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Migration is a fact of life and more people than ever are moving

As severe weather patterns intensify, climate change will continue to displace communities across the globe.

In his speeches and gestures Francis has often drawn attention to the tragedies that migrants and refugees live through

Act now: migrant inclusion in climate action is an obligation, not an option - The Maravi Post

[Episcopal News Service — Canterbury, England] On the Lambeth Conference’s last full day of business, primates continued a tradition of issuing “statement

KUWAIT CITY, June 20: Several citizens attended the meeting held in the diwaniya of MP Muhammad Al-Mutair on Monday; simultaneously with the sit-in of opposition MPs in the National Assembly building, which has been going on for six days now. Former MP and Political Science Professor Abdullah Al-Naf

Twenty countries from the Americas, including the United States, signed a declaration June 10, the last day of the troubled Summit of the Americas, committing to help and protect "all migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless persons, regardless of their migratory status." The statement released by the White House and signed by the heads of state of Mexico and several countries in Central and South America said that "migration should be a voluntary, informed choice and not...

Each year, on the ninth day of December, the United Nations observes the UN Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims and Crimes

UNHCR The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, welcome the adoption of a resolution and publication of a report in support of refugees by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). “Parliamentarians have a crucial role to play in helping protect refugees. Their engagement is essential in preserving access to asylum, facilitating refugee integration, addressing the root causes that give rise to displacement, and also sup...