Tag: refugees
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 109th WORLD DAY...
"The synodal path that we have undertaken as a Church leads us to see in those who are most vulnerable – among whom are many migrants and refugees"
Rights group expresses concern over Thailand’s new asylum program
The National Screening Mechanism, in its current form, “fails to meet international standards for refugee protection”.
India pushes back hundreds of Myanmar refugees fleeing fighting
More than 1,000 residents of Tamu township, in northern Myanmar’s Sagaing region, fled to India’s Manipur state to escape the hostilities
‘An open wound’: Pope Francis decries thousands of deaths in Mediterranean...
U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that 2,175 men, women, and children are either missing or dead in the Mediterranean Sea as of 2022
Pope Francis urges public to ‘not remain indifferent’ to migrant tragedies
IOM reported more than 1,800 people have been reported dead or missing along the Central Mediterranean route so far in 2023
Migration: The consequence of colonial exploitation
These marginalized youth and their families are being joined by the fresh waves of migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers arriving daily
Vatican official urges journalists to make refugees’ aspirations ‘known to the...
“As journalists, you are in a privileged position to listen to their cry and make their aspirations known to the world”
Caritas Thailand delivers aid to Burmese refugees
There are over 90,000 Myanmar refugees living in nine recognized refugee camps along the Thai-Myanmar border
Thai bishop calls to make Burmese refugees ‘feel included’
There are around 4,000 Catholics and more than 1,400 Buddist from Myanmar who entered Thailand at the Mae Hong Son border
Protesting Rohingya refugees want to return home
Surging crime, harsh living conditions, and bleak prospects for returning to Myanmar are pushing more and more Rohingya refugees to leave
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