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Time Running Out for Displaced Farmers
Much of Dawood Boy’s village in northern Afghanistan is empty. More than 1,000 families from Alburz in Balkh Province abandoned it 4-6 months ago after a drought affecting nearly half the country left 2.8 million people in need of food assistance, according...
Health Care of Migrants in South Africa Hit By Deportations
While most nations are dependent to some extent on the world’s 214 million migrants for skills and labour, few ensure these migrants have access to their health systems, something that could have dire public health consequences, according to the International...
Deportations of Zimbabwean Migrants From South Africa Set to Resume
After months of rumor and speculation, South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs appears to have quietly lifted a moratorium on deportations of undocumented Zimbabweans who did not apply for legal status through the Zimbabwe Documentation Process (ZDP).
A Protection Challenge for Libya’s Opposition
The entry by Libyan opposition fighters into Tripoli clearly marks a turning point for the Libyan opposition after six months of fighting against Col Muammar Gaddafi’s government. But while the balance of power appears to have shifted decisively...
International Organization for Migration And Its Partners Step Up Medical Services to Help Fleeing Somalis
With the outbreak of suspected measles and other infectious diseases in three refugee camps in Ethiopia, the International Organization for Migration and its partners have stepped up medical services to help fleeing Somalis, the organization disclosed...
International Organization for Migration Makes Somali Famine Victims Appeal
The International Organization for Migration Friday issued an appeal to donors to help fund its Horn of Africa response program to assuage the suffering of tens of thousands of famine-stricken Somalis fleeing into Kenya.
United Nations Allocates $6m for Underfunded Zimbabwe Aid Appeal
The United Nations has allocated $6 million to boost Zimbabwe’s underfunded humanitarian aid appeal for 2011 to address the acute humanitarian situation in rural and urban areas where at least 1.7 million people have limited access to food out of...
France Announces Plans to Expel 14 Libyan Diplomats
France announced plans to expel 14 Libyan diplomats on Friday, a day after Britain ordered two Libyan officials to leave. The French foreign ministry says the diplomats, who back Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, have been declared “persona non grata.”...
