First, we find that refugees have multidimensional and contextually situated understandings of success that extend beyond self-sufficiency or economic performance. Secondly, when refugees did define success in terms of economic performance, their conceptualisations were more holistic than conventional views ...
Only by replicating the conditions pioneered in the U.S. could a South Pacific cotton industry be as lucrative as the one it was replacing. Unsurprisingly,white European settlersand Confederate refugees who sought respite from the Civil War in the South Pacific played...
In Rwanda in the 1990s, the Green Berets carried out operations to aide refugees caught in the crossfire of the civil war that was raging in the African nation. Green Berets helped thousands make it to refugee camps and helped support the operation of those camps as well. During the Nicaragu...
In the long term, refugees will face challenges related to their integration, not limited to issues such as access to the labour market and demand for social infrastructure like healthcare and housing. Depending on the circumstances, countries such asGermany,SwedenandFranceto name a few, offer t...
In January 2017, Turnbull had a notoriously hostile phone call with Trump over whether the United States would honor an Obama-era deal to accept 1,250 refugees, which Trump opposed (the U.S. did end up taking them). Turnbull said he later found other common ground with Trump, ev...
While ethnic minorities were explicitly mentioned by three places (Newham, Auckland, Chicago), many of the target outcomes focused on other vulnerable populations like elderly people, low-income households, refugees and sex workers. Interestingly, inequality related targets were mentioned more broadly ...
Sharing a 2,400-kilometer border with Myanmar and hosting hundreds of thousands of Myanmar refugees in border regions and many more inside Thailand, Bangkok can claim to have a special interest in seeking a quick resolution of the Myanmar conflict. Thailand played a similar role in ending the ...
As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a megaphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures he’s aligned with. There are few modern parallels to his antics, but t
As you can see, there are many different avenues to take when answering this prompt. The important thing is to describe how you were defined by a single story, show the impact that had on you, and demonstrate how you overcame or fought back against your single story. ...
Ambassador’s Message 22 August 2024 Eamonn McKee We leave after an amazing four years in Canada, enriched by discoveries and encounters, new friends and collaborators, projects and opportunities. Like the beautiful expanse of Canada itself, there are so many treasures of the Irish influence and ...