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UN rights chief: Rohingya have 'nowhere to flee' in western Myanmar fighting
Reuters via AOL· 6 days agoTens of thousands of Muslim-minority Rohingya, who were feared to be trapped amid fighting in western Myanmar, had nowhere to flee, the United Nations human ...
World Rufugee Day salutes people finding their way in a new country
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoAccording to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, a refugee ...
From Surviving As A Refugee To Thriving At Business School
Forbes· 4 days agoThe global refugee crisis continues to escalate at an alarming rate. There are now over 100 million...
Refugees fled conflict & violence before coming to the U.S. They’ve found a home in Idaho
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“It’s just constant,” said Beech. The country has seen decades of conflict between armed groups,...
World Refugee Day: The faces behind the numbers
Al Jazeera· 4 days agoThe rest are refugees in need of protection (43.4 million) and people who are seeking asylum (6.9 million), according to the annual displacement report...
World Refugee Day events set to recognize those 'forced to flee'
KSL Salt Lake City· 5 days agoSome 70,000 refugees from around the globe now call Utah home, and in a bid to recognize the...
UN says Israel’s use of heavy bombs in Gaza is potential war crime; Israel rejects allegations
The Hill via AOL· 5 days agoThe United Nations human rights office said Wednesday Israel may have committed war crimes through...
Actor Theo James named UNHCR global goodwill ambassador
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe United Nations refugee agency named British actor Theo James as a global goodwill ambassador on...
Israel used heavy weapons against the civilian population in Gaza
Hardwood Paroxysm· 5 days agoBarcelonaA report issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, published on ...
Celebrating Utah’s 70,000 refugees
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTurkey is the world’s largest refugee-hosting country, with 10% of all refugees who have crossed borders. “Behind these stark and rising numbers lie...