overall...
The end of ‘emergency rule’ and limited returns by displaced Rohingyas are positive developments in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine State – but the core issues remain unaddressed [caption id="attachment_5579" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A woman and two young children walk on the outskirts of Say Tha Mar Gyi IDP...