Migration & Refugees

Q&A: “The U.N. Is Too Slow to Respond to Crisis”

By Sudeshna Chowdhury
As the situation in Myanmar deteriorates, thousands of Rohingyas have fled the country in search of a safe haven.

BOOKS: The Brothel Next Door

By Silvia Romanelli
The underground sex trade is closer to our everyday world than we may think.

Australian Politicians Woo Sydney’s “Other Half”

By Kalinga Seneviratne
With a population of over 1.2 million people spread across 14 government districts, the suburbs of western Sydney have long been perceived as the impoverished “other half” of Australia’s economic, financial and political hub, serving as a de facto port of entry for incoming migrant workers.

In Besieged Refugee Camp, Syrian Medics Struggle to Provide

By Mutawalli Abou Nasser
It was nine in the morning when the shell landed in front of nine-year-old Hella al-Abtah's house in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. Hella survived the initial blast but was critically wounded in the head, and her father rushed her to the Palestine Hospital, blood pouring from the laceration.

46 Years on, Arab-Israeli War Still Leaving Its Mark

By Pierre Klochendler
Majda el-Batsch was eight years old in June 1967 when she heard about the war that year. "I didn't know what war meant," she recalled. More than four decades later, the Palestinian reporter is still grappling with the meaning of what is known as the Six-Day War.

Despite Peace Talks, Forced Displacement Still Climbing in Colombia

By Helda Martínez
Drugs and arms traffickers are muscling in on Colombia's Pacific coastal region, forcibly displacing local people, according to a new report by the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES).

Q&A: Israel Treats the Bedouin Like “People in a Box”

By Lucy Westcott
For thousands of years the Bedouin people have made their home in the desert of what is now Israel. But for almost the last six decades, the Bedouin have been on the move, repeatedly relocated to make room for Israeli settlements.

U.S., China Woo Caribbean “Friends” Just Days Apart

By Peter Richards
First it was U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who travelled to Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday to speak with "our friends” in the Caribbean.

Maternal Healthcare Evades Marginalised Mothers

By Stella Paul
In the small village of Haldiyaganj in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, 17-year old Injuara Begum is nursing her son who was born right here on the floor of her home three years ago.

Q&A: “From Slaves to Generals and Rulers”

By Sudeshna Chowdhury
Say "Africa" and myriad images flood our minds. Like its landscape and peoples, the continent's history is rich and diverse. While numerous books have been written and films made on the African slave trade in the West, a lesser-known aspect of the continent’s history lies in India.

Heroin Dulls Hardships for Afghan Women

By Giuliana Sgrena
Located on a narrow street in a quiet neighbourhood in Kabul, the Sanga Amaj Women’s Treatment Centre is the only one of its kind in Afghanistan: named after the 22-year-old journalist who was assassinated in 2007, the facility caters exclusively to Kabul’s massive population of female drug addicts.

Health Care for Immigrants Crumbling in Spain

By Inés Benítez
The death of a young Senegalese man from tuberculosis in Spain, following alleged lack of medical care, triggered a new outcry by civil society organisations against the law passed last year that excludes undocumented immigrants from the public health system except in emergencies.

Hungary Losing Its Best and Brightest

By Zoltán Dujisin
As the European Union accuses Hungary of shifting towards authoritarianism, a spike in emigration from the country has led many to speak of a politically motivated exodus. Others suggest that economic conditions play a role in the westward flow of brainpower that is leaving Hungary's future uncertain.

Remittances Buoy Up Myanmar’s Economy

By Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau
Nangnyi Foung reaches into the dryer, pulls out another pair of pants and places it on the ironing board. "I still have several more loads to go," she says as the clock strikes nine p.m., marking the start of her 14th hour on the shift.

Tackling Crime Takes on Import As Urban Populations Rise

By Silvia Giannelli
As people around the world continue to migrate into cities, swelling urban populations, they have sparked growth in another area: crime and security issues.

Migrant Workers Face Tough Times in Thailand

By Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau
On the outskirts of the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a group of twelve migrant families lives in a makeshift camp comprised of houses constructed from scrap metal.

Brazil Lagging in Fight against Human Trafficking

By Fabíola Ortiz
In contravention of international law, in Brazil trafficking in human beings remains invisible and unpunished, which encourages the practice of trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour, illegal adoption and the trade in human organs, according to experts.

Q&A: Crisis Escalates as International Community Fails Syria

By Apostolis Fotiadis
With no end in sight for the ongoing two-year war in Syria, the ensuing humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, with over 1 million refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and at least another 3 million displaced within Syria.

Pluralities of Israelis, Palestinians Want Stronger U.S. Peace Role

By Jim Lobe
Amidst a new U.S. effort to revive the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, healthy pluralities of both peoples want U.S. President Barack Obama to play a stronger role in resolving their conflict, according to a major new poll released here Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

Displaced by Gold Mining in Colombia

By Constanza Vieira
"I was displaced here by mining a month ago. Illegal miners forced me out of my municipality. No, don't write down where I'm from, let alone my name," said a 40-year-old black man frightened for his safety. IPS agreed to say only that he is from Colombia’s southern Pacific coast region.

Still Homeless, Two Decades Later

By Amantha Perera
The camp should not have been difficult to find. We were told to drive straight on the road that leads north away from the town of Puttalam, 140 kilometres from Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, and we would come upon the settlement of internally displaced people.
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