‘Desperate’ Decision Led Indian Family to Fatal Desert Crossing | Voice of America
WASHINGTON - The parents of a six-year-old Indian girl who died after crossing from Mexico into the Arizona desert this month say...
Nigeria: Aid Agencies Should Take Note of How Displaced People in Nigeria Survive
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By Seun KoladeThe unpaved road is badly damaged, full of...
US Homeland Security Chief Orders Probe of Agents’ Offensive Facebook Posts | Voice of...
The U.S. Homeland Security chief on Wednesday ordered an immediate investigation into a report that current and former U.S. Border Patrol agents are part...
Nigeria: 163 More Stranded Nigerians Return From Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 163 Nigerian returnees who had been stranded in Libya, but assisted to come...
Libya: Sea Rescue Resumes After Over 400 Migrants Drown
Tripoli — AT least 426 people have been killed attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, prompting the resumption of life-saving search and...
What You Should Know About Trump’s Threatened Mass Deportation | Voice of America
WASHINGTON - On Monday evening, President Trump tweeted that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "will begin the process of removing the millions...
Ethiopia: 5.2 Billion Birr Medicine for IDPs
By Brook AbduThe government of Ethiopia is in the process of buying a 5.2-billion-birr medicine in fear of potential epidemic outbreak at camps where...
US to Make 30,000 More Visas Available for Seasonal Workers
WASHINGTON —
The Trump administration plans to allow 30,000 more foreign workers temporarily into the United States for seasonal work through the end of September,...
Why is it so hard for Africans to visit other African countries?
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has said he needs 38 visas to travel within the continent on his Nigerian passport. Many European nationals, meanwhile, waltz into most Africans countries visa-free. African nations were supposed to scrap visa requirements for all African citizens by 2018.
In Trump’s Immigration Plan, Skills Matter More than Family
WHITE HOUSE —
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to announce his long-awaited proposal on immigration Thursday, a plan that aims to move the immigration...
Saskatchewan adds 13 new occupational titles to In-Demand Occupation List
Details Written by The CanadaVisa Team on 04 April 2019 The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program...
Liberia Pays Homage to ‘Its Own’ With Independence Day Honor for VOA’s James Butty...
Honorees James Butty, of the VOA’s Daybreak Africa, Sia Barbara Ferguson Kamara, a consultant with the Open Society Foundations’ Early Childhood Program and Luana...
Africa: Cities Are Key in Addressing the Refugee and Migration Challenges
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By Valerie Plante and Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr | Mayor of FreetownCities often act as the laboratories which show how migrants and refugees add value and...
Tanzanian authorities detain and deport Ugandan human rights leader · Global Voices
Dr. Wairagala Wakabi Wairagala Wakabi, a leading digital rights advocate from Uganda, was detained at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...
Doctors Alarmed that Flu Killed Detained Migrant Teen
HOUSTON —
A 16-year-old from Guatemala died of complications of the flu while in U.S. Border Patrol custody, according to preliminary autopsy findings, alarming doctors...
US Border Patrol Arrests 153 Africans at Texas Border
U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended more than 150 African immigrants attempting unauthorized crossings into Texas at the U.S. southern border within the past...
Migrant Surge Accelerates at US-Mexico Border
CAPITOL HILL —
The Trump administration on Thursday said a surge of migrant arrivals at the southern U.S. border continues to accelerate, with more than...
AHEAD of the Curb: Promoting Better Practices Towards Inclusion of Deaf Exchange Participants
The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE) was represented at the 2019 convention of the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) by...
Young people worldwide can ‘determine the future of migration,’ says UN senior official
The meeting was focussed on promoting best practices and recommendations on all areas relevant to youth and migration policy, including making young people a...
From militant to corporate magnate – Public Agenda NewsPaper
The primary lesson for us is that apartheid may have ended in its overt political forms, but in its economic form, that is the...
Helping Diaspora, Travelers, and Immigrants Integrate into their Environment
DiasporaEngager was created to assist immigrants and anyone to find people, organizations, and institutions that can help them solve their problems concerning: Emergency assistance, Employment assistance, Financial assistance, Food assistance, Government assistance, Housing assistance, Humanitarian assistance, Immigration assistance, Legal assistance, Medical assistance, Relocation assistance, Social assistance, Tuition assistance programs, Unemployment assistance, Utility assistance programs.
After Rio Grande tragedy, UNICEF chief highlights ‘dire’ detention centres on US-Mexico border
“The heart-rending photo published just yesterday showing the lifeless bodies of Salvadoran toddler Valeria and her father Oscar on the bank of the Rio...
Libya: One Month Since Libya’s Migrant Tragedy, Detentions Continue
United Nations — It is almost one month since an airstrike on a detention centre in Libya killed and injured scores of migrants and...
Kenya: UNHCR Kenya Office Defends Action Against Refugees
By Joseph MurayaNairobi — The office of the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) based in Westland has come out to absolve itself from any...
