Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories
Credit Line: from the Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Servic By Global News Service Palestinian-Italian Researcher Khaled El Qaisi Released on Bail Pending Further Hearings By Israeli Court Palestinian-Italian activist and researcher Khaled el Qaisi has been released from prison a month after being…
2021: Lamborghini’s best year ever for sales, turnover and profitability
Donation to UNHCR in support of the Ukrainian population Sant’Agata Bolognese, March 17, 2022 – Automobili Lamborghini concluded the financial year 2021 with the best results ever in terms of sales, turnover and profitability, confirming a solid and winning strategy. Stephan…
Caribbean governments exchange experiences managing migrant and refugee flows in conjunction with IOM and UNHCR
The Caribbean region faces an increasingly complex mixed migration phenomenon including asylum seekers, refugees, stateless people, and vulnerable migrants. It is a region of destination and transit for thousands of people, including people needing international protection, each year. To mark…
Caribbean Islands can expect greater influx of Venezuelans
From Curacao Chronicle WILLEMSTAD – Aruba and Curaçao must be prepared for even more refugees from Venezuela. In Aruba, Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago together there are now an estimated 147,000 Venezuelan migrants. That number will rise…
The Editor Speaks: World Refugee Day
Today (20) is World Refugee Day. World Refugee Day commemorates the obstacles refugees face each year, while also celebrating their courage and strength. Since 2001, the United Nations and more than 100 countries have observed World Refugee Day annually on…
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Trump administration will contribute to UN’s $46M request to help Venezuelan refugees
BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ AND JACQUELINE CHARLES From McClatchy DC WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering giving up to nearly $10 million more to help Latin American and Caribbean nations with the flow of displaced Venezuelans. The appropriation would be part…
31 allegations of sexual abuse in 3 months, United Nations reports
AFP From Deccan Chronicle UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has made fighting sexual abuse by peacekeepers and UN staff a priority of his tenure. United Nations: The United Nations reported 31 new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in three months…
Haitians chasing false promises flee from United States to Canada
From Caribbean News Service NEW YORK, Aug 15 2017 – Thousands of Haitians with uncertain immigration status have fled the United States in recent weeks, walking across the New York border into Quebec seeking a safe haven in Canada, according…
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UN urges Caribbean nations to see benefits from surge in refugees
The United Nations is urging countries around the Caribbean to view the recent surge in refugees, from near and far, as a long-term benefit and not just a short-term challenge. Ruben Barbado, with the United Nations High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR)…
Caribbean not immune to impact of war, says UNHCR
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The United Commission for Human Rights says the Caribbean is not immune from the impact of war, violence, persecution and discrimination. In a statement to mark World Refugee Day, being observed…
