UNHCR official warns that the 1951 refugee convention is increasingly under threat

The U.N. refugee agency says that governments around the world are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees ...
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A decade after the refugee crisis that shook Europe, a Syrian family becomes German

BERLIN (AP) — Nearly a decade after fleeing Syria's civil war, Rahaf Alshaar sat on her couch in a leafy suburb of Berlin sipping Arabic coffee spiced with cardamom. When she, her husband and their ...
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Tougher asylum law in Greece criminalises refugees

Refugees will in future be treated like criminals in Greece. That is the essence of the tougher asylum law that the Greek government, under the right-wing New Democracy (ND), pushed through parliament ...
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For the US, a 180-Degree Turn on Refugees

The Trump administration is poised to mount a two-pronged attack on refugee resettlement. The first prong is quantitative: ...
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UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioners visit Greece, discuss refugee protection challenges and urge more support

UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioners for Protection and Operations, Gillian Triggs and Raouf Mazou, concluded a four-day visit to Greece today. Their visit focused on issues relating to access to ...
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UNHCR official warns that the 1951 refugee convention is increasingly under threat

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UNHCR official warns that the 1951 refugee convention is increasingly under threat

The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday that governments around the world, especially in the Global North, which includes the United States and countries in Europe, are increasingly undermining the ...