Paris attacks: France's home-grown terrorists product of poverty and prejudice
OPINION The descendants of Arab workers encouraged to move to France during the boom times of the mid-20th century now pack vast ghettos that foment despair and rage. You can't 'send them back to where...
View ArticleSyrian refugees fear backlash after Paris attacks as debate rages
Berlin: Carefully shielding a lit candle against the cold pouring rain, 22-year-old Syrian refugee Ghaled had come to the French embassy in Berlin to pay tributes to victims of the Paris attacks that...
View ArticleInvesting, not aid
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Bold new ideas for helping Syrian refugees and their overburdened Middle Eastern host countries are gaining traction among international donors, shocked into action by this year's...
View ArticleFood ‘recycling’ to help cut landfill and feed the hungry (Central Queensland...
(Source: Central Queensland University) Food 'recycling' to help cut landfill and feed the hungry Food 'recycling' to help cut landfill and feed the hungry Published:12 November 2015 Researcher Elisha...
View ArticleMore than 500,000 S. Floridians face food insecurity
While camera-wielding fans clamored for selfies with Miami Heat’s Chris “Birdman” Andersen, Aurora Rivera dragged a shopping cart along a table behind Glory Temple Ministries, picking out fresh baked...
View ArticleFutures unclear, Syrian refugees in Lebanon start family planning
In a tent in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, Sanaa al-Absi extracts a condom from its wrapper in front of a group of giggling Syrian refugee women and begins explaining its use. It is the first time some of...
View ArticleSyria Donors Conference 2016: Joint Announcement (DfID - UK Department for...
(Source: DfID - UK Department for International Development) We - the leaders of the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Kuwait and the United Nations - are increasingly concerned about the plight of the...
View ArticleWhat do the Beirut bombing arrests mean for refugees?
Lebanon has detained seven Syrians and two Lebanese for their alleged involvement in plotting terrorist attacks, including the two bombings that killed 43 and wounded more than 200 people in Beirut...
View ArticleBritain, Germany to host Syria donor conference in 2016
BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) - The leaders of Britain and Germany on Monday said they would hold a conference next year to raise funds for Syrians displaced or plunged into poverty by the country's civil...
View ArticleSyria Donors Conference 2016: Joint Announcement (FCO - UK Foreign and...
(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) We - the leaders of the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Kuwait and the United Nations - are increasingly concerned about the plight of the Syrian...
View ArticleSyria Donors Conference 2016: Joint Announcement (British Prime Minister's...
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) We - the leaders of the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Kuwait and the United Nations - are increasingly concerned about the plight of the Syrian people. We...
View ArticleNew ideas to tackle Syria refugee crisis: Investing, not aid
AMMAN, Jordan — Bold new ideas for helping Syrian refugees and their overburdened Middle Eastern host countries are gaining traction among international donors, shocked into action by this year's...
View ArticleNorwegian and UNICEF’s emergency aid flight is now airborne and on its way to...
Today, Norwegian and UNICEF have sent an aircraft fully loaded with school supplies and emergency,, Vimeo Today, Norwegian and UNICEF have sent an aircraft fully loaded with school supplies and...
View ArticleHead of U.N. World Food Programme to Speak at Anti-Hunger Gala
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, will speak at the 12th Annual Gala to End Hunger in New York City...
View ArticleProviding a Future for Millions of Syrian Children
It takes only a few hours on a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos to understand the enormity of the current refugee crisis sweeping Europe and the many dangers that refugees face, including so many...
View ArticleHow the Syrian Refugee Crisis Hits Home for Me
This year, I spent my Fourth of July in Cayce, South Carolina, celebrating the fortieth anniversary of my family's resettlement in America. Along with my fifteen cousins, I eavesdropped as my parents,...
View ArticleCanada is 'committed' to welcoming 25,000 refugees by the end of the year
In a major shift in policy, Canada’s newly elected liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year, or roughly 500 refugees a day. It’s an...
View ArticleCanadian aid agencies call for a “New Deal” for Syria’s refugees (CARE Canada)
(Source: CARE Canada) The international community must agree to a bold new deal for Syria's refugees if it is serious about tackling the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, seven aid...
View ArticleRefugee crisis: European Commission to give €28 million in humanitarian aid...
(Source: Delegation of the European Union to Turkey) The European Commission will give €28 million in humanitarian aid to support Syrians displaced by the conflict in their host communities in Jordan....
View ArticleRefugee crisis: European Commission to give €28 million in humanitarian aid...
(Source: ECHO - Humanitarian Aid Office) The European Commission will give €28 million in humanitarian aid to support Syrians displaced by the conflict in their host communities in Jordan. The funding...
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