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An aerial view shows makeshift shelters at the Dagahaley camp in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border in Garissa County, Kenya, on April 3, 2011.

Refugee camps versus urban refugees: What’s been said — and done

For the most part, host governments favor camps because they see them as a means of isolating potential troublemakers and forcing the international community to assume responsibility.

Central American migrants stand in line before entering a temporary shelter, after illegally crossing the border between Mexico and the U.S., in Deming, New Mexico, on May 16, 2019.

Supreme Court’s asylum decision is a ‘recipe for chaos,’ experts say

Immigration
Bidibid refugee camp

In Uganda, a refugee camp becomes a city

Refugees
Syrian refugee, Malik Alarmash, left, speaks with Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry, right, at the Refuge Coffee Shop in Clarkston, Georgia. Stephanie Steinbrecher with the Sierra Club, center, listens.

Legally, ‘climate refugees’ don’t exist. But in Georgia, they say they’re already here.

Climate Change
Screenshots of Facebook posts

Why I can’t quit Facebook: I want to click ‘love’ when I see refugees’ big milestones

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees shout slogans as they protest against their repatriation

Bangladesh pauses Rohingya repatriation plans amid refugee protests

Conflict & Justice

Around 2,200 refugees slated to return to Myanmar on Nov. 15 protested the move, saying none agreed to return if their demands for justice, citizenship and the ability to go back to their original villages and lands were not met.

A tattered boat on the sea under stormy skies.

Greece’s refugee crisis creates a strain on an already fragile ecosystem

Environment

Nearly 1 million refugees and migrants have passed through Greece since the Syrian war began, leaving its environment and economy under duress — particularly during summers when tourism is in full swing.

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Young migrants in Sicily heal from sea-crossing traumas through theater

Arts, Culture & Media

Emanuela Pistone is a theater actress and director based in Catania, Sicily’s second-largest city, where in 2013 she founded the Liquid Company, a unique theater troupe in Italy composed of young migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors, all united by one common feature: having crossed the Mediterranean to reach for a dignified life.

refugee

Under Trump, US has all but halted admissions for the world’s most persecuted people

This year, with a record high 68.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, the United States is on track to take in about 22,000 refugees, a quarter the number admitted in 2016, the last year of Barack Obama’s presidency, and the fewest in four decades.

Yusra, played by Rhianna Merralls, struggles to fall asleep in the play, "Wherever I Lay My Head," performed in London City Hall.

Chronic insomnia plagues young migrants long after they reach their destination

A recent performance of a play in London highlighted the struggles that young migrants face after they reach the UK. Many of them toss and turn, unable to sleep.

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Understanding Europe’s Refugee Crisis: An International Town Hall