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‘People Are Being Killed Like Flies’: Denied Asylum in the U.S., Cameroonians Fear Increasing Violence Back Home

Martin fled Cameroon when security forces imprisoned his father and started regularly raiding Anglophone villages. The U.S. government might send him back.

Isabela Dias

Members of the Venezuelan Indigenous group Warao take refuge at the Janokoida United Nations shelter on April 6th, 2019, in Pacaraima, Brazil.

News in Brief

How Much Longer Can Venezuela’s Neighboring Countries Handle the Refugee Crisis?

The number of Venezuelan refugees will reach 5.4 million by the end of 2019, according to projections from the United Nations.

Isabela Dias

Bug Mohani steers his wheelchair along a part of a highway washed out by Hurricane Matthew in Flagler Beach, Florida, on October 9th, 2016.

The U.N. Is Calling for the Inclusion of People With Disabilities in the Climate Change Debate

In a new resolution, the organization urges governments to listen to those who are affected the most by natural disasters.

Isabela Dias

During one of James Pearce's 2016 visits to the Calais Jungle, a refugee member of PC4R recognized him from far away, greeted him warmly, and invited him to share a meal.

News in Brief

World Refugee Day: An Essential Reading List

We've collected highlights from our coverage of displaced people around the world.

Jack Herrera

Palestinian schoolboys walk past sacks of flour outside an aid distribution center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, in December of 2018.

Social Justice

How Humanitarian Aid Became Politicized

An interview with Peter Mulrean, of the United Nations agency in charge of Palestinian refugees, about what cutting U.S. aid to the program will mean for the world.

Jack Herrera

Displaced Iraqi children from the former embattled city of Mosul line up outside a UNICEF school.

News in Brief

Trump’s Budget Proposal Cuts Funding for the UNICEF Line Item

The move is expected by analysts to further diminish America's "soft power."

Jared Keller

View taken of lettuces on August 5th, 2009, in a field near Douvres-la-Delivrande, outside Caen, northwestern France.

News in Brief

A New U.N. Report Calls for Urgent Environmental Action to Mitigate Premature Deaths and Other Threats

To get on track to achieve sustainability goals, the report outlines a series of changes to the global systems of food production, energy, and waste management.

Kelley Czajka

Afghan children look at a U.S. soldier in the mountains of Nuristan Province on December 19th, 2009.

2018 Was the Deadliest Year for Afghan Civilians in Recent Record

On the heels of peace talks between the Taliban and U.S. government, a new U.N. report finds increased violence at the hands of ISIS.

Christopher Jones

Economics

The Key to Stopping Deforestation May Lie in Reducing Inequality

New research has found that higher levels of inequality lead to more deforestation, whereas better equality leads to better forest protections.

Kimberley Brown

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton.

Social Justice

There Still Aren’t Enough Women Working in National Security. And That’s a Problem.

Last year, President Donald Trump signed a piece of legislation aimed at bringing gender inclusivity into the Department of State, but thus far there have been no tangible signs of progress.

Mariatu Santiago