Refugees

Death and Destruction: Power lines down, buildings crumble as Cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh, Myanmar

With winds up to 195 kmph, Cyclone Mocha crashed through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh. The deadly storm has led to the deaths of six people in Myanmar and disrupted daily lives, affecting refugees and the underprivileged

Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia's westernmost province

Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, heavily persecuted in Myanmar, risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys, often in poor-quality boats, in an attempt to reach Malaysia or Indonesia

How Manhattan hotels have become homes to thousands of migrants

The city has spent millions of dollars converting upscale hotels, modest motels, and even office buildings into housing for an influx of migrants who have arrived on buses from the southern border since last spring

Explained: The challenges that the UK faces in implementing new illegal migration bill

One of the most pressing concerns raised by the bill is where people would be relocated. If people continue to arrive in large numbers in the UK, not being able to process and resolve their asylum claims could cause significant operational and financial difficulties, in addition to the human cost

Thousands of Rohingya refugees homeless after Bangladesh camp fire: United Nations

More than 12,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees have been left homeless due to a fire that swept through a camp at Cox's Bazar in south-eastern Bangladesh, the United Nations said

Greece increases border patrol to block migrants from quake-hit Turkey and Syria

Notis Mitarachi, the minister of migration for Greece, emphasised the need for emergency aid to be sent to Turkey and Syria "before this occurs," stating that the mass movement of millions of people is not a solution

US State Department launches program to let citizens sponsor refugees

The agency aims to line up 10,000 Americans who can help 5,000 refugees during the first year of the program

Cholera’s comeback in Haiti: All you need to know about the killer disease

According to the WHO, 29 countries have reported Cholera outbreaks this year, up from under 20 for the previous five years combined. Apart from Haiti, the disease is also spreading quickly in war-scarred Syria and neighbouring crisis-hit Lebanon

Lebanon migrant shipwreck: Toll rises to 100, including 10 children

As many as 150 people were on board the small boat that sank off the Syrian port of Tartus, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Tripoli in Lebanon, from where the migrants set sail. At least 20 people have been rescued

Refugees who fled Ukraine since Russian invasion slow to join EU workforce

Most of the refugees either don't have certificates to prove their skills or have a diploma/degree that is not recognised in the European Union, keeping them from find a befitting job