Why are governments so rarely seen as being responsible for creating the conditions that allow asylum seeker tragedies to occur?
A Ukrainian woman who fled the war is pictured with her son after they crossed into Moldova on March 18, 2022.
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While most people offering support to Ukrainians are well-intentioned, it’s not always the case. There are a reports of women and girls fleeing Ukraine being raped in their new countries.
A young Ethiopian refugee carries water containers at the Um Raquba camp in Sudan in November 2020.
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Adolescent girls can contribute to social change, economic growth, sustainable development and peaceful societies. They should be able to live their lives free from violence.
But out-of-date kit, lack of access to digital technologies and expensive mobile broadband packages can all act as barriers to being able to operate successfully in the digital world.
The memorial to the Kindertransport refugees, Liverpool St Station, London.
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The Kindertransport saved thousands of Jewish children from the Nazis before World War II. But planned reforms to UK asylum policy are putting refugee children at risk.
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the human rights of child migrants rarely follow them when they cross borders.
Kindertransport documents for three children who travelled from Austria to the UK in 1939.
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The visa waiver scheme saved thousands of Jewish children from persecution – but at a huge cost.
Two refugee children play at Tolan Park, a research and treatment center in Detroit, the site of the author’s research.
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In the seven years since civil war erupted in Syria, refugees have fled the violence and destruction. But starting over in a new country after such experiences is much harder than it may seem.
Displaced children, like these in the Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, are remarkably resilient but not all thrive in their new countries. Here’s how we can help them.
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There were mixed reactions to refugees from the Spanish Civil War and the Nazis by the British press.
Alf Dubs, who was brought to Britain on the Kindertransport, among those delivering a petition to Downing Street on the closure of the child refugee programme.
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