Displaced and Refugees

In Turkey, Women are feeling the worst Aftershocks of the earthquake Disaster and wondering where the Government is

By Willow Kreutzer, University of Iowa and Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis | – When natural disasters strike, women and girls tend to experience disproportionate challenges and heightened risks. They are much more likely than men to experience sexual violence and health problems. Women and girls also face greater professional and educational setbacks. So […]

Climate Crisis

International Law doesn’t protect People fleeing environmental Disaster – But it Should

The Conversation

By Morgiane Noel, Trinity College Dublin | – Researchers have tried for decades to find a relevant legal status for people forced to flee their homes as a result of floods, droughts and storms – calamities which climate change promises to make more severe and commonplace – as well as appropriate laws which might ensure […]

Displaced and Refugees

Syrian Earthquake devastated an Area that was already a disaster Zone – and highlights the vital Role of local aid Groups

The Conversation

By Kimberly Howe, Tufts University | – (The Conversation) – Three weeks after the February 2023 earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, I stood amid the rubble in Jindires, a devastated Syrian village. An estimated 50,000 people had lost their lives in the two countries by that point, with the number of casualties still climbing. Around […]

Africa

Tunisia: Racist Violence Targets Black Migrants, Refugees

Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch – (Tunis) – President Kais Saied’s recent attempt to mitigate the serious harm that a speech he made on February 21, 2023, caused Black African migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Tunisia does not go far enough, Human Rights Watch said today. Measures announced on March 5 fall far short of the […]

Displaced and Refugees

After the Earthquakes: Fearmongering about People fleeing disasters is a dangerous and faulty Narrative

The Conversation

By Yvonne Su, York University, Canada, Corey Robinson, Durham University | – (The Conversation) – The death toll from the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has reached over 50,000 people. Over 23 million people have been affected and millions have been displaced from their homes. In Syria alone, an estimated 5.3 million people have […]

Displaced and Refugees

Race and Erasure: Why don’t Syrian and Palestinian Refugees get treated like Ukrainians?

The Conversation

By Ritesh Shah, University of Auckland | – (The Conversation) – With the war in Ukraine now in its second year, nearly a third of the country’s population has been displaced, including 8 million people who have sought refuge beyond its borders. International support for the plight of these refugees has been heartening. Nearly 4.5 […]

Displaced and Refugees

As another two Earthquakes hit Turkey, Anger continues to grow

Arzu Geybullayeva

According to latest reports, six are dead and 294 injured Written byArzu Geybullayeva Image by Meydan TV. Used with permission. ( Globalvoices.org) – #Bölgeyeçadıryollayın (send tents to the area) was trending on Twitter on February 20, as two new earthquakes this time, with 6.4 and 5.8 magnitudes respectively, hit Hatay, Turkey — one of […]

Displaced and Refugees

U.S. Sanctions Are Hurting Syrians

Foreign Policy in Focus

By Farrah Hassen | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – March 2023 will mark 12 years of war in Syria. No country should reach such a tragic milestone. What began in March 2011 as an uprising for Syrian dignity against President Bashar al-Assad’s corruption and authoritarian rule has since morphed into several, ongoing […]