Refugees articles
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Refugees Fleeing Gaza to Egypt Would Derail Efforts for a Ceasefire: UN Refugee Chief
The possibility of Gazans crossing into Egypt from the border town of Rafah would render the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unresolvable and present a “dilemma” for those going into exile, the U.N. refugee director stated on Friday, 12 April. Filippo Grandi, UNHCR High Commissioner for Refugees, declares that “we must do everything” to prevent such a demographic exodus from Gaza. “I can assure you that another refugee crisis from Gaza into Egypt would make the resolution of the Palestinian...
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Council of State strikes out moratorium on Palestinian refugees
The Council of State has ordered the Dutch government to end its moratorium on asylum applications from the Palestinian territories. Deputy justice minister Eric van der Burg froze applications in December, arguing that the “uncertain” situation in Gaza and the West Bank made it impossible to devise “resilient” rules. But the country’s highest administrative court said conditions in the region were unsafe and rejected Van der Burg’s view that the situation was temporary, which could have...
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Refugee women in Houston (April 19, 2024)
On Friday's show: We examine a recent report on antisemitic incidents in Houston. We discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And we meet women who moved to our city as refugees and have forged new bonds to build lives here.