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We hear in the news about people fleeing their homes to become asylum seekers or refugees, why is this?  Alma and Lucinda talk to Lance Bartholomeusz from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to find out:·       The difference between refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants·       Why so many people around the world are forced to leave their homes·       What protections and rights refugees have under international law·       The role of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) around the world·       How refugee children are supported to go to school, stay safe, and build new lives·       The challenges people face when starting a new life in a different countryYou'll also hear real examples of the UNHCR's work, from helping Palestinian families in neighbouring countries, to supporting Rohingya communities in Bangladesh, to protecting displaced people in Ukraine, and how Uganda supports Sudanese refugees in Africa. When Lance was 10 he wanted to be a snake handler! References and Resources United Nations Refugee Agency United Kingdom for UNHCR Kate Blanchett on Statelessness Patrick Eba UNHCR's policy and legal expert ‘Why do refugees need protection?'There are more stories at www.unhcr.org under news and stories. Here are the latest stories relating to children: News and stories | UNHCRThere were 8.4 million asylum-seekers awaiting decisions on their individual applications at the end of 2024, the highest number ever recorded, marking a 22 per cent increase from 6.9 million the previous year. See Global Trends | UNHCRIf you've got any questions, ideas about a topic or someone to interview, get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!! You can email us at kidslaw@spark21.org, contact us through the website: www.kidslaw.info or through social media: Facebook, X and Instagram @KidsLawInfo Please subscribe, rate, and share the podcast with your friends. See you soon in the next episode!

Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia wakimbizi UNHCR kwa kushirikiana na Baraza la Wakimbizi la Norway NRC wanahakikisha wakimbizi wanaoishi katika kambi za wakimbizi za mkoani Kigoma Magharibi mwa Tanzania ikiwemo kambi ya nyarugusu wanapata huduma muhimu za maji na usafi kupitia ushirikiano wa viongozi wa wakimbizi. Huduma hizo  zimekuwa changamoto kubwa katika kambi za wakimbizi zikichangiwa na ukata wa ufadhili. Flora Nducha na taarifa zaidi (TAARIFA YA FLORA NDUCHA)Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe vilipoibuka Burundi mwaka 2015, na baadaye mapigano kuighubika upya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo DRC, maelfu ya  watu walikimbia na kuvuka mpaka kuingia Tanzania. Leo, wengi wao wanaishi katika kambi za wakimbizi mkoani Kigoma kama vile Mtendeli, Nduta, na Nyarugusu.Lakini maisha kambini hayajakuwa rahisi. Kwa ufadhili mdogo, familia zinapata shida kupata huduma za msingi kama maji safi, makazi, na elimu.Hapo ndipo Shirika la UNHCR, na Baraza la Wakimbizi la Norway NRC, wanapoingia. Tangu mwaka 2016, wamekuwa wakitoa huduma muhimu ikiwemo kufunga mifumo ya maji, kujenga vyoo, na kusambaza sabuni na mahitaji mengine ya usafi.Miongoni mwa wanaofanya mabadiliko kupitia msaada huo ni Ahunga Msama, mkimbizi mwenye umri wa miaka 55 kutoka DR Congo, ambaye ni afisa msimamizii wa huduma za maji, usafi, kujisafi na usafi wa mazingiira WASH katika kambi ya Nyarugusu.(AHUNGA CLIP 1)“Ninasaidia jamii yetu ya kambi ya Nyarugusu ili wawe wanapata maji safi na salama”Ahunga anasema jamii yake iliteseka sana iliteseka sana kwa magonjwa yanayosababishwa na maji machafu ndio maana aliamua kuchukua hatua kulinda afya zao. Kila siku ahakikisha watu wanapata maji safi na huduma za usafi salama.Akiwa pamoja na wakimbizi wenzake, Ahunga anapita nyumba kwa nyumba kufundisha familia jinsi ya kuzuia magonjwa kupitia usafi kwani anaamini elimu ni ufunguo(AHUNGA CLIP 2)“Tunasaidia kuelimisha jamii yetu ili wawe wasafi. Wawe na vyoo, wawe na mabafu, wawe na vichanja na wawe na mashimo ya takataka.”Watu wakielewa, wanaweza kujilinda.Anasema watu wakieelewa ni rahisi kujilinda na juhudi zake zinaokoa maisha na kuhamasisha wengine, zikionyesha kwamba hata katika mazingira magumu, wakimbizi wanaweza kuongoza mabadiliko katika jamii zao na anasema hilo ni la muhimu sana kwani(AHUNGA CLIP 3)“Tunasaidia jamii yetu ili wajilinde na magonjwa ya milipuko”Kwa msaada wa UNHCR na Baraza la Wakimbizi la Norway, maelfu ya wakimbizi katika kambi za wakimbizi za Kigoma sasa wana maji salama, usafi wa mazingira ni bora, na wana matumaini mapya ya maisha.

Shirika la UNHCR limesema viongozi wa Rwanda na Jamuhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo wamekubali kuwarejesha wakimbizi walio toroka makwao mashariki mwa DRC.

A second earthquake has hit eastern Afghanistan, where the death toll is now more than 1400. UNHCR representative Charlie Goodlake spoke to Corin Dann.

Wanadamu ni viumbe ambao hukamilika wanapokuwa kwenye jamii ambapo wanaweza kuelezea hisia zao,kujihisi wanathaminiwa na wana mchango kwa wengine. Mambo  hayo yanapokosa,inaweza kuwa chanzo cha matatizo ya kiafya.Na hii ni hali ambao hukuwa nao wakimbizi ambao wametenganishwa na wapendwa wao. Katika kambi ya Kakuma iliyoko kaunti ya Turkana,kaskazini mwa Nchi ya Wakenya,tulizungumza na wakimbizi ambao walilazimika kutengana na wapendwa wao kwa sababu ya migogoro ya kifamilia,ukoo na hata vita. Ingawa wamepata makao katika kambi ya wakimbizi bado maisha yao hayajakamilika . Wengi wameishi kwenye hali ya upweke,huzuni na kiwewe  na kupata matatizo ya kiafya yakiwemo matatizo ya afya ya akili. Aidha kuna wale ambao wamepatwa na maradhi kama shinikizo la damu ,kisukari,ukosefu wa usingizi na chanzo ni matatizo ambayo wamekumbana nao katika kambi,ugumu wa maisha bila watu walio karibu nawe ambao unaweza kuzungumza nao na kuliwazana. Kamati ya kimataifa ya msalaba mwekundu,ICRC pamoja na shirika la msalaba mwekundu nchini ,KRC,katika kujaribu kukabili hali hiyo ,zinatekeleza mpango wa kujaribu kurejesha mawasiliano na uhusiano wa familia za wakimbizi. Kwa kuwatafuta namna ambao wakimbizi hao wanaweza kuwasiliana kupitia ujumbe wa kuandikiwa au  kwa njia ya simu,mashirika hayo wanasema wamefanikiwa kuwarejeshea tabasamu wachache wenye bahati na wanaendelea kuwasaka wanafamilia zaidi kila mwaka. Matunda ya mpango huo yameonekana miongoni mwa wakimbizi wanaozungumza na jamaa zao na pia kwa wahudumu wa kujitolea wanaotangamana karibu kila siku na wakimbizi hao kwenye kambi.

(Recorded January 2025) Mike sits down with Severance's very own Ben Stiller and Adam Scott. The three of them dig into the behind the scenes of Severance Season 2 and discuss what it is that makes them work so well together as actor and director.  Ben and Adam share audition advice for actors, as well as how their grieving processes influenced their work together. Plus, Mike and Adam nerd out about The Ben Stiller Show and Reality Bites, and Mike reveals which Severance character he almost played.Please Consider Donating To: The Center for Reproductive Rights and the UNHCR

Aid effort gears up after Afghanistan quake ‘wipes out' villages: UNHCR In Gaza, children out of school for third year running: UNRWA Guterres condemns detention of more UN staff in Yemen 

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Important Links: Hmong Innovating Politics: Website | Instagram Asian Refugees United: Website | Instagram Bhutanese American Refugee Rights website Transcript Swati Rayasam: You are tuned in to Apex Express on KPFA. My name is Swati Rayasam.  Since the onset of the Trump administration, immigrant and refugee communities have been under increased attack, being kidnapped in broad daylight, detained in unsanitary and unsafe conditions, and deported to countries many of them barely know. All without due process or communication to their loved ones and communities. On tonight's episode, we're focusing on a particular segment of our immigrant and refugee community, Hmong and Bhutanese refugees. Both of these targeted communities are stateless with no land to call their own, and their deportation carries the very real danger of disappearance and death. Robin Gurung from Asian Refugees United and Kao Ye Thao from Hmong innovating Politics, discuss their community and personal refugee stories, and talk about the intersection of the US' deeply broken immigration and criminal legal systems, otherwise known as crimmigration. We also get to hear from the wives of two detained refugees, one Bhutanese and one Hmong, who are currently fighting to keep their families together and to protect their loved ones from the dangers of deportation as stateless people. I also want to note because this is a rapidly developing situation, that this episode was recorded on August 13th, 2025, and is being released on August 28th, 2025. For the most recent updates, please go to bhutaneserefugeerights.org or check out the Pardon Refugees campaign. Now, here's Miko. Miko: Welcome to Apex Express. Thank you so much for being here today. I'm so glad to bring you all together in this time. I'm wondering if I could ask you each to introduce yourselves and tell us a little bit about the community your organization serves and what you do, and let's start with Kao Ye.  Kao Ye: Hello everyone, and thank you for making space- my name is Kao Ye Tao. I use she her pronouns, and I work as the director of policy and partnerships with an organization called Hmong Innovating Politics. We are an organization that serves Hmong youth and families in Sacramento and Fresno, which holds two of our largest Hmong American communities in California. And our work with Hmong youth and families is really about developing their leadership to organize towards social justice and to get the resources that their communities deserve. Miko: Thank you, Kao Ye and Robin, could you please introduce yourself? Robin: Sure. My name is Robin Gurung. I use he, him, his, I'm from the Nepali speaking Bhutanese community. I live in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. my role at Asian Refugees United is the co-founder and the co-executive director. We have our program in California and Pennsylvania. California programs are, are serving Asian diaspora and then, Pennsylvania programs are focused serving the Nepal speaking Bhutanese community. We work in the intersection of arts and healing, storytelling, civic engagement, leadership development. Thank you. Miko: Thanks Robin and I am your host Miko Lee, lead producer at Apex Express. And all of us are part of a network called AACRE Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality, which is a network of progressive Asian American groups. So you all work with refugee populations. I'm wondering if you could tell a little bit more about the backstory of your community, and also if you feel comfortable about how you personally came to be a refugee in the United States. And, Robin, I'd love to start with you on that one. Robin: Sure. My community is Nepali speaking, Bhutanese refugee community. And we are ethnically Nepali, which means culture wise and language wise we speak Nepali and follow the Nepali culture tradition. Our ancestors like maybe in 18 hundreds, 19 hundreds migrated from Nepal to Bhutan and became the citizen of that country. And most people don't know about Bhutan, it's a very tiny country between China and India. And, if people know about Bhutan, then people know it through the cross national happiness concept, Bhutan is considered the happiest country in the world. So our ancestors were in mostly in the southern area of Bhutan for generations, they became the citizen. They had their own home, their own land. And then later, 1980s, early nineties, there was a policy by the government of Bhutan, which is the monarchy government system- king rules the country. They brought a policy called One Nation, One People Policy. Which means all different groups of people would have to follow the same culture, same religion, kind of follow the same dress code and because of that policy all people were forced to stay away from following our own culture or our own religion, which, most of our folks were Hindu. Our people protested against it and because of that, the government expelled over a hundred thousand of our community members. And, they expelled to India and then from like India wouldn't allow us to stay and we had to resettle in Nepal in seven different refugee camps under different international agencies like U-N-H-C-R and other agencies. Miko: And then Robin, can you tell a little bit about your personal story and how you came here? Robin: Yeah. Yeah. So 1992 is when my family had to leave Bhutan. And at that time I was three years old. I remember growing up in a refugee camp in Nepal, from three years until I was 23 years. So 20 years of my life I was in a refugee camp in Nepal. And in 2012, I came to US through the refugee resettlement program introduced to our camps in 2008, and through it US agreed to resettle 60,000 of our committee members. By 2017, I think US has resettled about 70 to 80,000 of our Bhutanese community members.   Miko: Thank you so much for sharing. Kao Ye I wonder if you could talk about your community and the refugee resettlement program that your community was a part of. Kao Ye: The Hmong American community, or just the Hmong community overall, is a group that's indigenous to East and Southeast Asia. And through our ancient history, we've always been a stateless, people fighting for our autonomy to live to practice our customs and our culture. And particularly where we come into this history of refugee is during the Vietnam War where many Hmong people, alongside other ethnic groups in Laos, were caught in the crossfire of the United States conflict in Southeast Asia. And so with the Vietnam War. The Hmong as well as many other ethnic communities that lived, in the hills and the mountains were recruited in covert operations by the CIA to fight back against the Vietnamese, the Northern Vietnamese communist forces, as well as the Putet Lao. And so once the US withdrew from Southeast Asia, it created a vacuum of conflict and violence that our people had to escape from in order to survive. And so after the Vietnam War in 1975, we saw the mass displacement of many Southeast Asian ethnic communities, including Hmong families. And that is where my history starts because my parents were born in Laos and because of this war, they fled to Thailand refugee camps and lived there for a few years until they were able to come to the United States in 1992. And I'm actually I'm a child of refugees and so what I know about this part of my history comes from the stories of my grandparents who raised me as well as what little I could learn in the textbooks of public education. And so it wasn't actually until going to college and. Being able to access more of this literature, this history that I really learned about what the United States had done in Southeast Asia and the ramifications of that for myself and my family and so many others, refugees that. Have to have had to resettle in the United States. And so it's definitely a history that runs very close, because we have relatives that live through that refugee experience. And so it is very well and alive. And so as we now approach this conversation around ICE and deportations, it really is a reminder of the trauma that our people face, but are still facing as a people that have been seen as disposable to the United States government. Miko: Thanks, Kao Ye. Let's talk a little bit more about that. But first I wanna say, did either of you ever hear about refugees in your textbooks? I never did. So I'm wondering if, you said you learned a little bit about that from textbooks. Was that something you learned in public education. Kao Ye: I did not learn about refugees or refugees experience. I learned about the war and as a Hmong kid it brought me so much delight to try to scroll through the history books just to see if Hmong people were mentioned. And even then the refugee experience was not ever something that we talked about. I felt like definitely not in, in high school. I think it was college really, that then started to articulate those terms and that Southeast Asian identity, that is really where I think I also became politicized in that. Miko: Yeah, because I think in textbooks there might be a little section on the Vietnam War, but it does not talk about the, all the Southeast Asian ethnic peoples that actually fought in the war. We have to dig that information out on our own, but I wanna move us to what is happening right now. So the Trump administration has created. Culture of fear among immigrants and refugees, these ICE raids and disappearances. It is so intense and using immigrants as a fear tool to prop up white supremacy is so blatant right now. I'm wondering if you can each talk about, how this administration's policies are impacting your communities. And, Robin, let's start with you. What is happening right now? I know since the end of March, can you share a little bit about what's been happening with Bhutanese Americans? Robin: Sure. Sure. So our people were settled to this country with the hope that this is going to be our home. But starting March of this year, with the new policies of this current administration, we started seeing abrupt, ICE arrest in our communities. People were picked up from home, their workplaces, and from their ICE, check-ins. And, since March, within I would say two to three months, more than 72 of our community members were picked up, mostly from Pennsylvania and then Ohio, and also from other states like New York, Georgia, North Dakota. So until now, we have, the records of at least 50 people who have been deported to Bhutan and at least 72 who are detained. So more than 30 people are [at risk] of getting detained. The nature of the ICE arrests that we have seen is we don't know whether the due processes were followed. They made it so hard for the families to look for attorneys, and also to track their family members. Within days family members would find their loved ones disappeared, and then they wouldn't be able to talk to them they wouldn't be able to track them and provide the support that they needed. So for us as a community organization we did not anticipate this and we were not prepared for this. And, and we didn't have the infrastructure to really address this, right? So it became such challenging work for us. Like within days we had to mobilize our people. We had to mobilize our teams to help family members with legal support, emotional support, mobilize our community members to update what's happening with this situation. The rapid response work, know your rights clinics that we had to set up. So on one hand it's the detention and deportation in the US and on the other hand, when our people were deported to Bhutan, what we're seeing is within 24 hours, they are being expelled from Bhutan to India, and then from India because India wouldn't accept them as well, they had to enter Nepal because for most of these Deportee, they're very young, they were born in refugee camps, and for most of them, the only known land is Nepal. Right. And they had to enter Nepal without documentation. And then some of them were found in refugee camps. And most of them are unknown. Like they're, they have disappeared. Miko: So that is so much over the last few months that ARU has had to step in and take a leading, role in this situation that has impacted the Bhutanese community from focusing on wellness and youth development to suddenly translating materials into Nepali, translating, know Your Rights materials into Nepali, hosting all these different events, the work that you have been doing is really powerful. I wonder if you could share with us the story of Mohan Karki, who is a community member that's currently detained in Michigan. Robin: Sure. So, Mohan Karki is now in detention in Michigan and he's a community member member who lived in Ohio. So he was detained by ICE during his regular ICE check-in , I believe in April, they detained him and then he was taken for deportation. And last minute, the families and the community had to come together and then appeal the deportation. Right now he's in Michgan detention center and his wife, who was pregnant and had due date, when Mohan was being deported on June 10, is now fighting day and night to stop the deportation and also to bring Mohan home. Right now, Asian Refugees United and other community partners, like AWPAL, Asian Law Caucus are working together to support Mohan's family, to bring Mohan home and also running a, GoFund me fundraiser, to help the family pay the legal fees. Miko: Thanks Robin. And we're gonna listen to Tikas story right now. Tika Basnet: Hi, my name is Tika Basnet I'm from Ohio and I'm fighting my husband deportation case.  So on April seven, a lot of people told us not to go to the ICE office, but my husband wanna follow the rules, he wanna go there. We went to the Westerville office inside And we sit down, we talk to each other. Nothing will go wrong. And suddenly ICE told us to come inside and they told us that my husband got travel documents from Bhutan. I told them like it is not safe for my husband to get deport in Bhutan, all the Bhutanese people run away in 1990s due to the ethnic cleansing and if my husband get deported in Bhutan, he will either gonna get killed, tortured, disappeared, imprisoned, I don't know what will happen, but they did not listen to me. So they detained my husband and I came at the parking lot and his mom saw me coming alone. So they start crying and I told them like, Mohan is gone and this is the last time I think I'm gonna see my husband. the time that my husband was taken away from Butler County on June 10 I was 41 weeks pregnant. I was supposed to deliver on, June 10. But no, I told the doctor I change my delivery time. I am not gonna go now like I need to fight for my husband. Like, When Bhutanese people started coming here in 2007. Third party promise us that in here in United States, we will get our identity. That identity will never taken away. They promise us that the way Bhutan take our identity, they will not gonna do that. we thought that this is our home. We thought that having a green card, having a citizenship, it is permanently, but no, we are, we all are wrong. And that identity is taken away within a second. And we became stateless again. So, my husband, Mohan Karki he just arrived in the United States he been here less than two years when the incident happened. He did not understand the law. He did not understand the culture. He did not know anything.  My husband he was only 17 years old, high school student coming from school to home. On the way to reach their apartment, there is one private house. They are just trying to go to the shortcut from the backyard. So some neighbor call 9 1 1. And that only one mistake lead to deportation.  The place that we come from, there is no boundaries. In Nepal, we are allowed to go anybody property We are allowed to walk somebody else house and because of the cultural difference, he's paying price right now.  At that time, nobody can speak English. They cannot understand what police were saying and Nepali interpreter told my husband that if you say I'm guilty, you'll out of prison soon. But if you did not say I'm guilty, you'll end up in prison for 20 to 25 years. High school student he's scared he just say, I'm guilty, and he did not know what is deportation mean. He did not know what he was signing. Nobody informed him what he was signing. That signing was deportation. What happened in 2013 is impacting us in 2025 and still he wish he did not cross somebody else backyard at that time. He wish he knew that he wasn't allowed to cross somebody else's backyard. I don't know what will our future is gonna be, but I hope that he gets second chance. His community love him. He love people. He was working as a truck driver. He paid taxes. He was supporting his parent. He was supporting me. My daughter deserve to have a father. You know, she's just one month. But now the dream that I was hoping one day I'm gonna build with my husband that is taken away and I'm left alone with this child. I already went through a lot without him, i'm the only one that fighting for my husband case. The deportation is not only breaking one family, but it is breaking everybody, the community and the family. And I hope that people can support me so I can fight for my husband case. Like I really need so many attorney. I need criminal attorney to open up his 2013 case. And I have wonderful, wonderful attorney, my husband get stay off removal, but that is not guarantee my husband can get deport anytime. The attorney fee are really expensive and he still needs support. The US made bhutanese people a promise of home. We belong here. Stop the detention and deportation. Stop deporting Bhutanese people. We are stateless. We don't have country, don't have a home. This is our home. US is our home. We belong here. Miko: Of the 72 people, Mohan is the first Bhutanese refugee that we actually have a stay of release on, as Robin was saying earlier, most of the folks were moved from state to state, so you can't really get a lawyer in that time. And as we all know, nonprofit immigration lawyers are under a lot of stress because of the attack of this administration. So it makes it incredibly complicated, let alone the legal fees that it costs to help support people going through this. And right now, Mohan has a stay on his, deportation and the lawyer that they do have is drafting up a letter to be able to release him into the community and also overturn his original case that happened as a minor in Georgia, which was a ridiculous case where he was leaving school, early high school, first year in the country, leaving high school early, and walked with his friends across a backyard. And the neighbor that they walked through their yard called the police, and they arrested him along with his friends for trespassing, they gave him paperwork that he didn't even understand. He signed it along with a interpreter they gave him false information to say he'd be locked up for 25 years, or if he signed this papers, that would be fine. He could go and what the papers said was it changed his charge into a felony and had him sign a letter of deportation. So this is part of the failure of our American legal system that we're not providing adequate information. It is a lack of due process. Thankfully, the work that Asian Law Caucus and United States of Stateless and other community activists are doing to call this out and help work with us is really critical. I wanna turn now to Kao Ye how this administrations is impacting Hmong refugees, and how is it similar or different to the experiences that Robin is describing for the Nepali speaking Bhutanese community? Kao Ye: I echoed many of the sentiments and the challenges that Robin shared around what we as nonprofit, grassroots organizations are having to build and grapple with just the limited infrastructure that we have to deal with the current ICE disappearances and deportation and all the support that's needed for the families. And so thank you Robin, for sharing that. I wanted to start broad a little bit because I think that this Trump administration is happening in the backdrop of the 50th year commemoration of the end of the wars in Southeast Asia and the refugee resettlement. We had over 1.1 million Southeast Asians resettle to the United States, the largest immigration resettlement, in American history. And so this year brings so many complexities, I think as a Southeast Asian community where there is a level of looking back at policies that have impacted us and have failed, but also looking forward what is the community that we are building together to move and progress together. And so there are those complexities, I think as the fact that it's the 50th year and like, this is what we're dealing with. This is the trauma that we are grappling with. And so I wanted to put that out front and center because even I think within our communities , there is no necessarily enlightenment in terms of how we talk about what is happening to our people and how they're getting deported unjustly. So that is why it is so important to have this dialogue within our communities as well as the solidarity that we also share with the Bhutanese community and other immigrant groups too. I think that in many of our Southeast Asian communities, their reasons for deportations is very tied to past convictions, and so this is the intersection between criminal law and immigration law. And it makes it complex because our people are now having to consult not just an immigration lawyer, but like criminal attorney so that they could really assess like what kind of relief they can get in order to mitigate, impending deportations. And then also miko you had shared about the lack of adequate legal service or representation because many of these folks, right, that have had these convictions that have now served their time and are simply members of our community that make our community rich. They are now having to revisit removal orders that they signed, thinking that, oh, nothing necessarily was gonna happen because they don't have a repatriation agreement. So, in our community, there was never a thought that we were going to be deported back to our home country because of that policy. And so that is a big contributing factor as to why the Hmong community, we don't have that infrastructure to really support our members who have gone through the criminal justice system and now have those removal orders. And so HIP, as well as many other grassroots. Sadly we did have to scramble to put this know your rights information together because again, I don't think that there was visibility in the need for us in this conversation around immigration Southeast Asians are a segment of our API community and so it just, I think, multiplied the invisibility that we already faced as a group of Southeast Asians. And so the support was definitely not there. And, to Robin's point, we did our best to try to put this information together to our community, starting with the Know Your Rights. And then we also realized like it was more complex than that, and that the legal supports were so necessary because everyone's case was different. I think what we're still dealing with now is that there's always been a lack of trust between our community members and government entities and nonprofit organizations. And so, if someone is dealing with the situation, they wanna go to, a partner that they trust to help them, even if they're not necessarily equipped to do that work, is that they're going to only the people that they trust because there is such a big mistrust. And so I think that, there is still the level of trust building that is needed to be done within our community so that folks feel comfortable to come to us or come to other people for support. And I think what makes me feel emotional is just when I hear about community members feeling hopeless and just feeling like there's nothing that they can do and that level of disempowerment to me, I think is something that is real. And I can't say that we can't combat it, but I think that it is about being able to find different outlets of support for them. Miko: Thank you for lifting that up. And just , in terms of the numbers, over three months, March, April and May, there were about 72 Bhutanese Americans that have been detained. And this is just kind of starting up with the Hmong community. So we had 15 that were detained from Minnesota and another 10 right now are being held in Michigan. And we also see this happening with Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodians, and Myan folks. All of these folks as Kao Ye you're pointing out, have had common threads, which is connections with the system, with the criminal legal/ justice system and crimmigration is something that in the AACRE network we've been talking about and working on, which is really about the education to prison, to deportation pipeline. And one of the things that this administration had talked about is, let's get rid of all the murderers and the rapists. You know, this like scare language about people that are convicted criminals, let's get rid of them all. But the fact of the matter. The vast majority of all of these people are people like Mohan Karki, a cultural misunderstanding that happened when he was a child. Like Lou Yang, who is Hmong refugee detained in Michigan right now. Somebody who was involved in something as a kid, but has since then become a leader in the community. So let's take a moment and listen to the spouse of Lou Yang, a Hmong refugee detained in Michigan in July. Anne Vu: My name is Anne Vu and I come before you today with a heart full of hope. Sorrow and a plea for justice. I am a proud American, a mother of six, the daughter of Hmong refugees who would gain their citizenship, and the wife of a man called Lou Yang, who is now detained and faced with potential deportation from the only country that he's ever known. Lou has lived in Michigan since October, 1979. He was born stateless in a refugee camp in Nongkai Thailand and his family fled Laos due to persecution. His father and like many others, served with the United States force during the Vietnam War as part of the Secret War, recruited by CIA in Laos, a conflict that most Americans do not know has happened. The Hmong were recruited by the CIA as part of the Secret War to help America during the Vietnam War. But when the war ended and the US withdrew, we were as the Hmongs declared enemy of the state. What followed was genocide, polarization and persecution by the state, and it was because of our alliance, the promise made by the US government that the Hmong refugees were legally settled here under certain migration of refugee laws and acts. And Lou arrived here as a young, toddler in infancy. In 1997, he was arrested on an alleged accomplice in an attempt home invasion, second degree. He was in the vehicle at the time. He never entered the home. He literally was still a juvenile at that time. He had a court appointed attorney and was advised to take a plea without being told it would affect his immigration status for the rest of his life. This is the reality of our immigration system – long, complex, confusing and devastating, unforgiving. It is not built for people like us, people like Lou, people who have served their time, rebuilt their lives and have nowhere else to go. We've walked this legal path, we've stayed together in the lines, and yet we are here punished today. Lou has no other charges, no current legal issues, no history of violence. He is not a flight risk. He is not a danger to our public safety. He is a father, my husband, a son, a son-in-law, a grandson and a brother to many, and our leader and a provider to our community, and to my family. He renews his work authorization and follows every rule asked of him no matter how uncertain the future felt. Together, we've raised six beautiful children. They're all proud Americans. Lou has contributed to Michigan's economy for decades working in our automotive industry and now he is gone and all that he is built is unraveling and the community is heartbroken. We didn't come from wealth. We didn't have every opportunity handed to us because we didn't come seeking a land of opportunity. We came here because of survival. We had to build from the ground up. But the most important thing was Lou and I, we had each other. We had our families, our friends, and our neighbors. We had a shared commitment to build a better life, grounded in love, respect, and purpose. And somehow that's still not enough. For years, we were told like other Hmong families that Laos in Thailand would never take us back. And that has changed. In June, 2025 the US imposed a partial travel ban on Laos, citing visa overstays, and lack of deportation cooperation. And in response, Laos began issuing these documents under pressure. Today over 4,800, including Hmong, Myan, and the other ethnic minorities are facing removal to Laos and to many other countries, many have never stepped foot in a country that they are now being sent to. Lou is Stateless like many others that is detained with him. None of these countries recognize him. He was born in the Thailand refugee camp, it does not recognize him nor qualify him for any sort of Thai citizenship and I'll tell you guys right now if forced to return, he will face danger because of his family's deep ties to the CIA and United States military. Deporting him turns him, a civil servant and respected community leader, into a political casualty, it would be a grave and irreversible injustice. To deport him now is to punish him to death. Once again, 50 years later, as we celebrate resilience this year across the nation, we are now celebrating a fight within our own grounds, right here in United States, right here in Michigan. We're now fighting the same fight within our own country. Thousands of Southeast Asian Americans, many that entered legally admitted as refugees are being deported for decade old offenses they've longed paid for. America is our country. All we ask is the right to stay in the home that we've helped to build and work hard to protect. We are not seeking special treatment. We are asking for justice, compassion, and a second chance in this country to claim what we believe in. To Governor Whitmer and members of Congress and all elected officials, please help bring Lou and the many others home. Urge ICE and DHS to release him on humanitarian grounds. Help his case. Help us preserve the integrity of our laws and the dignity of our families. And to the public allies and the media. Please call our elected officials. Please call these offices.  Please share Lou's story. We need voices. Voices louder than ours alone. It is hard times you guys. It is real. And I speak to you from the bottom of my heart. Please help me and our families in the many that are suffering. This is our home. These are our children. This is my husband and this is our fight. Let him come home. Let our families be whole again, and let America keep its promise. Thank you guys for hearing me. Miko: Lou Young is a community leader. Michigan, who actually runs a nonprofit in support of Hmong folks in that community, and is targeted and also has a stay of removal. So we're doing a targeted campaign for both of these folks, Lou Yang and Mohan Karki, to be able to get them released to overturn their original convictions and they also have spouses that are telling their stories and telling the impact these detentions have had. Because while this current administration talks about getting rid of criminals, what they are actually doing is breaking apart families and community. Swati Rayasam: You are tuned in to Apex Express on 94.1 KPFA, 89.3 KPFB in Berkeley, 88.1 KFCF in Fresno and online@kpfa.org. Coming up is Deporting the Pilgrim from the Anakbayan Long Beach Mayday Mix tape.   Swati Rayasam: That was please be strong, featuring Hushed, loudmouth and Joe handsome. And before that was deporting the pilgrim from the Unec Bayan Long Beach Mayday Mixtape. Now back to the show. Miko:  I wanna shift us a little bit to talking about Asian american representation in the larger fabric of immigration justice in the United States. Mostly many of our Asian communities have been like isolated, not really involved in the broader immigration movement. And I'm wondering if you could talk a little bit about the difficulty and nuance of bringing your community struggle to the forefront because many of us heard about the Venezuelans and the Mexicans that have been deported and what was going on, but we don't hear as much about these stories of our Asian sisters and brothers. I wonder if one of you could give voice to that. Robin: Before going there can I add something to  Miko: of course.  Robin: crimmigration conversation? So when you all are sharing about that, I was thinking about, the justice system in this country and what we are seeing right now is a broken justice system. Like you said, Miko, where families are separated where families are broken, and what I don't understand is, when, let's say your loved one gets into trouble, makes a mistake, and gets into a trouble, then, as a human being, like, don't you want your loved ones to rebuild their lives? Like Yes, of course there is a system that you have to follow, the laws that you have to follow, but at the end, I think we all want our loved ones to come back, rebuild their lives, right? And what we're seeing in this country is they're constantly breaking the families. And I don't see how we are going to build a better future when we are constantly, hurting the families. And in the cases of detention and deportation, what we're seeing is the double punishment. Like the mistakes that they had made, but then throughout their life, they have to go through that, a continuous cycle of being punished. And not just the individuals, but their family members have also go through the challenges, the suffering, right? And in the case of Bhutanese from double punishment to double expulsion to this, the state of being statelessness. Right? So what kind of future we are imagining when an individual has to go through that continuous cycle of being punished and not having the opportunity to rebuild their lives. So that's a big question mark that I think, we all need to think about. To your later question around my community and the larger Asian American context or the national context. My community is relatively new to this country. We lived, almost two decades in a refugee camp, which was a enclosed camp. And our lives were dependent on foreign aids like UNHCR or ILWF. Pretty much I would say we had our own world over there. And for us to work outside the refugee camp was illegal. There was no laws that gave us the permission to work outside. So we were not pretty much exposed to the outer world. So for us to come to US was a big step. Which means pretty much from basic every day stuffs like, you know, using a bathroom, using a kitchen, taking a bus. All of those were foreign for us. So for our community to really tap into the education system, the political landscape of this country. And also like the experience of being expelled for voicing our, our opinions, for fighting for our rights. Right? So for us, for our community to kind of step in into the politics, it's like re-traumatizing ourselves. I would say there are a lot of barriers, multi-layered barriers for our community members to really tap into the larger political, like socio political landscape, from language barriers to culture barriers to education, to pretty much everything. So right now, the way our committee has been being attacked. It's a surprise to the community. And also it is like kind of traumatizing the community and taking us back to the same place of feeling, insecure, feeling like we don't have a home. And we did hope that this is legally, this is going to be a home. Because after coming to the US most of us became the legal citizens of this country and we started rebuilding our lives. Now it's kind of like going back to the same circle of statelessness. Miko: Thank you for sharing about that. Kao Ye, would you like to add to that? Kao Ye: When I think of the Hmong American community and even the Southeast Asian community and why the narratives of what is happening still feels very invisible. I think of how our community, we were assimilating for survival. And I speak on that as a child of my refugee parents and siblings where growing up we were taught to, listen, not speak out, not cause trouble. Go through the system, listen to authority, listen to law enforcement. And because of that, I feel it's shaped a culture of fear. Fear to dissent and fear to speak out because we care so much about the stability of our families. And we wanted to protect ourselves, because of everything we've gone through with the war. And we are finding that it's been challenging for our community members to come forward with their stories. Honestly, we're still sitting on that and we're still kind of sitting through like, why is there that tension? You know, I feel like folks are going through a lot and even folks have, our impacted loved ones, but they're afraid to tell their story because of fear of of retaliation. And so I think that there is a level of, I think that lack of even psychological safety, but real, physical, real financial safety that people have. And I think that being a factor to the assimilation, but also this facade of like the American dream and like if we don't just disrupt, if we don't speak out, we will be protected. And, white supremacy, right? Like we will be okay. And it's a facade because we know that because our communities are the ones getting kidnapped and getting deported. Right. And so I think there is that fear, but there's also recognition of this now, this facade that the silence doesn't protect us and that there is a real need for us to really, be strong in speaking out, not just for our SEA siblings that are impacted, but for all of our immigrant groups, even the Bhutanese community, right. That's been impacted during this time. And so I, yeah, I think it is that multi-layered experience of being a Southeast Asian refugee community on top of, being part of this AAPI umbrella. AAPI we are not homogenous. We all have very unique histories as to how we have dealt with the systems in this country and how we came into this country. And so I think it's been challenging to make space for those nuances. And at the end of the day, I still see the interconnections that we all have together too. And so, I think it's the willingness to make space for those different stories. And I am finding that more of our ethnic media, our smaller news outlets are more willing to cover those stories as opposed to, these larger mainstream outlets. Like they're not covering those stories, but we are. Miko: Thank you. Oh, both of you have brought up so much today about our failed criminal justice system, about us punishing people as opposed to rehabilitating people and punishing them more than once. We brought up questions around statelessness and the impact that it has, and I just recently learned that the United States does not have any policy on Statelessness. So one of the things that this coalition of folks is trying to do is to get a congressional hearing to help the United States develop policy around statelessness, because it is actually our responsibility and our duty to do that. The other thing I hear you both talking about is this good immigrant, bad immigrant trope, which we've heard of a lot, but I think that's also very much connected to why so many members of our communities don't wanna speak out because this connection with, you know, quote unquote criminal history might be something that's shameful. And I'm wondering if you both see that as a divide mostly between elders in the community and younger folks. Robin, do you wanna talk about that? Robin: Yeah. I mean, initially when we were mobilizing our community members to fight against the the unjust and unfair detention and deportation, this issue around the perception around good immigrants and bad immigrants became one of the main topic of discussion. We had to deal with people, and mostly elders, but I would say some young folks as well, who would pull themselves back on speaking against this issue because for them people who are being deported or detained are criminals and they deserve this kind of mindset. And not being able to see the larger picture of how the administration is targeting the immigrant and the refugee population of this country and really trying to dismantle community power, right? So, yes, it is a challenge that we are, we're going through and I think it's going to be quite a bit of work, to really build solidarity within our own communities. Kao Ye: I feel that the divide in the Hmong community is stemming from class and education. I feel as though when folks are articulating, regurgitating these justifications of the bad immigrant as to why folks should be deported it's folks that maybe kind of made it in their lives and now they're comparing themselves to folks that were not in that situation. And there is this growing within our community as well, where some folks are getting that education, getting, good jobs. But so much of our community, we still suffer from poverty, right? And so, I think that has been really interesting to witness the level of division because of class, because of income and also the education piece. Because oftentimes when folks are feeling this, it comes from a place of ignorance as well. And so that's why I think the education piece is so important. I actually feel though our elders are more understanding because these are their children that are being separated from them. And Robin's point is that when we have loved ones that go through the system, we just want them to rebuild their lives and be self-sufficient. And I feel like those are the values that I grew up in my community where our parents were always about keeping the family together to a fault, you know? And so they don't want separation. They just want us to be well and to do well, and to turn our lives around. And so, I feel strongly that our elders, they do understand that the importance of giving this opportunity for us to, to stay together and turn our lives around. Miko: Thank you so much, both of you for joining me here today to talk about this important conversation. I'm wondering if you could provide our audience with how they could find out more about what is going on and what are next steps for our audience members. Robin, let's start with you. Robin: Yeah. I just wanted to add what, Kao Ye talked about. I do agree the patterns around the divide is based on class. And I do see that in the community, and not just the class, but in our community class and caste, I would say. And in terms of the class, there were some instances where we had to deal with even the highly educated like PhD holders kind of, questioning us like, you know, what we are advocating for, and, I couldn't understand like, I couldn't relate the education, the title, the degree that he holds and the perception around this issue. Right. So, I just wanted to echo that. So, in terms of our work and Asian Refugees United, our website is www.asianrefugees.org And you can find us in our Instagram, Facebook, Asian Refugees United. Miko: And you can also get latest news about what's happening at bhutaneserefugeerights.com. Yeah. And Kao Ye how can folks find out more about your work? Kao Ye: Right now HIP is part of a statewide network in California called the Pardon Refugees Campaign, where we are really pushing Governor Newsom to pardon all refugees, not just Southeast Asians because of everything that we talked about, about how our families, they deserve to stay together. And so, I don't think we have a website up yet, but you can follow this campaign with us. We will be having a rally and press conference, coming up soon, in the next few weeks. And so, I would say that please follow us in that work where we are really moving in coalition with all of our uh, grassroots partners to advocate for our loved ones that are currently being impacted. Miko: Thank you so much, Robin Gurung, Asian Refugees United and Kao Ye Thao from Hmong Innovating Politics. Thank you so much for being with us here today, and I hope you listeners out there take action to keep our families together, to keep our people in the communities as loved ones where they belong. Thank you all. Have a great night. Swati Rayasam: I'm so grateful that Miko was able to talk to Robin and Kao Ye. And for those who missed it, visit bhutanese refugee rights.org for the most recent updates on the Bhutanese refugees. The press conference in rally Kao Ye mentioned took place last week on August 21st, 2025, but check out the Pardon Refugees Campaign for updates from the coalition supporting Hmong, Cambodian Laotian, Myan, and other refugees facing deportation. Thanks so much for tuning in to Apex Express. Please check out our website at kpfa.org/program/apexexpress to find out more about the show tonight and to find out how you can take direct action. We thank all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating, and sharing your visions with the world. Your voices are important. Apex Express is produced by  Miko Lee, along with Jalena Keene-Lee, Ayame Keene-Lee, Preeti Mangala Shekar,  Anuj Vaida, Cheryl Truong, Isabel Li, Ravi Grover, and me Swati Rayasam. Thank you so much to the team at KPFA for their support and have a good night.   The post APEX Express – August 28, 2025 – “And we became stateless again” appeared first on KPFA.

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Katika Jarida la Habari la Umoja wa Mataifa hii leo Flora Nducha anakulatea-Ripoti mpya kwa jina Maendeleo katika Maji ya Kunywa na Kujisafi Majumbani iliyozinduliwa leo na mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa imeonesha kwamba, licha ya hatua kupigwa, mtu 1 kati ya 4 duniani bado hana upatikanaji wa maji salama ya kunywa. -Ofisi ya Haki za Binadamu ya Umoja wa Mataifa, OHCHR imetoa wito kwa mamlaka za Misri kukomesha mfumo wa “mzunguko” unaofanya wakosoaji wa Serikali kuzuiliwa kiholela na kwa muda mrefu, hata baada ya kumaliza vifungo vyao. - Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia Wakimbizi,UNHCR leo limepongeza Serikali ya Kifalme ya Thailand kwa kupitisha azimio litakalowapa wakimbizi wa muda mrefu kutoka Myanmar haki ya kufanya kazi nchini Thailand.-Katika mada kwa kina tunamulika uzinduzi wa shule ya kwanza ya Akili Mnemba iliyoanzishwa na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la masuala ya wanawake UN Women huko ukanda wa Asia na Pasifiki-Na mashinani utamsikia Ibrahim Al-Najjar mkimbizi huko Ukanda wa Gaza, eneo la Palestina linalokaliwa kimabavu na Israeli akielezea hali tete ya ajira hivi sasa tangu vita ianze Oktoba 7, 2023.

Er vi i virkeligheden ligeglade med, hvor meget andre mennesker lider, når bare det sker langt væk, og når de ikke rigtig ligner os? Eller er der simpelthen ikke mere plads til lidelse, sult og unødvendig død i vores hoveder? Når vi har fået den daglige dosis fra Ukraine og Gaza, hvem orker så noget, der måske i virkeligheden er endnu værre fra Sudan? Det kan være overvældende høre, at 12 millioner mennesker er på flugt fra en borgerkrig. Fra sult, drab og voldtægt. Men måske vil du gerne vide, at de flygtninge nu på egen krop mærker, hvordan mange af verdens rige lande har skåret ned på deres nødhjælp. I en flygtningelejr i nabolandet Chad sidder der lige nu 100.000 flygtninge fra Sudan, og lejren har kun to læger. Det fortæller Andreas Fløistrup, pressemedarbejder ved FN's flygtningeorganisation, UNHCR, som lige er vendt hjem fra området. Han er gæst i dagens afsnit af 'Du lytter til Politiken'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we speak with Jeff Crisp, formerly of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and now part of the campaign group United Against Inhumanity (UAI).    He tells us how and why UAI was set up, how it is trying to get European governments to treat people-on-the-move humanely, and about the organisation's recently published manifesto: Stop the Inhumanity at Europe's Borders.    We also discuss the far-right's anti-asylum-seeker protests in the UK, Italy's failed deportation deal with Albania, and the US's similar deals with countries in Africa and Latin America.    ---Get in touch---   Twitter: @FleetCivil   Mastodon: @civilfleet@kolektiva.social   Bluesky: @thecivilfleet.bsky.social   Instagram: thecivilfleet   info@civilfleet.com   civilfleet.com   --- Show notes --- Follow Jeff Crisp on Twitter, via @JFCrisp   Find United Against Inhumanity's website here: against-inhumanity.org   Read UAI's manifesto here: https://www.against-inhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/manifesto-short-version-2.pdf    Read Jeff's article on why refugees are going hungry across the world: https://www.against-inhumanity.org/2025/08/19/worlds-refugees-hungry/   Read Jeff's New York Times on Trump's offshoring policy here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opinion/migration-deportation-sudan-trump.html   Or get around the NYT's paywall here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hz23t1zKeIbQxFZqG1dLkR-cDQ_Hiie29yKrhQcF6NA/edit?tab=t.0    Here's the article Jeff speaks about on why some refugees don't stay in France: https://www.against-inhumanity.org/2023/05/05/asylum-seekers-crossing-the-english-channel-why-dont-they-stay-in-france-by-marie-leveille/   Ben mentions a bunch of other people and organisations that have been on the podcast before. For more on: Open Arms, see episodes 30 and 13 No Name Kitchen, see episodes 59, 58, 51, 41, and 6 MSF, see episodes 21 and 14 Alarm Phone, see episodes 5 and 3 Frontex, see episodes 68, 54, 52, 50, 34, 31, 23, 15, 7 and 1 Tunisia, see episode 48 Gaza, see episode 67 Pylos disaster, see episodes 60 and 52   I can't find the comedian I mentioned in this episode about immigrants being the true patriots. I thought it was Doug Standhope, but it's not.   For more on the UK government's banning of Palestine Action, see here:  https://thecivilfleet.wordpress.com/2025/07/05/the-civil-fleet-podcast-stands-with-palestine-action/   As usual, Ben butchers a famous phrase in this episode. The phrase often misattributed to Italian communist Antonio Gramsci is "Pessimism of the intellect. Optimism of the will."

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Nearly two and a half years into Sudan’s war, millions remain displaced. Yet some refugees are making the difficult choice to return home, despite the ongoing conflict. UNHCR’s Mamadou Dian Balde explains why Sudanese families are going back, the challenges awaiting them, and the urgent support they need from the international community. In this episode: Mamadou Dian Balde (@mamadou_dbalde), UNHCR’s Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa, and Great Lakes Episode credits: This episode was produced by Tracie Hunte, Sonia Bhagat, and Julia Muldavin, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, Kissa Zehra, Farhan Saleh Rafid, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Kylene Kiang and Sarí el-Khalili. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

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Jaridani leo tunaangazia mkataba wa Kimataifa wenye nguvu kisheria kuhusu uchafuzi wa plastiki, na vidokezo vya malezi salama ya watoto. Makala tunakwenda nchini Tanzania na mashinani nchini Chad, kulikoni?Siku 10 za mkutano wa Kamati ya Kimataifa ya Majadiliano (INC) ya kuandaa Mkataba wa Kimataifa wenye nguvu kisheria kuhusu uchafuzi wa plastiki, ikiwemo katika mazingira ya bahari, zimemalizika huko Geneva, Uswisi bila muafaka kwenye nyaraka tarajiwa, ambapo mkutano umeahirishwa hadi tarehe itakayotangazwa baadaye.Kuwa mzazi si rahisi kila wakati, lakini usaidizi unaofaa unaweza kuleta mabadiliko ndio maana Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa linalohusika na masuala ya watoto UNICEF limekuwa likiendesha mafunzo kwa wazazi juu ya namna bora za kulea watoto. Alinune Nsemwa ambaye ni  mtaalamu wa masuala ya malezi, makuzi na maendeleo ya awali ya mtoto kutoka UNICEF nchini Tanzania ameeleza vidokezo vitatu muhimu vya kuwalea watoto ambavyo vinaweza kuleta utofauti mkubwa.Makala ninakukutanisha na Sawiche Wamunza Mtaalamu wa Mawasiliano ya Kimkakati wa Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Maendeleo, UNDP nchini Tanzania ambaye baada ya mafunzo ya siku tatu ya uchumi rejeleshi katika mkoa wa Mtwara, Kusini-Mashariki mwa Tanzania alizungumza na Godlove Makunge Muasisi na Mkurugenzi wa kampuni ya kuzoa taka na usafi wa mazingira, iitwayo Shikamana Investment. Bwana Makunge anaanza kwa kuelezea mtazamo wa jamii kwake baada ya kuamua kuanza kuzoa taka.Na katika Radwa Ahmed, Mkimbizi kutoka Sudan ambaye alianza kwa kuoka mikate kwa ajili ya familia yake, na kwa ufadhili wa shirika la Umoja wakimbizi Mataifa la kuhudumia wakimbizi UNHCR, ameweza kuigeuza talanta yake kuwa biashara ya kuuza mikate na kuajiri wakimbizi wenzake.Mwenyeji wako ni Leah Mushi, karibu!

Un barchino carico di migranti si è ribaltato al largo di Lampedusa e ci sono diverse vittime: finora sono stati recuperati dal mare venti cadaveri, mentre i superstiti sarebbero tra i 70 e gli 80. “Sarebbero tra le 12 e le 17 le persone disperse nel naufragio.

Moja ya changamoto kubwa wanazokutana nazo wakimbizi pale wanapokaa nchi waliyopatiwa uhifadhi kwa muda mrefu ni kukosa nyaraka muhimu za utambulisho. Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa linalohusika na masuala ya wakimbizi UNHCR limekuwa mstari wa mbele katika kuhakikisha wanapata suluhu ya changamoto hii.

Jaridani leo tunaangazia waandishi wa habari waliouawa katika ukanda wa Gaza, na wakimbizi wa Burundi huko Tanzania. Makala inamulika maendeleo na ustawi kwa wakimbizi Kakuma nchini Kenya na mashinani inatupeleka katika kaunti ya Tana River nchini humo, kulikoni?Kufuatia kuuawa kwa waandishi sita wa habari huko Gaza, viongozi wa mashirika mbalimbali ya Umoja wa Mataifa wamekosoa vikali shambulio hilo lililotekelezwa na majeshi ya Israel usiku wa kuamkia leo.Moja ya changamoto kubwa wanazokutana nazo wakimbizi pale wanapokaa nchi waliyopatiwa uhifadhi kwa muda mrefu ni kukosa nyaraka muhimu za utambulisho. Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa linalohusika na masuala ya wakimbizi UNHCR limekuwa mstari wa mbele katika kuhakikisha wanapata suluhu ya changamoto hii. Makala inamulika mnufaika wa Jamii Biashara ambalo ni jukwaa la mtandaoni la masoko lililobuniwa na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kazi duniani, (ILO) na Chama cha Wafanyabiashara na Viwanda Kenya, (KNCCI). Jukwaa hili limefungua fursa kwa wakimbizi wanaoshughulika na biashara ndogo ndogo ili kujikimu maisha katika kambi ya wakimbizi ya Kakuma nchini Kenya. Assumpta Massoi ndiye mwenyeji wako kupitia video ya ILO.Na katika mashinani fursa ni yake Mariam Kazungu kutoka Kaunti ya Tana River nchini Kenya, ambaye anasema Watoto wake wamenufaika kupitia mradi wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto, UNICEF wa utoaji wa chanjo dhidi ya homa ya tumbo na ugonjwa wa surua.Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu!

Send us a textWhen emergencies happen, donors respond. But too often, that generosity fades just as quickly as it arrives. While acquiring new donors is important, how can we better cultivate and steward those who have already given? How do we bridge the gap between crisis-driven giving and long-term donor commitment? And how do we engage supporters in a way that reflects the evolving expectations of Canadian donors?This session recorded live at the Build Good Summit explores what's changing in fundraising today – how donors are engaging across multiple channels, why traditional storytelling approaches no longer resonate, and what organizations need to do to build deeper, lasting relationships. Shairoze Walji shares her full-circle story about how her family arrived in Canada as refugees and how, years later, she now works to support displaced people through UNHCR. Our personal connections to our work matter, and when we tap into those connections in the right way, we build trust, community and donor relationships that extend far beyond a single moment of crisis.—⛰️ Don't miss out on the next BuildGood Summit! Sign up to be the first to know about the dates, location and super early bird discounted tickets at www.buildgoodsummit.com  

Show Notes: Gregory Mose, an English major, currently lives in Aix-en-Provence where he is the director of international relations and professor of International Law at a small American University program called the American College of the Mediterranean.  When he graduated, his parents wanted him to go to Law School, but Greg wanted to travel. He was offered a teaching fellow position at Athens College in Greece, and he fell in love with the place and the experience. He returned to the US and law school at Duke where he met his wife.   Working for United Nations Greg's interest in international public international law led him to work for the UN during Yugoslavia's war crimes tribunal research project. He secured a two-year contract with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Conakry, Guinea, which was a paranoid, isolated place. He worked with refugees there for two years, traveling through Mali, Timbuktu, Dakar, Freetown, Abidjan, and upcountry Guinea. During this time, he helped resettle some people to the United States. Greg's experience in Conakry was both powerful and passionate. He helped resettle some people to the United States who wouldn't be able to be resettled today. However, he returned home underweight and suffering from malaria and PTSD. A Career Changes: Director of International Relations - Stay-at-home Dad Greg joined his fiance in London. After a period of recovery, Greg secured a job in corporate law at an international firm in London. He worked on IPOs and was hired as a young US lawyer in securities practices. After three years, he moved to a London-based firm, Freshfields, Brookhouse, Deringer.  Greg and his wife had their son in 2002 and decided to raise their son themselves rather than handing him over to a nanny. He decided to leave his job to write a novel and raise their son while his wife worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. They considered downsizing and moving to the English countryside or getting more remote to facilitate a change in lifestyle. However, after spending time in the South West of France, they decided to do something radical and bought a medieval farmhouse and land in the South West of France, near a village called Montcabrier.  Village Life in Wine Country Greg describes their experience living in a wine region called the Lot, near the Dordogne, in the southwest. The village had about 30 full-time residents, but most people  lived in farmhouses outside the village. The village had a two-room schoolhouse, a bakery, and a mayor's office. Greg and his family rented out renovated three holiday cottages in summers to families with small children. They built a playground, swimming pool, and a beautiful field on their property. Greg also shares his experiences with their neighbors. He also learned how to use a chainsaw and finished his novel, Stunt Road. However, as their son grew older, they decided they needed a bigger centre with more activities and schools. They moved to Aix-en-Provence. Working in Education Greg didn't know what he was going to do there, but they enrolled their son in the International School where he was hired to teach a critical thinking course called Theory of Knowledge at the International Baccalaureate program. He became a high school teacher for 10 years and realized his love for teaching, and eventually wanted to teach at university. He decided to pursue a PhD program at French universities, which were affordable. The tuition for a PhD was about $500 a year.  Greg mentions the benefits of social programs in France. He eventually became a full-time professor at the American College in Aix and runs a master's program in international relations. Integration with French Culture Greg's life is different from what people think it is like living in Southern France. He finds it challenging to integrate into the country. In the rural areas, French culture is radically different, with people being warm but also private. Weekends are spent with family, and they do not easily invite people into their homes. However, he finds warmth in the greetings and the respect shown to others. This reinforces a tradition of treating each other as equals and respect. He also talks about how his students from abroad adjust to French culture.  Back to London and Recovery Greg thinks back to 1998 when he  arrived in North London with his fiance and was unemployed. He had been working at UNHCR, which provided decent pay. However, he was always physically cold and underweight due to his previous experiences with malaria and the constant heat in the tropical climate. He was exhausted from the work and the influx of refugees during the renewed violence in Freetown. One of his bouts of malaria occurred while doing a refugee census in the forest region. He spent three days in a room full of bugs and had limited access to food. He talks about how he broke down and found it was cathartic for him. He talks about a particularly difficult time, and how he teaches a course on armed conflict, linking it to genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and refugees. Large glass He often shares anecdotes from his time there, but admits that sometimes he struggles to get through them. Influential Harvard Professors and Courses Greg mentions his first year English course with Helen Vendler. He recalls a kind act of kindness from her. He also mentions professor Burriss Young, who was the Associate Dean of freshmen at the time and lived in Mass Hall. Burriss was an archeologist, and he invited students to tea in his apartment filled with archeological artifacts. This made his first year at Harvard a magical experience. Greg, coming from LA, idealized Harvard. He had a wonderful time in Cabot House, and Greg believes that these experiences will be a lasting memory for him.  Timestamps: 04:44: Early Career and UN Experience 09:31: Transition to Corporate Law and Family Life  22:55: Return to Education and Teaching Career  30:10: Life in Southern France and Cultural Adjustments  40:37: Personal Reflections and Professional Growth  45:02: Memorable Experiences and Influences from Harvard    Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorymose/ Stunt Road, by Gregory Mose: https://amzn.to/46Orq4X The American College of the Mediterranean: https://www.acmfrance.org/ Greg's Blog: https://quercychronicles.wordpress.com/ Featured Non-profit: The featured non-profit of this week's episode is recommended by Keith Quinn who reports: “Hi. This is Keith Quinn, class of 1992 the featured non-profit of this episode of The 92 Report is water.org. Water.org. Is a global NGO working to bring water and sanitation to the world. The water crisis is a global crisis where 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water, and 3.5 billion people lack access to a safe toilet. I've served on the board of water.org for over 15 years, doing rewarding work, along with two other class of 1992 alums, my fellow board member, Larry Tans, and water.org co-founder, Matt Damon, and I'm proud to say that to date, water.org has changed 76 million lives with water and sanitation. You can learn more about their work@water.org and now here's Will Bachman with this week's episode.”   To learn more about their work, visit: water.org.   

Arjun Jain, the UN Refugee Agency's Representative in Nigeria, joins Catherine Nzuki to discuss the drivers of internal displacement in Nigeria and the daily realities facing displaced communities. They explore how religion and geography shape public perception of the crisis, the capacity of federal and state governments to respond, and the impact of shrinking humanitarian budgets. The conversation also looks at how displacement worsens food insecurity and how UNHCR is supporting innovative agricultural solutions to help internally displaced people access farming land and rebuild their lives.

– Potrzeba nam jest otwartej rozmowy, debaty na temat migracji, w której domagam się prawa do niuansu – mówi gość odcinka, prof. Paweł Kaczmarczyk, dyrektor Ośrodka Badań nad Migracjami Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. A o te niuanse trudno, bo migracje rozgrzewają do czerwoności emocje społeczne. W RN podejmujemy się dziś prawie niemożliwego: zapraszam na spokojną, rzetelną rozmowę o migracji. Z podaniem liczb, źródeł, bez bagatelizowania zagrożeń, ale też bez podkręcania ich.– Nikt przy zdrowych zmysłach nie powie, że migracje są albo jednoznacznie dobre, albo jednoznacznie złe – podkreśla prof. Kaczmarczyk. Jego zdaniem to, co by bardzo pomogło w tej debacie na temat migracji, to normalizacja tego zjawiska. Migracje były, są i będą; w odcinku mówimy również właśnie o kontekście historycznym.Prof. Kaczmarczyk przytacza dane, z których wynika, że niemal połowę wszystkich migracji w krajach OECD (Organizacji Współpracy Gospodarczej i Rozwoju) stanowią migracje zarobkowe, na drugim miejscu są migracje związane z procesem łączenia rodzin i około 10% stanowią migracje, które można określić jako humanitarne. W Polsce, według raportu Deloitte przygotowanego na zlecenie Agencji ONZ ds. Uchodźców (UNHCR), uchodźcy z Ukrainy przyczynili się do wypracowania 2,7% PKB Polski w 2024, a większość takich osób w wieku produkcyjnym pracuje (69%).Polska stała się krajem imigracji w ciągu zaledwie 10 lat, to dziś mamy szansę na uniknięcie błędów niektórych krajów Zachodu (mowa głównie o Francji).  –  To, że na poziomie zagregowanym efekty migracji są pozytywne, bo one naprawdę są pozytywne, to nie oznacza, że nie ma ludzi, którzy na tym tracą. Rolą państwa jest zadbanie, żebyśmy dzielili się zarówno korzyściami, jak i kosztami z migracji – mówi prof. Kaczmarczyk. Tymczasem, jak mówi, mamy do czynienia z prywatyzacją sfery migracji, czyli sytuacją, w której korzyści związane z migracją są przechwytywane przez pracodawców, ale koszty związane z obecnością migrantów przejmuje państwo.W odcinku usłyszycie też pytania o konflikty kulturowe, o to, czy istnieje związek między przestępczością a wzrostem imigracji, mówimy o eurocentryźmie dyskusji o migracjach, a także o tym, jak w publicznej dyskusji przed Brexitem mówiono na Wyspach o pracownikach z Polski i jak wygląda polityka migracyjna w naszym kraju.Robimy dobrą robotę? Wesprzyj nas na https://patronite.pl/radionaukowe Przydatne źródła:https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/international-migration-outlook-2024_50b0353e-en.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-019-0089-3https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.38.1.181https://irregularmigration.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MIRREM-Kierans-and-Vargas-Silva-2024-Irregular-Migrant-Population-in-Europe-v1.pdfhttps://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.30.4.31https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7768760/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12134-020-00790-1https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01979183211032677https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455478/how-migration-really-works-by-haas-hein-de/9780241998779https://youtu.be/rxItmdmCglQ?si=P7b43SK29fNhA5l3https://audycje.tokfm.pl/gosc/25233,prof-Hein-de-Haas 

Chad now hosts 1.8 million displaced people, including 1.2 million Sudanese fleeing one of the world's deadliest conflicts. With 42 percent of its population living below the poverty line, Chad is struggling to provide basic services like food, water, and healthcare for both locals and refugees. In this episode, Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde, Director of UNHCR's Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa, explains how the crisis is unfolding at the Chad–Sudan border, why Chad continues to welcome refugees despite limited resources, and how this mass displacement is reshaping the lives of young people in the region.

VOV1 - Văn phòng Cao ủy Liên Hợp Quốc về người tị nạn (UNHCR) tại Afghanistan vừa lên tiếng cảnh báo về nguy cơ khủng hoảng nhân đạo nghiêm trọng tại quốc gia Nam Á do làn sóng hồi hương không có tổ chức hơn 1,6 triệu người tị nạn Afghanistan từ Iran và Pakistan.

What if real resilience isn't about pushing through, but knowing when to pause, adapt, and reconnect with what matters?Clinical psychologist and global mental health expert Dr. Ross White joins Eli to discuss psychological flexibility, athlete mental health, and why success should include well-being not just achievement. Together, they explore what it means to thrive in high-performance environments without sacrificing mental well-being. Whether you're an athlete, a parent, or someone feeling stretched thin by life, this conversation invites you to rethink resilience not as rigid toughness, but as the ability to bend with purpose.Inspired by his book The Tree That Bends, this episode is packed with insights for anyone navigating high-pressure environments, from sports to everyday life.

Liseden mezun olduktan sonra mimar olma hayaliyle yola çıkan Dilara Ekici, bugün Birleşmiş Milletler'de uluslararası bir kariyer sürdürüyor. Londra'da SOAS'ta master yaptıktan sonra Türkiye'ye dönüyor. 7 yıl boyunca Türkiye'de UNHCR ve UNICEF'te çalıştıktan sonra önce hayalini kurduğu Oslo'ya, ardından 2024 itibariyle Addis Ababa'ya taşınıyor. Bu bölümde Dilara'yla Norveç'ten Etiyopya'ya geçişin ona neler hissettirdiğini, UN ile saha çalışmasının zorluklarını ve güzelliklerini, Türkiye ile dünya arasında insani yardım politikaları açısından ne gibi farklar gördüğünü konuştuk.Ayrıca uzun yıllar tatil için gittiği Oslo'ya taşındığında hayal ettiği yerin aslında ona göre olmadığını fark etmesiyle, göç etmeden önceki beklentiler ve gerçeklerle yüzleşme deneyimini de masaya yatırdık.Uluslararası kariyer, hayaller, dönüşümler ve göç üzerine içten bir sohbet sizi bekliyor! Siz de Akbank Mobil'den Wings'e başvurarak ayrıcalıklar dünyasına adım atabilirsiniz: linkhttps://qw3y.tr.adj.st/path?Jn=eyJUIjoiMCIsIkYiOiIyMDMiLCJDIjoiIiwiRSI6e319&adj_t=1otajse1&adj_fallback=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wingscard.com.tr%2Fhemen-basvur&adj_redirect_macos=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wingscard.com.tr%2Fhemen-basvur

Malawi's biggest refugee camp, Dzaleka Refugee Camp, currently home to around 56,500 people, faces a bleak future as UNHCR withdraws funding and staff. What could this mean for a facility that human rights activists say is already as a source of human trafficking and crime? Josey Mahachi speaks to Jessie Chingoma, a gender and labor activist and DW's George Mhango in Blantyre.

Every day, buses arrive at the Afghanistan-Iran border, carrying exhausted and desperate Afghan refugee families with all their belongings. Many are returning to a country they barely know, forced to leave Iran after decades of living there.Following a recent visit to the Islam Qala border area, Arafat Jamal, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) Representative in Afghanistan, told UN News that the number of returnees has surged amid rising tensions following the recent Israel-Iran war.Together with its partners, the UN agency is working to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of returnees, providing food, water, shelter, protection, financial support, and access to health care, legal aid and reintegration services.However, severe funding cuts have had a “brutal impact” on these efforts. “The level of cash assistance has dropped dramatically, from $2,000 per family to just $156, making it far more difficult for people to rebuild their lives,” Mr. Jamal told UN News' Sachin Gaur.

Chip and Tez talk to Laura Thompson Osuri from HomesNotBorders.org about refugee resettlement and how the federal government freeze on refugees is harming people and our economy. Plus we break down Trump bombing Iran, RFK Jr is trying to give your kid hepatitis, and of course we get to the headlines.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chipchat--2780807/support.

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina inayotupeleka nchini Tanzania, ambako mshikamano na wakimbizi unatekelezwa kwa vitendo na mashirika ya Umoja Mataifa likiwemo lile la Chakula na Kilimo (FAO) na la kuhudumia wakimbizi, UNHCR kupitia Programu wa Pamoja ya Kigoma (KJP).Katika siku ya kimataifa ya kupambana na dawa za kulevya na usafirishaji haramu, ripoti mpya ya dunia ya Dawa za Kulevya mwaka 2025 iliyotolewa leo imeonya kuwa kutokuwepo kwa utulivu duniani kunachochea ongezeko la matumizi ya dawa za kulevya na uhalifu wa kupangwa. Kwa mujibu wa Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya Dawa na Uhalifu UNODC, watu milioni 316 walitumia mihadarati mwaka 2023. Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa UNODC, Ghada Waly, amesema "Makundi haramu yanatumia migogoro kama fursa tunahitaji ushirikiano na uwekezaji kulinda jamii zetu.”Leo ni kumbukizi ya uzinduzi wa Chata ya Umoja wa Mataifa miaka 80 iliyopita mjini San Francisco, hatua iliyoweka msingi wa kuundwa kwa Umoja wa Mataifa mnamo Oktoba 24, 1945. Katibu Mkuu António Guterres anasema Umoja wa Mataifa bado unaakisi matumaini yaliyozaliwa kutoka kwenye majivu ya vita naye mwanahistoria Stephen Schlesinger akizungumza na UN News ameakumbusha kuwa “Chata hii ilikuwa kilio cha wanadamu wakitafuta amani, suluhu za mazungumzo, na maisha bora duniani.”Asilimia 93 ya kaya Gaza hazina uhakika wa maji safi kutokana na ukosefu wa mafuta unaopelekea mifumo ya maji kukaribia kusambaratika yameonya mashirika ya Kibinadamu ya Umoja wa Mataifa leo yakiongeza kuwa familia zinakumbwa na njaa kali, wakila mlo mmoja kwa siku huku watu wazima wakikosa kula ili kuwasaidia watoto na wazee.Na leo katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili mchambuzi wetu mlumbi wa Kiswahili Joramu Nkumbi kutoka nchini Tanzania, anafafanua maana ya neno "AFRITI KIJITI”Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu!

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Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina nayomulika mabaharia wanawake, ambapo tunamsikia mmoja wao, Mary Jane Siy Chuan, Fundi wa Umeme melini,  akisema, “ninapoingia melini, wafanyakazi wengine wanahoji kama vile, kwa nini kuna mwanamke baharini.”Kukiwa na dalili za kuwa sitisho la mapigano kati ya Iran na Israel linaanza kushika mizizi, mkuu wa Shirika la Kimataifa la Nguvu za Atomiki, IAEA Rafael Grossi. ametoa wito kwa Iran kuanza tena ushirikiano na jumuiya ya kimataifa ili kupunguza mvutano unaoendelea kuhusu mpango wake wa nyuklia. Grossi amesema amempa Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Iran, Abbas Araghchi, ombi la kukutana na kushirikiana, “akitilia mkazo kuwa hatua hii inaweza kufungua njia ya suluhisho la kidiplomasia kwa mgogoro wa muda mrefu” kuhusu mpango wa nyuklia wa Iran.Msemaji wa Ofisi ya haki za binadamu ya Umoja wa Mataifa (OHCHR) Thameen Al-Kheetan ameripoti leo kwamba hadi kufikia sasa takribani Wapalestina 410 wameuawa na jeshi la Israeli wakati wakijaribu kupata msaada kutoka kwa vituo vipya vya misaada vilivyokumbwa na utata huko Gaza.Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia Wakimbizi, UNHCR, limeripoti leo kuwa linakadiria kuwa wakimbizi milioni 2.5 duniani kote watahitaji kuhamishiwa Kwenda katika nchi nyingine mwaka ujao.Na mashianani fursa ni yake Zahra Nader, raia wa Afghanistan ambaye ni mwandishi wa habari na mwanaharakati wa haki za wanawake, anayeishi uhamishoni kutokana na zahma nchini mwake. Akizungumza kutoka Geneva, USwisi anasimulia hali halisi ya wanawake nchini Afghanistan, huku akisisitiza umuhimu wa kuzingatia haki zao..Mwenyeji wako ni Flora Nducha, karibu!

Am Weltflüchtlingstag macht das UNHCR weltweit auf das Schicksal von Geflüchteten aufmerksam. In der Bibel gibt es das alte Gebot, Fremden zu helfen, wenn sie Zuflucht suchen. Was das heute für uns als Christ*innen bedeutet, darüber denkt Pfarrerin Stephanie Höhner nach.

Burundi inaonesha kwa vitendo mshikamano na wakimbizi kwa kuwapa fursa ya kupata elimu, huduma za afya, ajira na huduma nyingine za kitaifa, na hivyo kuwasaidia kuchangia katika jamii wanamoishi. Miongoni mwa wakimbizi hao ni Amani Lukoo Elie kutoka Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC akiambana na mke wake na watoto 5 wamesaka hifadhi kusini-magharibi baada ya kukimbia mapigano jimboni Kivu Kaskazini. Kupitia video ya shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia Wakimbizi, UNHCR, Assumpta Massoi amefuatilia kile wanachofanya sasa ili kuweza kujikimu.

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia siku ya Wakimbizi Duniani, mwaka huu ikibeba maudhui “Mshinamano na wakimbizi”, tukisikia ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa na kazi wanazozifanya kuinua Maisha ya wakimbizi, na pia tunakuletea sauti za wakimbizi kutoka DRC, Burundi, Ethiopia na Sudan Kusini.Leo ni Siku ya Wakimbizi Duniani, mwaka huu ikibeba maudhui “Mshinamano na wakimbizi” na Umoja wa Mataifa umetaka mshikamano huo kwa vitendo wakati idadi ya watu wanaolazimika kufungasha virago na kukimbia makayo yao ikifikia kiwango cha kihistoria.Tukisalia na siku ya wakimbizi duniani tunaelekea  eneo la Mata, karibu na mpaka wa Ethiopia na Sudan Kusini, ambakomaelfu ya wakimbizi kutoka Sudan Kusini wanapokea msaada wa dharura kupitia juhudi za Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula Duniani, WFP. unaolenga kuwalinda baada ya kukimbia  mapigano makali nchini mwao. Nyibol Chueny Puok, mama wa watoto 4 ni miongoni mwao.Katika makala Assumpta Massoi kupitia video ya shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia Wakimbizi, UNHCR anakupeleka Kusini-Magharibi mwa Burundi kwenye kituo cha wakimbizi cha Musenyi kumsikia mkimbizi kutoka DRC ambaye ananufaika na kauli mbiu ya siku ya wakimbizi mwaka huu ya Mshikamano na Wakimbizi.Na mashianani tukisalia na siku ya wakimbizi duniani, tutakwenda nchini Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo DRC kumsikia mtoto mkimbizi ambaye alitumikishwa katika vita na waasi wenye silaha.Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu!

Here are the latest developments shaping the region, from Puerto Rico's fight to save Job Corps centers to the closure of the UNHCR office in Trinidad and Tobago, regional leaders tackle challenges through innovative solutions while strengthening international relations and preserving cultural heritage.New York Democrat Nydia Velazquez advocates against closing Puerto Rico's Job Corps centers, which would impact 700 students and cut 240 jobsAntigua's UWI Five Islands Campus to host second annual AI conference focused on Caribbean sustainability with experts from Harvard, Berkeley, MITDominican Republic implements staggered work hours for public institutions to reduce traffic congestion in Santo DomingoNigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu scheduled to make historic visit to St. LuciaSubscribe to Pulse of the Caribbean for weekly insights into the economic, political, and social developments reshaping the region. What Caribbean story interests you most? Please share your thoughts and join our growing community of listeners passionate about the Caribbean's future. Be sure to like and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.Listen online at www.pulseofthecaribbean.com or your favorite streaming platform.Send news releases to news@pulseofthecaribean.com. If you have an interest in sponsoring our podcast, email us at  biz@pulseofthecaribbean.com.

Since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, 1.9 million Syrian refugees have headed home to Syria. After 14 years of civil war, much of the country is in ruins, while over 90 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line.Yet, Syrian refugees are not losing hope: UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has found that more than 80 per cent of the diaspora hope to return one day, a major shift compared to surveys conducted before the fall of the old regime.  There are more than six million Syrian refugees, and over seven million are internally displaced. UNHCR is committed to helping all those who want to return home.UN News' Emma Trager-Lewis spoke to agency spokesperson in Syria Céline Schmitt, who's just returned from a field visit to Dara'a, birthplace of the Syrian revolution in 2011. 

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina na leo ikiwa ni siku ya kimataifa ya kupinga utumikishaji wa watoto ambapo shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kazi duniani, ILO, linasema maudhui ni Maendeleo yako dhahiri, lakini bado kuna mengi ya kufanya: Hebu tuongeze kasi. Tunakupeleka nchini Tanzania kumulika harakati za kuwaepusha watoto kutumikishwa.Watu waliolazimika kukimbia makazi yao kutokana na vita, ukatili na mateso duniani kote imefikia kiwango cha juu kisichovumilika, hasa wakati huu ambapo ufadhili wa misaada ya kibinadamu unapungua kwa kasi. Kwa mujibu wa Ripoti ya Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia wakimbizi UNHCR iliyotolewa leo kuhusu mwelekeo wa Ulimwengu, kufikia mwisho wa Aprili mwaka huu, kulikuwa na watu milioni 122.1 waliolazimika kuhama kwa nguvu, ikilinganishwa na watu milioni 120 mwaka uliopita katika kipindi kama hicho.Ikiwa leo ni Siku ya Kimataifa ya kupinga ajira kwa watoto, utafiti uliofanywa na mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa lile la kazi duniani, ILO na la kuhudumia Watoto UNICEF unaonesha licha ya hatua zilizopigwa, ajira kwa watoto bado inaathiri watoto milioni 138 duniani kote, kati yao milioni 54 wakifanya kazi hatarishi ambazo zinaweza kuhatarisha afya yao, usalama wao au maendeleo yao kwa ujumla.Nchini Sudan Kusini watu wako katika hatari ya njaa katika miezi ijayo, kutokana na kuongezeka kwa mapigano katika jimbo la Upper Nile. Utafiti mpya kutoka katika Mfumo wa Uainishaji wa Viwango vya Uhakika wa Chakula (IPC) unaonesha kudorora kwa hali ya chakula na lishe katika maeneo ya Sudan Kusini yaliyoathiriwa na mapigano katika miezi ya karibuni.Na katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili hii leo mchambuzi wetu mlumbi wa Kiswahili Joramu Nkumbi kutoka nchini Tanzania, anafafanua maana ya maneno "MBEUZI, MNYWANYWA NA MACHAGU.”Mwenyeji wako ni Flora Nducha, karibu!

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Power Shift is an experiment in dialogue that puts decision-makers in aid and philanthropy and those affected by their decisions in honest, one-on-one conversations about the aid sector's inequalities. ___ In the latest episode of Power Shift, Hafsar Tameesuddin, a stateless Rohingya refugee and LGBTQ+ rights activist, and Raouf Mazou, one of the UN refugee agency's highest-ranking officials, navigate the complex dynamics of global refugee protection, the righteous anger of refugees and stateless people, and the challenges of supporting the more than 122 million people around the world forced to leave their homes.  Although their conversations took place before USAID's dismantlement sent the humanitarian sector into a tailspin, both Mazou's and Tameesuddin's proposals for a better refugee response strike right at the heart of the international aid system's current limitations, calling for more equitable cooperation between global and grassroots organisations, more support for refugee self-reliance, and, consequently, for less reliance on a sector facing major cuts.  “I'm a believer of collective leadership,” Tameesuddin reflected. “In a lot of ways, I feel there is goodwill from UNHCR, from the communities, and all of us. We all want to do good things and want to accomplish something great. “What is missing from my observation is that human interaction and relationship, and really building relationships with the grassroot.” ___ Subscribe on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube, or search “The New Humanitarian” in your favourite podcast app. You can find transcripts of all podcasts on our website. Are you or anyone you know interested in participating in future Power Shift conversations? Email us with the subject line ‘POWER SHIFT”.

In this episode, we get to hear from Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls for the United Nations. We were honored to have her join us to speak at the 2024 CESE Global Summit, and this session is titled “Beyond Consent: Prostitution, Pornography, and Human Rights” in which she looks at prostitution as sexual exploitation and a violation of the human right to dignity. She also looks specifically at pornography and other forms of technology facilitated forms of prostitution as she busts 7 myths about prostitution. Reem Alsalem is an independent consultant on gender issues, the rights of refugees and migrants, transitional justice and humanitarian response. She has consulted extensively for United Nations departments, agencies and programmes such as UN-Women, OHCHR, UNICEF and IOM, as well as for non-governmental organizations, think tanks and academia. Previously, she worked as an international civil servant, serving with the UNHCR in thirteen countries. During her service, she has planned, implemented, and monitored programs that served to protect persons that were survivors of gender-based violence, particularly women and girls.  Read our blog article about Reem's report to the U.N. and get a full copy here: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/united-nations-must-adopt-report-that-tells-truth-about-prostitution/  Learn more about the issue of Prostitution and how it is a major form of sexual exploitation: https://endsexualexploitation.org/issues/prostitution/ 

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia haki za binadamu nchini Ukraine na upatikanaji wa elimu nchini Kenya. Makala tunakupeleka nchini Sudan Kusini, na amashinani nchini Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC, kulikoni?Tume Huru ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya Uchunguzi kuhusu Ukraine imehitimisha kwamba vikosi vya kijeshi vya Urusi vimetenda uhalifu wa kivita na uhalifu dhidi ya ubinadamu, hasa mauaji, kupitia mashambulizi ya ndege zisizo na rubani (drones) yaliyoelekezwa dhidi ya raia.Mradi wa "operesheni rejea shuleni" unaoendeshwa na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia watoto UNICEF kwa ushirikiano na wizara ya elimu ya Kenya, shirika liliso la kiserikali la Hapag Lloyd na wadau wengine kwa kuzipa fedha familia zisizojiweza kuendesha shughuli za kiuchumi, umerejesha mautumaini ya elimu kwa mamia ya watoto katika Kaunti ya Kwale Pwani ya Kenya  ambao waliacha shule sababu ya umasikini.  Katika makala ikielekea siku ya walinda amani kesho Mei 29, tunamulika harakati za walinda amani wa Umoja wa Mataifa nchini SUdan Kusini za kulinda raia na mwenyeji wako katika makala hii iliyoandaliwa kupitia video ya ujumbe wa  Umoja wa Mataifa wa Kulinda amani Sudan Kusini, UNMISS ni Sharon Jebichii.Na katika mashinani huku machafuko yakiendelea mashariki mwa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo DRC, wafanyakazi wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia wakimbizi UNHCR wako mashinani mjini Goma na maeneo mengine yaliyoathirika ili kutoa msaada muhimu, ikiwa ni pamoja na kufanikisha nia ya wakimbizi wanaorejea nchini mwao Rwanda. Raab na Ruusi ni baadhi yao.Mwenyeji wako ni Assumpta Massoi, karibu!

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Ukosefu wa vyakula na bidhaa zingine muhimu, umelazimisha UNHCR kuomba msaada wa dharura kwa wakimbizi wenye asili ya Sudan Kusini, walio kimbilia DRC.

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In EVN Report's news roundup for the week of May 9: Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends Victory Day celebrations in Moscow; Armenian lawmakers warn of potential Russian interference in the 2026 parliamentary elections; UNHCR announces suspension of its operations in Azerbaijan and more.

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The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, April 15th 2023. Families who'd gathered to celebrate Eid together woke up to gunfire and explosions as a power struggle erupted between two factions of the military led government. There were clashes at the presidential palace, at the airport and at the TV station. Both sides hoped for a quick win, but it quickly became a war of attrition, and in the two years since, the Sudanese people have suffered sexual violence, hunger, displacement and the loss of everything they hold dear. The UNHCR says nearly 13 million people have been displaced by the conflict.In the first of a series of two podcasts to mark the anniversary, Mpho Lakaje talks to Sudan's former deputy intelligence chief, analyst Dr Majak D'Agoot, and asks if we are now in a stalemate, and what the aims of the two sides are.