Colombia Makes ‘Historic’ Decision to Grant Legal Status to 1.7 Million Venezuelan Migrants
President Iván Duque announced Monday that the Venezuelan migrants who fled an economic collapse at home can legally stay in Colombia for...
New York Times 1
Feb 9, 2021
Syria: dozens killed in weekend of violence
At least 24 people killed and scores more injured in series of attacks in rebel-held areas of country By Bethan McKernan The scene of the...
The Guardian
Feb 1, 2021
Women Fleeing Venezuela Are Targeted With Sexual Assault As They Cross Into Colombia
Editor's note: This story includes details some readers may find disturbing. At a shelter for Venezuelan migrants in the Colombian border...
NPR 1
Jan 30, 2021
CAPITAL OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BLOCKADED BY ARMED GROUPS (Atrocity Alert No. 237)
More than 84,000 Central Africans have fled to neighboring countries since December, while 100,000 people remain internally displaced.
Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Jan 30, 2021
Bangladesh Sends Third Group of Rohingya Refugees to Island
Nearly 1,800 refugees sent to isolated Bhasan Char island despite calls by human rights groups to halt the process. Officials said a...
Associated Press 1
Jan 29, 2021
Ethnic groups in central Mali sign ‘three peace agreements’
Accords bring together Fulani and Dogon communities who have historic tensions over access to land and water. Three “peace agreements”...
Al Jazeera
Jan 27, 2021
Free and fair elections alone cannot solve CAR’s myriad problems
The Central African Republic needs to go through a thorough process of reconciliation. Published by Al Jazeera on January 17, 2021....
Al Jazeera
Jan 24, 2021
Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press...
Genocide Watch
Jan 22, 2021
Worsening Islamist insurgency drives Mozambique humanitarian crisis
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - More than half a million people have fled their homes due to an Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique, and...
Reuters
Jan 20, 2021
Critical Policy Advice for President-Elect Biden: Leading a Global Response on the Rohingya Crisis
Introduction As President, Joe Biden has pledged to pursue a foreign policy based on moral values and cooperation, an approach that...
Refugees International
Jan 15, 2021
Rebels launch attacks on Central African Republic’s capital
Security forces in CAR repel two attacks by armed groups seeking to seize the capital Bangui on Wednesday, PM says. Published by Al...
Al Jazeera
Jan 14, 2021
French jets fly over CAR as tens of thousands flee vote tensions
Violence surrounding last month’s presidential vote forces 30,000 people to flee CAR and tens of thousands more to become internally...
Al Jazeera
Jan 12, 2021
