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The WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society announced their lecture series on Feb. 9 for the spring of 2023. This includes topics such as media responsibility, bio-ethics

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev dismissed two heads of the migration departments of Moscow for

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group that were published in the World Bank’s Policy Research Working Paper Series. It introduces five papers published from June 16 to June 30, on various topics.

UN says refugee situation in Uganda dire as world marks refugee day-

Roundup: UN says refugee situation in Uganda dire as world marks refugee day-

Roundup: Uganda in urgent need for funds as refugee figures swell-

Uganda is currently hosting more than 1.5 million refugees and needs about $800 million to feed them this year alone.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, alongside the Government of Uganda and humanitarian partners, is assisting some 10,000 refugees in the country’s southwest

School administrators say the Congolese refugees used their desks for firewood

6 hours ago Official Remittance Inflows to Zimbabwe Surged to $1 Billion After Covid-19 Restrictions Forced Migrants to Use Formal Channels Cross border remittances into Zimbabwe surged to $1 billion in 2020, more than a 36% increase from the $636m that was recorded in 2019. This surge in remittances occurred despite the “steep decline in economic activity in host countries, which in turn made it difficult for migrants in the diaspora to send money home.” ...