The refugee crisis continues to unfold at an alarming rate as we enter 2024. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that as of May 2023,around 110 million people are displaced around the world, an increase of 21% from the previous year. This is the largest incre...
The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is urging the world to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza.
DEPRESSION in womenSOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factorsMENTAL illnessPSYCHOTHERAPYREFUGEESAt the end of 2022, 108.4 million people around the world were forcibly displaced, the highest number ever recorded. Of these, 50% were women. Despite this situation, little is known about the menta...
Nagorno-Karabakh: The refugees 'abandoned' by the world in Europe's 'forgotten' conflict The long-disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies on the edge of Europe, has a history of violence and displacement. The latest attack on the region, one year ago, forced 100,00...
AMMAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3,162 Syrian refugees left Jordan in the first six months of this year to return to their homeland, marking a 63-percent increase compared to the same period in 2023, the state-owned Al Mamlaka TV reported Wednesday. Citing figures from the United...
The impact of immigration on crime continues to stir heated debates in public policy circles around the world. Surveys indicate that host societies favor controversial measures because they are concerned about what they perceive to be an impingement exacted on their security with each new wave of ...
In recent years, there have been setbacks in global efforts to address the refugee crisis. UNHCR's recent report shows that by the end of 2023, an estimated 117.3 million people worldwide were displaced, which marked an increase of 8 percent or 8.8 million more people compared to the end ...
In the last three years, the European Union (EU) is being confronted with the most significant influx of migrants and refugees since World War II. Although the dimensions of this influx—taking the global scale into account—might be regarded as modest, the institutional response to that phenome...
The Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan, unveiled last week, allocated 974 million U.S. dollars for Jordan in 2024. It registered a 10 percent increase from 2023, but still less than half the required, Jordanian political analyst Raed Omari told Xinhua on Monday. ...
Creating a fun and safe environment, the project sees specialist football coaches use activities ingrained with life skills such as encouraging teamwork, respect for others (including across genders and cultures) and integration. The FIFA Foundation supports 114 organisations worldwide in 2023 via its ...