Article: https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/caribbean-news/suriname-and-us-discuss-reception-of-afghan-evacuees-stranded-in-kosovo/ Suriname is considering taking in Afghan refugees that are currently in Kosovo. The US, where the refugees would have originally gone, were denied entry by the US based on the immigrants profile and failure of the US entry requirements. Suriname says they will also consider the needed financial aid, and involvement of the International Organization for Migration, but… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/nov/19/cages-are-more-dignified-colombia-holds-cold-comfort-for-venezuelan-migrants-bogota The feet of Estilita López, 78 years old, are bloodied and bruised from the arduous journey from Yaracuy, in northern Venezuela, to Bogotá, the Colombian capital. Together with 460 fellow compatriots, she now lives in a new, city-funded migrant camp that has just sprung up on a football pitch near the airport. “I had to leave Venezuela, but this… Read more »
Amidst the political and economic turmoil that plagues Venezuela, migrants in the hundreds of thousands have flocked to neighboring Columbia for shelter. Although the facilities have been compared to cages, have pervasively spread disease, and lacks in food and water, many refugees prefer it over the conditions of Venezuela. During the prevalent rainy season, the health of the refugees within… Read more »
