The New Humanitarian | The 25 crises that shaped history
WEBThe 25 crises that shaped history. TNH@25 | Rethinking Humanitarianism: This year, The New Humanitarian (founded in 1995 as IRIN News) marks 25 years of journalism from the heart of crises. This story is part of a series that looks back on crisis response over the last quarter century and examines what it may look like in the future.
What’s behind the rising violence in Sudan’s Darfur?
WEBApr 8, 2021 · Philip Kleinfeld/TNH. Mohamed El Doma, the governor of West Darfur, believes the violence in El Geneina is rooted in political dynamics linked to Sudan’s troubled transition. Contrasting views of Sudan’s transition and what it means for Darfur could also be playing a role in the violence, according to dozens of interviews with government ...
The New Humanitarian | ‘This is inexcusable’: What's behind ...
WEBDec 4, 2023 · The numbers arriving this year increased significantly beginning in July, when the pushbacks carried out by Greek authorities reportedly subsided.. Human rights organisations have raised concerns about restrictions on movement, excessive surveillance, and “prison-like” conditions in the new EU-funded facilities – called Closed Controlled Access Centres (CCAC) – since the first one ...
After two years in Poland, Ukrainian refugees ask when – and if – …
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Greece says migration crisis over; refugees beg to differ
WEBOct 5, 2021 · The number of asylum seekers on the Greek islands has fallen to just over 4,500, down from around 40,000 in April 2020. And the first of five new migration reception centres being built on the islands – with 276 million euros in EU funding – to improve living conditions opened on 18 September. Overall, the number of asylum seekers housed in ...
The Afghan refugee crisis brewing on Turkey’s eastern border
WEBAug 3, 2021 · As tensions in Turkey over the increase in arrivals rose last month, the Turkish government detained nearly 1,500 asylum seekers and migrants, and arrested 11 smugglers, in Van province. The Turkish government also recently completed the construction of an 81-kilometre wall along Turkey’s eastern border in a province north of Van in December ...
Explosion in land violence forces Hondurans to migrate, strains aid ...
WEBMay 18, 2023 · In the past year, the violence has escalated and expanded to new areas of the country, displacing more people and putting additional duress on an already strained humanitarian response. “People are affected by a triple emergency – violence from drug corridors, droughts and the storms, and the pandemic,” said Maria José Alexander ...
The New Humanitarian | UPDATED: Mapped - a world at war
WEBApr 4, 2017 · This map of ongoing conflicts around the world is part of IRIN’s ongoing series on the world’s forgotten conflicts. Our package of stories, films and graphics has so far looked in-depth at the situation in Sudan's Blue Nile, Myanmar, the border states of southern Thailand and more. Go to our Forgotten Conflicts page to read the features or ...
The Darién Gap migration crisis in six graphs, and one map
WEBJan 15, 2024 · A number of factors caused the dramatic 2023 uptick in Darién Gap crossings. Changes in migration policies across the region have made it more difficult for those trying to reach the United States from South America to cross borders legally. Several countries imposed visa restrictions on Venezuelans and Haitians, even as countries such as Chile and Peru militarised their borders, pushing ...
Nigeria’s rampant banditry, and some ideas on how to rein it in
WEBNov 8, 2021 · Akila Jibrin/TNH. At least 80 heavily armed bandit gangs are operating in Nigeria’s northwest, and the chaos they have caused has triggered a humanitarian emergency. Editor’s note: Idayat Hassan is an authority on violent conflict in Nigeria and has been researching banditry and pathways to …