Migrants and refugees. Medical search. Frequent questions

In contrast, no specific guidelines cover the examination of people who do not hold an immigrant or refugee visa, or people categorized as temporary visitors or undocumented migrants. (cdc.gov)
NNIRR's education and capacity building supports a multiracial, multiethnic, multilingual and anti-oppression movement led by those bearing the brunt of the effects of injustice and oppression: low-income immigrant and refugee communities. (nnirr.org)
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) works to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status. (nnirr.org)
BRIDGE is a popular education resource of exercise and tools for immigrant and refugee community organizations, and other allies of immigrants and refugees. (nnirr.org)
To her left is Adriana Quiroga, who was born in La Paz, Bolivia, and moved to Austin at age 16 she joined RAICES two years ago, working directly with unaccompanied minors, immigrant, and refugee families. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
Other organizations include the Ethiopian Community Development Council , Episcopal Migration Ministries , Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services . (nonprofitquarterly.org)
This is a virtual launch event for a new special issue from the Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies titled "The Politics of the Migrant/Refugee Binary. (syr.edu)
This organization provides a comprehensive range of immigration legal services, including representation in family-based immigration matters, Citizenship/Naturalization matters, matters related to benefits for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes, removal proceedings before the Immigration Courts, refugee resettlement services, and services for adults and unaccompanied immigrant children detained in the local immigration detention centers and shelters. (texaslawhelp.org)
Title : Addendum : Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment with Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities Corporate Authors(s) : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. (cdc.gov)
Learn more about Immigrant and Refugee Health . (cdc.gov)
Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Guide for Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities illustrates how community-based organizations joined together to conduct a mobile COVID-19 vaccination campaign with refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities. (cdc.gov)

Economic migrants or refugees? (refugeecouncil.org.au)
The move was triggered after Slovenia started returning people it considered to be "economic migrants. (ibtimes.com)
So-called economic migrants are subject to deportation, whereas refugees are entitled to basic legal protections under international law. (scrippsnews.com)
As well as undermining public sympathy by conveying the idea that refugees are in fact economic migrants, it obscures the humanitarian need to provide protection. (ekklesia.co.uk)
Priti Patel came under intense criticism for asserting - without evidence - that most people attempting to enter Britain by sea were "effectively economic migrants" rather than refugees, whom the UK would be obliged to protect. (ekklesia.co.uk)
THE United Nations (UN) has made shocking claims that the majority of migrants are not refugees but are in fact economic migrants searching for a better life. (express.co.uk)

The refugee crisis in the Mediterranean is getting worse. (refinery29.com)
The summit is the UN's attempt to address the "global crisis" for refugees and migrants. (nnirr.org)
UPROOTED: The Growing Crisis for Refugee and Migrant Children (Executive Summary) by UNICEF (Sept. 2016) Full reports and executive summaries in Spanish, Arabic and French can be found here . (nnirr.org)
I wanted to see the Christian response to the crisis, so I interviewed church leaders, priests and other Redemptorists working in the migrant community. (ncronline.org)
Europe is facing its biggest migrant crisis since World War II. (scrippsnews.com)
Or is it a refugee crisis? (scrippsnews.com)
There is a global refugee crisis. (ipetitions.com)
As Latin American and Caribbean countries race to contain the public-health crisis, DTM data also offer important insights into where migrants and refugees turn for health care, and how readily they have been able to access it. (migrationpolicy.org)
The refugee crisis in the Aegean islands is at a tipping point which requires urgent action by the Greek authorities and the international community to protect the fundamental rights of refugees and migrants, such as the right to healthcare, education, and protection. (zenit.org)
Migrant crisis: How many refugees are countries actually taking? (ibtimes.co.uk)
Pope Francis has once again denounced an "ecological crisis" sweeping the world, which is allegedly producing a "growing exodus of climate migrants and environmental refugees. (climatedepot.com)
With a ripple effect mounting to crisis in Italy, UN high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, said there was an "unfolding tragedy" occurring in the Mediterranean nation. (express.co.uk)

They also face many common challenges and share similar vulnerabilities.7 Under the strategic options for action the Secretariat will focus on achieving universal health coverage for refugees, migrants and host populations within the context of WHO's Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019-2023. (who.int)
Norad invites to the national launch of the World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees and Societies. (norad.no)
The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will hold the Third Global Consultation on the Health of Refugees and Migrants from 13-15 June 2023. (paho.org)
On 16-17 March 2023, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is hosting the second high-level meeting on the health needs of migrants and refugees in the Region, in coordination with the Regional Offices for Africa and Europe with support from WHO's Health and Migration Programme. (who.int)

The Section's concern includes those who are compelled to migrate: asylum seekers, refugees, internally displaced people, as well as other international and internal migrants. (wikipedia.org)
Are you a refugee, asylum-seekers or stateless person in need of help? (unhcr.org)
To answer this question, the Refugee Council of Australia has analysed Australian Government statistics about visa outcomes for boat arrivals from 1976 to 30 June 2015 - and found that 81% of those who arrived by boat seeking asylum in Australia were found to be refugees. (refugeecouncil.org.au)
Syria is accounting on its own for 13.2 million refugees , asylum seekers, and internally displaced people, fully a sixth of the world's total. (oxfam.org)
The Tunisian police, military, and national guard including the coast guard have committed serious abuses against Black African migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. (hrw.org)
The MoU, which must be approved formally by EU member states, failed to include serious guarantees that Tunisian authorities would prevent violations of the rights of migrants and asylum seekers, and that EU financial or material support would not reach entities responsible for human rights violations. (hrw.org)
By funding security forces who commit abuses during migration control, the EU shares responsibility for the suffering of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Tunisia. (hrw.org)
All seven had interviewed or assisted dozens of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Tunisia, and knew of or had documented cases of abuse by the police or coast guard. (hrw.org)
Among the migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees interviewed, nine had returned to their countries on emergency repatriation flights in March, while eight remained in Tunis, the Tunisian capital, or Sfax, a port city southeast of Tunis. (hrw.org)
Our goal is for all refugees and migrants to be treated with dignity and respect, and an immigration and asylum system that is fair and effective. (amnesty.org.uk)
Many people who fall prey to traffickers are migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers, who have decided to leave their country for various reasons, such as conflict, natural disaster, persecution or extreme poverty. (ipsnews.net)
While the operation was described by the French government as a 'success', there has since been a rise in refugees and migrants sleeping rough across France, particularly in Paris and Calais, as they either wait for the slow process of seeking asylum in France or plan to try reach the UK. (independent.co.uk)
Amnesty International USA advocates for refugee & migrant rights, working to uphold the right to seek asylum, end human rights violations against people seeking safety. (amnestyusa.org)
This includes refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants -people who are on the move, who have left their countries and have crossed borders. (amnestyusa.org)
There are also more than 4.5 million people seeking asylum who have left their country and are seeking protection from persecution and serious human rights violations in another country, but who haven't yet been legally recognized as a refugee and are waiting to receive a decision on their asylum claim. (amnestyusa.org)
Millions of people are migrants who are staying outside their country of origin, but who are not asylum seekers or refugees. (amnestyusa.org)
In the United States, racist refugee and immigration policies have caused catastrophic, irreparable harm to millions of people, spurned and violated both national and international laws and human rights obligations, and aimed at dismantling the asylum and resettlement systems and protecting white supremacy. (amnestyusa.org)
Individual asylum-seekers may claim either refugee status or humanitarian status, while in the case of war or other disasters, refugees are collectively granted temporary protection. (bghelsinki.org)
We maintain legal help centers and a telephone line for consultations on individual cases related to refugee law and procedures, as well as a specialized website, asylum.bg . (bghelsinki.org)
Advocacy and campaigns: We organize campaigns for the protection of refugee rights , such as our campaign "Meet the refugees," which aimed to inform the public about refugees residing in Bulgaria, and our campaign against the detention of asylum-seekers in police institutions . (bghelsinki.org)
Petition Accept more asylum seekers and increase support for refugee migrants in the UK. (ipetitions.com)
Four Afghan asylum-seekers have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for their part in a fire that destroyed the Moria migrant camp in Greece last year. (aljazeera.com)
In honor of Independence Day, we brought together a diverse group of refugees, Temporary Protected Status holders, asylum seekers, and immigrants to recite "The New Colossus," the poem at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. (oxfamamerica.org)
Today, there are 31 million children who have been uprooted from their homes, including over 17 million internally displaced, 12.7 million refugees and 1.1 million asylum seekers. (unicef.org)
Australia will take in just over 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers by the end of 2018, its government has confirmed after pledging to make room for an extra 12,000 in the wake of the intensifying Syria conflict. (ibtimes.co.uk)
Turkey, which borders Syria and Iraq, is predicted by the UN to have taken in nearly 1.9 million refugees and asylum seekers by the end of 2015. (ibtimes.co.uk)
It sets out a new approach to migration and asylum management in the EU, with a stronger focus on border procedures, improving cooperation with the countries of origin and transit, successful integration of refugees and return of those with no right to stay. (europa.eu)
Her book, Discrimination and Delegation: Explaining State Responses to Refugees (Oxford University Press, 2021), asks why countries open their borders to some refugees while blocking others, and why a number of countries have given the United Nations control of asylum procedures and refugee camps on their territory. (syr.edu)
Many of them cross international borders as refugees or asylum-seekers. (diplomatmagazine.com)

Health needs of refugee and migrant populations relevant to primary care practice. (otago.ac.nz)
As countries struggle to protect their populations and economic systems the fundamental rules of refugee and human rights law are threatened. (zenit.org)
UNICEF is working with partners to prevent the spread of the disease among refugee, migrant and displaced populations. (unicef.org)
It provides a comprehensive overview of refugee and migrant health, demonstrating wide disparities between the health of refugees and migrants and the wider populations in their host countries. (unmultimedia.org)

We are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with the Libyan Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration and UN Agencies, and advocating for all refugees and migrants to be relocated to a safer place. (unhcr.org)
session1 and the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas/Directing Council in September 2016 adopted a resolution on the health of migrants.2 Regional migration and health plans are being developed in other regions, such as the Eastern Mediterranean Region. (who.int)
At the launch, we will be introduced to the term ' match and motives' , which is developed to help policy makers design migration policies that will benefit the development of both origin- and destination countries, in addition to the migrants themselves. (norad.no)
The match determines the extent to which migrants, countries of origin, and countries of destination gain from migration. (norad.no)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, can confirm that over 270 migrants and refugees were handed over to the Libyan Coast Guard by the ship "Vos Triton", sailing under the flag of Gibraltar. (unhcr.org)
Governments approved a "New York Declaration" in advance of the Summit and have committed to develop two global compacts - one on migration and one on refugees, over the next two years. (nnirr.org)
In the current poisonous anti-migration political atmosphere, migrants are often targeted as a threat, while in reality they contribute to the prosperity of the host countries where they live and work. (ipsnews.net)
In the context of the Global Migration Compact , States should establish - in addition to international protection schemes - individualised procedures and appropriate indicators to identify migrants' vulnerabilities to trafficking and exploitation, and provide them with tailored solutions to prevent further harm. (ipsnews.net)
This can only be possible if exploitation, especially labour exploitation of migrant workers, ceases to be normalised and the right to the enjoyment of decent work, with fair pay and conditions, is respected and guaranteed to everyone, regardless of their migration status. (ipsnews.net)
It was a unique story of migration, as the migrant worker reality is so institutionalized by the country. (ncronline.org)
The uncomfortable truth is that the conflicts and brutality fuelling refugee migration have grown in recent years to unprecedented levels. (oxfam.org)
The data analyzed come from the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), through which the International Organization for Migration (IOM) collects information about refugee and migrant demographic characteristics, labor market participation, trip details, difficulties encountered while travelling, and more. (migrationpolicy.org)
Hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat, the Third Global Consultation is a meaningful and sustained platform for multi-sectoral dialogue on refugee and migration health. (paho.org)
To reflect on progress to date and highlight examples of innovative approaches for refugee and migration health. (paho.org)
Strengthened coordination and collaboration on refugee and migration health. (paho.org)
Develop recommendations for action on refugee and migration health to inform upcoming high-level meetings and forums. (paho.org)
Greece is on the frontline of migration, hosting more than 115,000 refugees and migrants, with almost 42,000 refugees stuck on the Greek Aegean islands. (zenit.org)
A 2018 study on the semantics of migration found that 'migrant' appears much more frequently beside 'scum' than 'refugee' does, substantiating the idea of it becoming a blunt pejorative. (ekklesia.co.uk)
Given that labels frame the debate on how migration should be understood, the arguments against 'migrant' hold considerable weight. (ekklesia.co.uk)
His research interests include migration management, refugee governance, migrant transnationalism, spatial identity in the city and social vulnerabilities in the urban periphery. (syr.edu)
Her research interests include migration and refugee governance, peacebuilding and civil society, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. (syr.edu)
The meeting will focus on ways to ensure that refugees and migrants across the migration route have equitable access to health care in line with universal health coverage (UHC) and continuity of care. (who.int)
On conclusion of the meeting, an outcome statement will be issued highlighting the need for a whole-of-route approach to strengthen collaboration along migration routes and ensure the inclusion of refugees and migrants in efforts to achieve UHC. (who.int)
Refugees and migrants face many challenges in accessing health care on migration routes and among host communities. (who.int)
States and partners to ensure that health aspects are adequately addressed in the development of the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration and the global compact on refugees. (who.int)
Led by CDC-Kenya, and the International Organization for Migration, CDC's Refugee Health Program conducted rapid health assessments of Congolese refugees in Rwanda prior two settlement to the United States. (cdc.gov)

This September, the United Nations General Assembly will bring together world leaders to address one of the leading challenges of our time: responding to large movements of refugees and migrants. (thedailystar.net)
We can afford to help, and we know what we need to do to handle large movements of refugees and migrants. (thedailystar.net)
In September of 2016, in response to the large movements of refugees and migrants around the world, the UN General Assembly held its first ever summit dedicated to this topic. (lu.se)

This paper has chosen to address as a priority the needs of people from refugee backgrounds, while recognising that many other migrants face similar challenges in areas such as resettlement, health inequities and cross-cultural care. (otago.ac.nz)
Resettlement is a specific type of assistance for the most vulnerable refugees facilitated by the UN, which fast-tracks them into participating states. (ibtimes.co.uk)

In light of the ongoing clashes in Libya's capital, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is today appealing to parties to the fighting to spare civilians and civilian infrastructure and allow safe passage for those seeking refuge in safer areas. (unhcr.org)
On Sunday, UNHCR coordinated with the Libyan Ministry of Interior and WFP the delivery of food for a week to the Triq Al Matar and Qaser Ben Ghasheer government detention centres where 2,450 refugees and migrants are being detained. (unhcr.org)
UNHCR will continue to provide assistance to Libyan displaced families and refugees despite the deteriorating security situation in Tripoli. (unhcr.org)
In line with resolution WHA70.15, the objective of the draft global action plan is to promote the health of refugees and migrants in collaboration with IOM, UNHCR, other international organizations and relevant stakeholders. (who.int)
Serbia, Macedonia and Slovenia have begun limiting refugee passage to only those who are escaping conflict in their country, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR reportedly said. (ibtimes.com)
Furthermore, Caritas Hellas and Caritas Athens , in partnership with Catholic Relief Services , a US member of the Caritas confederation, participate in the UNHCR -led ESTIA Accommodation Programme which contributes significantly to decreasing the number of people who are staying at the refugee camps on the islands. (zenit.org)
Refugees Operational Data Portal by UNHCR is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License . (unhcr.org)
According to the Office of The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in 2014 on average some 40,000 people a day were driven from their homes by conflict or persecution and compelled to find somewhere else to live, either within their own countries or in another country. (diplomatmagazine.com)
It will be developed in close collaboration with IOM, UNHCR, other partner international organizations, Member States and other relevant stakeholders, including refugees and migrants themselves. (who.int)

NEW YORK, 1 April 2020 - "COVID-19 will almost certainly gain a foothold in refugee camps, crowded reception centers or detention facilities holding migrant families. (unicef.org)

Accordingly, from August 2017 to January 2018, the Secretariat conducted an online call for contributions on evidence-based information, country practices, experiences and lessons learned in meeting the health needs of refugees and migrants. (who.int)
He completed his PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2017, focusing on migrant mobilities and spatial identities. (syr.edu)
Accordingly, the Secretariat issued an online global call in August 2017 for contributions on evidence-based information, best practices, experiences and lessons learned in addressing the health needs of refugees and migrants. (who.int)

About 2,000 people are crammed into facilities built for 850, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said. (jpost.com)

There are an estimated 1 billion migrants in the world today of whom 258 million are international migrants and 763 million internal migrants - one in seven of the world's population. (who.int)

Monitoring and reports: We monitor the borders, administrative detention centers, and status proceedings before the State Agency for Refugees , which prevent the repatriation of refugees and protect their access to new territories and the protection process. (bghelsinki.org)
Up until now, at European centers, 27 to 30 cases have been reported, and as more migrants come, it's going to continue to be transmitted amongst the migrants. (cdc.gov)

The INA mandates that all immigrants and refugees undergo a medical screening examination before travel to the United States to identify inadmissible health conditions. (cdc.gov)
Table 11-17 summarizes requirements and recommendations for overseas and post-arrival health examinations and public health interventions for immigrants, refugees, and other migrants. (cdc.gov)
For definitions of immigrants, refugees, and other migrants, and the special categories of medical professionals (i.e., panel physicians, civil surgeons) who see them before and after arrival to the United States, see Box 11-04 . (cdc.gov)
In this chapter, we use the term broadly to describe both immigrants and refugees, as well as other people settling in the United States, whether temporarily or permanently (e.g., undocumented immigrants and others). (cdc.gov)
There is no practical mechanism or clear assignment of roles help border police separate refugees from illegal immigrants. (bghelsinki.org)
A ministry of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc. (DMRS) is the only full-service immigration legal aid clinic serving low-income immigrants and refugees residing in the southwestern United States. (texaslawhelp.org)
DGMH works to promote and improve the health of immigrants, refugees, and migrants by identifying and treating diseases overseas, to protect the health of the travelers and prevent the spread of diseases into the United States. (cdc.gov)
As part of this work, DGMH develops medical screening protocols and trains physicians overseas to conduct medical exams and screening for immigrants and refugees before they come to the United States. (cdc.gov)
By detecting and treating TB to cure people overseas, overseas screening of immigrants and refugees can reduce US healthcare costs. (cdc.gov)
Collaborates with overseas physicians who perform pre-departure medical screenings for immigrants and refugees headed for the United States. (cdc.gov)

The framework should be a resource for Member States in meeting the health needs of refugees and migrants. (who.int)
This paper is designed to provide health professionals with the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills necessary to work with and manage the health needs of refugees and migrants. (otago.ac.nz)
But the health needs of refugees and migrants are often neglected or unaddressed in the countries they pass through, or settle in. (unmultimedia.org)
The framework provides a resource for consideration by Member States in addressing the health needs of refugees and migrants. (who.int)
To cope with the issues, CSOs provide a range of activities and services that cater to the needs of refugees by adopting flexible and tailored approaches. (lu.se)

Appalled by the conditions and treatment of great numbers of migrants, refugees, displaced and trafficked persons, Pope Francis explained to several thousand representatives of Popular Movements in the Audience Hall on 5 November 2016 that "In the department [IHD] Cardinal Peter Turkson heads, there is a section concerned with those situations. (wikipedia.org)
On Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, the UN convened its high level Summit on Refugees and Migrants in New York. (nnirr.org)
Greece - Migrant and refugee arrivals in Greece and Italy have exceeded 120,000 in 2016, having reached the 100,000 milestone earlier this week, almost four months earlier than in 2015. (iom.int)
We are also seeing an increase in the number of migrants coming from Morocco (483 in January 2016 compared to 93 in January 2015). (iom.int)
Amnesty International is calling for at least 10% of Syria's most vulnerable refugees to be resettled from the main host countries by the end of 2016," said the NGO. (ibtimes.co.uk)

Although the pope does not specify what he means by "a growing exodus of climate migrants and environmental refugees," one must infer that he believes that significant numbers of people are leaving their homelands because of "global warming. (climatedepot.com)

A potential outbreak of the virus within the extremely overcrowded refugee camps could lead to a disaster. (zenit.org)
The conditions that we see in refugee camps now in various parts of the world, they're not too dissimilar to the conditions that I experienced first-hand. (unmultimedia.org)
They are infecting each other, in fact, on the way, either in refugee camps in Libya on the way or in the very, very crowded conditions they're now living in in Europe. (cdc.gov)
In many cases some of these refugees are still--are living in tent camps in parts of Europe or in very, very crowded apartment buildings and dwellings in Europe, so you can see if it's a louseborne disease, that it's very easy if you're sleeping ten or twenty to a room, to transmit it one to the other. (cdc.gov)

Even absent a pandemic, uprooted children and families - those living as refugees, migrants or internally displaced - face immense barriers to accessing healthcare and preventative services like proper handwashing and sanitation facilities. (unicef.org)
Any public health response to the pandemic should reach the most vulnerable, including refugees, migrants and those who are internally displaced. (unicef.org)
The Coronavirus pandemic continues to severely affect migrants and refugees. (europa.eu)
As the Coronavirus pandemic situation abated in summer, the number of migrants and refugees arriving to Europe increased again. (europa.eu)
this is a cross-sectional study of the electronic survey type conducted with international migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. (bvsalud.org)

Educators are mobilising for the rights of migrants and refugees. (ei-ie.org)

As a refugee who fled Burma five years ago in search for a better life for my family, I feel proud to be part of a university that has in place a strong support system for young migrants and refugees. (edu.au)
Swinburne's taster programs for English Migrant students, introduced in 2014, have also been successful in engaging with young migrants and refugees. (edu.au)

The meeting will explore opportunities for expanding cross-border and inter-regional collaboration through adoption of an action-oriented approach that aims to safeguard and improve the health of refugees through five identified transformative objectives, or pillars of action. (who.int)

It devotes particular attention to migrants who experience hardships and suffering in the countries of origin or destination or in transit: for example, people fleeing conflicts, persecutions and humanitarian emergencies (both natural and human-made), victims of human trafficking, migrants with irregular status, exploited migrant workers, and vulnerable migrant women, youth, and children. (wikipedia.org)
Despite the untiring generosity of the hosting countries, a coordinated humanitarian response at regional, national and local levels is needed to adequately address the risks facing vulnerable migrant and refugee children. (unicef.org)

The draft plan will use the definition of "refugee"8 as contained in the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto. (who.int)
States must honour their international legal obligations, including the 1951 Refugee Convention. (thedailystar.net)

Oxfam works with refugees and migrants to help protect people on the move who, when leaving home, are often in the most vulnerable moment of their lives. (oxfam.org)
You can help refugees and displaced people by supporting Oxfam's humanitarian and advocacy work around the world. (oxfam.org)
Swinburne University of Technology is hosting a youth information forum for young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. (edu.au)
The forum is all about making informed choices and supporting these young people to be actively involved in their communities," says Bwe Thay, refugee advocate and project officer from Swinburne. (edu.au)
Migrants are not a homogenous group, but people with different needs and resources. (norad.no)
The motive may create international law obligations for the destination country: people who move because of a "well-founded fear" of harm or persecution at home-refugees, by definition-are entitled to international protection. (norad.no)
According to the U.N.'s refugee agency , more than 36,000 people have crossed the sea to Europe this year, and after the weekend's tragedy, more than 1,600 have died. (refinery29.com)
Reports that one of the alleged attackers came into Europe among the wave of Syrian refugees has triggered panic among countries that had pledged to accept some of the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing armed conflict in Middle East. (ibtimes.com)
The tragedy over there is that people are given documents with a refugee status to enter Italy, but no assistance is available for them. (ncronline.org)
More than 60 million people -- half of them children -- have fled violence or persecution and are now refugees and internally displaced persons. (thedailystar.net)
There is a pressing need to do more to combat smugglers and traffickers, to rescue and protect people en route, and to ensure their safety and dignity at borders. (thedailystar.net)
More orderly and legal pathways for migrants and refugees will be crucial, so that desperate people are not forced to turn to criminal networks in their search for safety. (thedailystar.net)
The United Nations refugee agency says the vast majority of these people are fleeing war, conflict and oppressive regimes in countries like Syria, Iraq and Eritrea. (scrippsnews.com)
Activists say using terms like 'migrant' and 'swarm of people' isn't just misleading, it's dehumanizing. (scrippsnews.com)
People on the move include more than 27 million refugees worldwide who have fled their own country because they are at risk of serious human rights violations and persecution there. (amnestyusa.org)
Lots of people don't fit the legal definition of a refugee but could nevertheless be in danger if they went home. (amnestyusa.org)
These people are collectively referred to as "migrants. (bghelsinki.org)
Refugees, on the other hand, are people who are forced to flee their country. (bghelsinki.org)
For people who see migrants and refugees as a danger, I ask that they reevaluate the source of where their fear came from," says Claudia, a young poet who came to the US from El Salvador with Temporary Protected Status. (oxfamamerica.org)
Although its dictionary definition covers all people who migrate, 'migrant' has come to mean a person who chooses to leave their country of origin to seek better economic opportunities elsewhere. (ekklesia.co.uk)
By insisting that refugees are a different category of people (rather than a type of migrants), a person can unintentionally suggest that they are less deserving of protection. (ekklesia.co.uk)
As touched upon, many commentators have no issue with labelling people fleeing Ukraine as refugees, yet this does not extend to people of other nationalities. (ekklesia.co.uk)
People smuggling and migrant flows are on the rise, the UNCHR warned, with 84,830 people arriving on Italy's shores so far this year from Libya. (express.co.uk)
One in every eight people on our planet is a refugee or migrant, and the numbers are growing. (unmultimedia.org)
Millions more people are on the move trying to escape poverty: they want to cross international borders as normal 'migrants', people wanting the opportunity to live and work somewhere else. (diplomatmagazine.com)
Among the vulnerabilities, 32% reported unemployment , 37.6% moved to Brazil as a result of the social situation in their countries and 33.6% were living as refugees or sheltered people. (bvsalud.org)

The event is one of many ways Swinburne is engaging with migrant and refugee communities. (edu.au)
In partnership with the Refugee Council, Swinburne will offer a workshop for Swinburne staff to help them understand the best ways to support students from migrant and refugee communities. (edu.au)
I went around with him to see the work of the archdiocese for the migrant communities. (ncronline.org)
We advocate for inclusive education systems and school communities where migrants and refugees feel welcome and all students can learn together and reach their full potential. (ei-ie.org)
Refugee teachers play a crucial role in their communities. (ei-ie.org)
Once Immigration Canada approves the refugee sponsorship application, SAHs work with parishioners and parish communities to welcome, journey and support their sponsored refugee families. (cccb.ca)
Today, Undersecretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, while on an official visit to Santiago, Chile, announced more than $6 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Venezuelan refugees and migrants and their host communities in Chile. (state.gov)
The United States affirms our commitment to assist Venezuelan refugees, migrants, and the host communities that support them in Chile and across the region. (state.gov)
This has challenged receiving-country governments to rapidly rethink their policies for admitting and granting status to newcomers, and to consider how to adapt education, health-care, and other systems to support both migrants and the communities in which they settle. (migrationpolicy.org)
Its purpose is to inform policy decisions and implement appropriate interventions to improve, protect and preserve the health and well-being of refugees and migrants, as well as host communities. (paho.org)
To obtain continued and sustained high-level political support to advance global commitments and other policy developments to improve the health and well-being of refugees, migrants, and host communities. (paho.org)
These nonprofits aid refugees by offering a range of educational, social, advocacy and support services to help newcomers become self-sufficient and productive members of our communities. (nonprofitquarterly.org)
Around the world, millions of refugees and migrants in vulnerable situations, such as low-skilled migrant workers, face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, especially where living and working conditions are sub-standard, according to the first World Health Organization (WHO) World report on the health of refugees and migrants. (unmultimedia.org)
To achieve UHC, health systems must be inclusive to cover the needs of all, including host communities, migrants and refugees. (who.int)
The results of the analysis show that the difficulties that Ukrainian refugees face in their new country are related to both a lack of human capital--such as knowledge of the language, education, and work experience--and a lack of social capital--such as connections to the local population and Ukrainian communities. (lu.se)

IOM Greece staff are present in the islands of Crete, Samos, Kos and Lesbos, working closely with the authorities to identify vulnerable migrants, including unaccompanied minors, the elderly, migrants with medical needs, and families with children. (iom.int)
In this new reality, vulnerable groups such as refugees, migrants, and unaccompanied minors are particularly at risk. (zenit.org)

Meanwhile, on Saturday, the Libyan Coast Guard rescued 276 refugees and migrants and disembarked them at Al Khums, 120 km east of Tripoli. (unhcr.org)

During the same period, over 418 migrants and refugees have also lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean, with the Eastern Mediterranean route between Turkey and Greece continuing to be the deadliest, accounting for 321 migrant deaths. (iom.int)

Almost 90 percent of the world's refugees are hosted in developing countries. (thedailystar.net)
Eight countries host more than half the world's refugees. (thedailystar.net)

The EU member nations had agreed in September, and again in October, to help with the relocation of 160,000 refugees in "clear need of international protection" from highly affected areas they fled to -- Italy and Greece -- to less affected ones that still have the capacity to accept them. (ibtimes.com)
The European Commission has unveiled plans to redistribute 160,000 refugees from Italy, Greece and Hungary − where many first arrive − because they are struggling to cope. (ibtimes.co.uk)

The war in Ukraine, which started in February 2022, triggered one of the fastest-growing humanitarian and child protection emergencies in recent history, placing unprecedented pressure on the child protection structures of host countries, many of which were already grappling to provide support to migrant and refugee children and families from other countries. (unicef.org)

The Australian Government's Operation Sovereign Borders update for 30 June 2015 revealed that, of the refugee status assessments conducted in Nauru and Manus Island from January 2014 to June 2015, 874 of the 1,230 decisions had been positive (a 71.1% recognition rate). (refugeecouncil.org.au)
Since Wednesday, three Balkan countries have shut their borders for such migrants, the report said. (ibtimes.com)

It is a story of an undocumented migrant father who has been in detention for more than 18 months fighting deportation. (ncronline.org)

Through its country teams in these six target countries, UNICEF, with the support of the Swiss Government Rapid Response Fund, will build on its existing partnerships with national and sub-national authorities and stakeholders to strengthen mechanisms, system, services and infrastructure to better respond to the needs and rights of refugee and migrant children from Ukraine and other countries. (unicef.org)
With the support of the Swiss Government Rapid Response Fund, UNICEF will leverage its partnerships with national and sub-national authorities and stakeholders to strengthen and expand the capacity of existing systems to respond to the needs and rights of refugee and migrant children from Ukraine and other countries. (unicef.org)
Sweden.1 According to demographic data published by Statista, around 52,000 refugees from Ukraine arrived in Sweden through the EU Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) until February 2023.2 These new arrivals, who are granted temporary protection status, have the right to work in Sweden, but face various challenges in accessing and integrating into the labor market. (lu.se)
Labor market integration is crucial not only for the refugees' economic survival and independence but also for further enhancing their skills to reconstruct Ukraine when they wish to return.3 However, the case of Sweden tackling the influx of Ukrainian refugees and their integration challenges is not the only case, similar situations are also happening throughout Europe. (lu.se)

Additionally, President Barack Obama, together with several other countries, hosted a "humanitarian summit" on Sept. 20 in New York to call attention to governments' responsibility for refugees. (nnirr.org)

Because there's some overlap in the definitions, a lot of news organizations have been using 'migrant' as sort of a catch-all term. (scrippsnews.com)
In this thesis, I discuss the difficulties Ukrainian refugees face in accessing and integrating into the Swedish labor market, the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Sweden with regard to the labor market integration of Ukrainian refugees, and the policy hindrance and CSOs' limitation in achieving their goal for Ukrainian refugees. (lu.se)

However, this solution does little to address arguably the most prevalent criticism of 'refugee' - the 'good refugee' versus 'bad migrant' dichotomy. (ekklesia.co.uk)

It comes a month after the demolition of the 'Jungle' camp in Calais , which saw thousands of refugees who had been living in the slum dispersed in temporary reception centres across France. (independent.co.uk)
The Catholic Church in Canada has participated in Canada's Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program since its inception in 1979, resettling tens of thousands of refugees who were forced to flee their home countries because of war, violence or persecution. (cccb.ca)

According to updated data from the Greek authorities 67,415 migrants crossed into Greece in January of which approximately 44 percent were male, 22 percent female and 34 percent children. (iom.int)

A refugee is someone fleeing war or persecution. (scrippsnews.com)
Immigrating by choice is challenging enough, but when you are a refugee-forced to flee your homeland with not much notice and preparation because of political or social persecution-it can be simply overwhelming. (nonprofitquarterly.org)

Prevalence of tuberculosis, COVID-19, chronic conditions and vulnerabilities among migrants and refugees: an electronic survey. (bvsalud.org)
to analyze the prevalence of tuberculosis , coronavirus , chronic conditions and vulnerabilities among migrants and refugees in Brazil . (bvsalud.org)

Refugees pay human traffickers for passage to Europe, and those traffickers crowd men, women, and children onto boats. (refinery29.com)

We therefore call for mandatory external monitoring of workplaces hiring "low-skill" /low-wage temporary migrant workers. (ccrweb.ca)
Canada is moving from being a country that considers immigration as a strategy for nation-building to a country that uses "low-skilled" temporary migrants as a source of cheap and disposable labour, rather than recognizing the contributions of all types of work to the Canadian economy and society. (ccrweb.ca)
Temporary migrant workers are denied access to federally-funded settlement services. (ccrweb.ca)
We therefore call for temporary migrant workers to be included in the eligibility for federally-funded settlement services. (ccrweb.ca)
Migrant workers are being used to address a labour demand that is not temporary. (ccrweb.ca)

Most newly arrived travelers and migrants do not undergo an official medical examination prior to their travel to the United States, but for others, a medical examination is required by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). (cdc.gov)
The Office for Immigration and Integration in France (OFII) has presented the offer as 'a form of compensation" for refugees and migrants who have made the journey to Europe, saying they are eligible for the payment if they leave the country before 31 December. (independent.co.uk)
The offer, branded as an 'incentive' by immigration officials, reportedly comes with a series of added benefits including a paid-for air fare and the opportunity for some refugees to be granted up to €10,000 of financial aid in setting up employment when they return. (independent.co.uk)
For the past twenty-six years we have been conducting educational trainings on refugee and immigration law for members of the administration -particularly those in the State Agency for Refugees and the Ministry of Interior-as well as judges, prosecutors, and legal representatives, including official lawyers from the National Office for Legal Assistance. (bghelsinki.org)
We therefore call for the migrant workers from all skill categories to have the right to apply for permanent residence, and for the federal government to revise the economic immigration program to include a low-skill stream. (ccrweb.ca)

His current project aims to improve healthcare at the intersection of gender and protracted displacement amongst Somali and Congolese refugees and IDPs in Somalia, Eastern DRC, Nairobi, and Johannesburg. (syr.edu)
Entitled, "Rapid Health Assessments of Congolese Refugees", this image was created by CDC Public Health Advisor, Michelle Russell, MPH. (cdc.gov)

Refugee charities have said they believe the initiative will do little to solve the problem of growing numbers of refugees sleeping on the streets, saying few will be encouraged by sums of money to return to the 'desparate' situations they left in their own countries. (independent.co.uk)

Migrants and refugees disembarked in Libya often end up in appalling conditions where they may be exposed to abuse and extortion. (unhcr.org)
Conditions in those nations are still dire, and human rights groups expect the surge of refugees to continue as Libya descends further into chaos and Syria's civil war rages. (refinery29.com)

Migrants may remain in the home country or host country, move on to another country, or move back and forth between countries. (who.int)
Among this growing displaced population are more than 26 million refugees , around half of whom are under the age of 18, and 48 million internally displaced persons, who fled to other areas of their own countries. (oxfam.org)
There are currently around 184 million migrants in the world - and out of these, 43 percent lives in low- and middle-income countries. (norad.no)
43% of the world's migrants are living in low- and middle-income countries. (norad.no)
Balkan countries have started granting passage to refugees from Middle East and Afghanistan fleeing war or prosecution but are turning back those from Africa and Asia who are not directly affected by armed conflicts, according to a report by Reuters. (ibtimes.com)
In many countries, human rights activists and civil society organisations have been criminalised and ostracised for acting in solidarity with migrants and victims and potential victims of trafficking. (ipsnews.net)
Here is a story of refugees and their families who fled their countries in Africa and Eastern Europe. (ncronline.org)
An additional 225 million are migrants who have left their countries in search of better opportunities or simply for survival. (thedailystar.net)
Second, far from being a threat, refugees and migrants contribute to the growth and development of host countries as well as their countries of origin. (thedailystar.net)
Countries where refugees arrive first should not be left to shoulder the demands alone. (thedailystar.net)
The countries most affected by this increase in refugees are outside Europe. (oxfam.org)
The French government is offering €2,500 to refugees who "voluntarily" leave and return to their own countries if they do so before the end of the year. (independent.co.uk)
More than 4 million of these refugees and migrants have moved to other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. (migrationpolicy.org)
The international relief agency is helping the Khorani sisters and other refugees worldwide integrate into their host countries. (nonprofitquarterly.org)
But how many refugees are countries promising to take in the world over? (ibtimes.co.uk)

Education International and education unions around the world call on all governments to respect the rights of all refugees without discrimination of any kind. (ei-ie.org)
Everyone has the right to protection and safety, and under international law we are also committed to providing that safety to refugees feeling conflict and political turmoil. (oxfam.org)
They have been recognized as refugees and have a right to international protection. (amnestyusa.org)
Her research focuses on refugees in international relations. (syr.edu)
68 million of the world's internal and international migrants are forcibly displaced today. (who.int)
This thesis investigates the right to housing without discrimination as a right of migrants and refugees in international law. (lu.se)
Through the contextualization of the right to housing at this juncture, the thesis discerns the inclusive and exclusive effects of the right on migrants and refugees within the architecture of international law. (lu.se)

: http://www.who.int/migrants/publications/situation-analysis-reports/en/ (accessed 21 November 2018). (who.int)

We need more measures to promote the social and economic inclusion of refugees and migrants. (thedailystar.net)

Assembly requested the Director-General to identify best practices, experiences and lessons learned on the health of refugees and migrants in each region in order to contribute to the development of a draft global action plan for consideration by the Seventy-second World Health Assembly in 2019. (who.int)
Several WHO regional offices have gained remarkable experience in addressing the challenges of refugee and migrant health. (who.int)
CDC also provides guidance for additional pretravel public health interventions and post-arrival medical screening for US-bound refugees (described later in this chapter). (cdc.gov)
The paper focuses on complexities of health issues for refugees and migrants and explores appropriate service delivery models required to meet their needs. (otago.ac.nz)
and supporting the health of refugees and migrants in emergencies. (paho.org)
Today, WHO is proud to launch the first World Report on the health of refugees and migrants. (unmultimedia.org)
Like anyone else, refugees and migrants have the right to the highest attainable standard of health. (unmultimedia.org)
The WHO World Report on the health of refugees and migrants is a landmark and an alarm bell. (unmultimedia.org)
For example, many migrant workers are engaged in the so-called "3-D" jobs - dirty, dangerous, and demanding - without adequate social and health protection, or sufficient occupational health measures. (unmultimedia.org)
The report also highlights a fundamental knowledge gap: refugees and migrants are virtually absent from global surveys and health data, making these vulnerable groups almost invisible in the design of health systems and services. (unmultimedia.org)
Because health for all means all, including refugees and migrants. (unmultimedia.org)
I would also like to invite them to consider the action points for governments and other stakeholders around the world to step up efforts and make good health and well-being a reality for all members of society of which refugees and migrants are an integral part. (unmultimedia.org)
It will also reaffirm commitment to the WHO Global Action Plan on Promoting the health of refugees and migrants (WHO GAP). (who.int)
Health coverage cannot be described as universal if it excludes refugees and migrants. (who.int)
This indicator represents the response to the survey question 3.30 Do you collect systematic information on the health of migrant and refugee children? (who.int)
It outlines priorities that could be considered in order to promote the health of refugees and migrants, including accelerating progress towards universal health coverage by promoting equitable access to quality essential health services. (who.int)
Such services include health promotion, disease prevention, palliative care and rehabilitation for migrants, subject to national laws and practice. (who.int)
The Secretariat is using the information received to prepare a draft global action plan on the health of refugees and migrants. (who.int)
In this photo, a girl from Gihembe Refugee Camp in Byumba, Rwanda, takes care of her sister, while her family completes their health assessment. (cdc.gov)
David O. Freedman] I think for the migrants, it's quite a public health concern. (cdc.gov)

There are 184 million migrants in the world today, and 37 million of them are refugees. (norad.no)
There are 14.4 million "refugees of concern" across the world, according to the United Nations. (ibtimes.co.uk)
There are over 1.1 million Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Lebanon and 630,000 in Jordan, according to the UN. (ibtimes.co.uk)
It was claimed more than one million migrants are currently in the north African country, waiting for an opportunity to cross into Europe. (express.co.uk)

Refugee and migrant crises are far from insurmountable, but they cannot be addressed by states acting alone. (thedailystar.net)

Based on the results, several difficulties were identified that are being faced by migrants and refugees, especially regarding the social integration of this population, an aspect that ends up contributing to social vulnerability. (bvsalud.org)

Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable since there is no systematic monitoring to ensure their rights are protected (except in a few provinces which have taken the initiative to pass and enforce legislation protecting migrant worker's rights). (ccrweb.ca)
There have been numerous documented cases of exploitation and abuse of migrant workers, with little recourse for the workers. (ccrweb.ca)
Many migrant workers, and a majority of those designated as low-skill/low-wage, have no access to permanent residence.Caregivers, who until last year had a guaranteed pathway to permanent residence, now face caps on the number that can apply for permanent residence, leaving some without access. (ccrweb.ca)
Because most so-called "lower skilled" migrant workers are from the Global South and have few options other than to leave their homes to find work to feed their families, they are willing to accept working conditions that Canadians will not. (ccrweb.ca)
Some provinces have stepped up to provide access to services, but these services are often not adapted to the needs of migrant workers, or are not widely available. (ccrweb.ca)
In some provinces such as Quebec, Manitoba and Newfoundland, there are no services for migrant workers whatsoever. (ccrweb.ca)
Migrant workers pay taxes and pay into social benefits programs that they will never be able to claim. (ccrweb.ca)

It was spurred by the massive movement of refugees and migrants - and loss of life - as millions of migrants and refugees from Africa, from the war in Syria and elsewhere, sought safety and survival in Europe and beyond. (nnirr.org)
Education is a human right yet is it out of reach for millions of refugees and migrants across the world. (ei-ie.org)
Today, millions of refugees and migrants are being deprived of their basic rights, and the world is depriving itself of the full benefits of what refugees and migrants have to offer. (thedailystar.net)

A migrant is typically defined as someone who moves from one country to another, usually in search of better living or working conditions. (scrippsnews.com)

Centering refugee voices and resolving key tensions in policy and programming will be critical for ensuring that all refugee students and teachers receive the support they need. (ei-ie.org)
The potential for refugee integration in the labor market, however, is also negatively impacted by unfavorable policies and legislation in terms of employment support and refugees' legal status, as well as the restrictive nature of CSOs' experiences and know-how. (lu.se)

A migrant in the World Bank terminology is understood as a person living in a country with a foreign citizenship. (norad.no)
The new film, which tells stories of migrants in the U.S. and around the world, is to be completed in October. (ncronline.org)
On September 25th, the Church will mark the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. (cccb.ca)
World Relief is one of the nonprofits that partner with the federal government in getting refugees settled into the United States. (nonprofitquarterly.org)

Kara Tepe, which is just a few kilometers from Moria, has been hailed as an exemplary site for housing refugee families. (zenit.org)

We can't allow refugees who have risked their lives to escape horrendous conflict and violence to be left living in dire, unsafe and inhumane conditions in Europe. (ipetitions.com)
And really, what's happened here in the events reported in the journal is that the migrants that are now coming, as we all know in large numbers in Europe, many of them are coming from the horn of Africa. (cdc.gov)
So the main hopping-off point to Europe for this groups of migrants from the horn of Africa is to either Sicily or an island called Lampedusa, which is the closest point in Europe to Africa and actually belongs to Italy, so once you make it to Lampedusa, you're within the European Union, and this is the focus of the reports that have appeared in the EID journal. (cdc.gov)

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