Refugee Resettlement in the United States relies on deep partnerships with our state and local partners. Learn more about the refugee populations and services in each state by accessing the documents below:. Alabama Refugee Resettlement. Alaska Refugee Resettlement. Arizona Refugee Resettlement. Arkansas Refugee Resettlement California Refugee Resettlement. Colorado Refugee Resettlement. Connecticut Refugee Resettlement. Delaware Refugee Resettlement. Florida Refugee Resettlement. Georgia Refugee Resettlement Hawaii Refugee Resettlement. Idaho Refugee Resettlement. Illinois Refugee Resettlement. Indiana Refugee Resettlement. Iowa Refugee Resettlement Kansas Refugee Resettlement. Kentucky Refugee Resettlement. Louisiana Refugee Resettlement. Maine Refugee Resettlement. Maryland Refugee Resettlement. Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement. Michigan Refugee Resettlement. Minnesota Refugee Resettlement. Mississippi Refugee Resettlement Missouri Refugee Resettlement. Montana Refugee Resettlement Nebraska ...

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Many refugees who come to the U.S. want to pursue meaningful careers that can provide upward mobility and enable them to support their families. This is particularly true for refugee women who face significant barriers to employment in their new countries, such as conflicting cultural norms and limited education or formal work experience.. HIAS, in partnership with UNIQLO, a clothing retailer with 2,000 stores across the globe, supports many refugee women on the road to economic independence. One year ago, HIAS and UNIQLO launched a pilot program called American Futures to provide employment and skills training to refugee women striving to build careers in the retail industry. Through this program, UNIQLO is hiring refugees as sales associates and seamstresses and supporting their professional development through retail training at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY.. After less than a year, one of the sales associates in the program has already been promoted to a full-time ...

Aims: to evaluate whether the information on refugee status based on the residence permit is a useful source of information for perinatal health surveillance. Methods: using the Swedish population registers (1997-2012), we use multinomial regression models to assess the associations between migration status (refugee and non-refugee) and birth outcomes derived from birthweight and gestational age: low birthweight (lBW) (,2500 g), macrosomia (≥4000 g); preterm: (,37 w) and post-term (≥42 w). The Swedish-born population was used as a reference group. Results: Compared to the Swedish-born population, an increased OR (odds ratio) of lBW and post-term was found among migrants with and without refugee status (respectively: OR for refugees: 1.47 [95% CI: 1.33-1.63] and non-refugees:1.27 [95% CI: 1.18-1.38], for refugees: 1.41 [95% CI: 1.35-1.49] and non-refugees:1.04 [95% CI: 1.00-1.08]) with statistically significant differences between these two migrant categories. However, when looking at ...

As a wife of a relief worker in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2001, Rebecca Sandburg wondered what skills she had to help. She found a niche in a program that taught refugee women to sew to support their families. Transported to Wheaton six years later, Sandberg again felt displaced until she realized that there were refugee women here who needed similar help. So, three years ago, she started Re:new.

Today, in makeshift camps in Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of Roningya refugees from Burma live in utter destitution with no hope for their futures. As it now stands, the Rohingya will live, suffer and die in these oppressive camps or out at sea in search of a better life.. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is mandated to protect the worlds refugees, but where is the protection of the Rohingya? The Rohingya cannot return to Burma and will not be permitted to integrate into Bangladeshi society with the full rights of a citizen. Resettlement to a well-resourced country is the only option that will offer the Rohingya protection and chance to rebuild their lives in dignity.. Demand action from the UNHCR and the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement to prioritize the resettlement of the Rohingya refugees and offer them the protection they, like all of us, deserve. ...

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Tecno on Friday announced a new partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to fund quality primary education for thousands of refugee children in Africa. The partnership commits Tecno to make a financial grant and provide tablets in support of the UNHCRs global education…

In the month since President Trump signed his executive order to ban Muslims and refugees from entering the country, the public has focused on the most odious of the bans provisions, which barred people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States; stopped Syrian refugee resettlement indefinitely; and, in a thinly veiled attempt at discriminating against Muslim refugees and privileging Christian refugees, privileged the resettlement of religious minorities fleeing persecution because of their beliefs. Far less attention, however, has been spent on the effects of the orders provision to pause the entire refugee resettlement program for 120 days.. A federal judge in Washington State temporarily put this part of the order on hold, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling. But now, with the Trump administration set to sign a new version of the same executive order, this provision attacking refugees is certain to return. Such a provision could ultimately ...

When the United Nations launched the first ever World Refugee Year in June 1959, it came at the end of a tumultuous half century of military and diplomatic conflict and a succession of refugee crises originating in Europe. The publicity and events surrounding World Refugee Year were designed not just to raise funds for the cash-strapped UN High Commissioner for Refugees and heighten awareness of international efforts in the support of refugees, but also to draw a line under the European refugee problem by resettling the remaining core of wartime displaced still languishing in refugee camps.. Fifty years on, the organisers consider it timely to take stock of the short twentieth century of European refugees and refugee policy which World Refugee Year supposedly brought to a close.. Scholarship on some aspects of European migration and migrants has grown enormously in recent years, particularly on the lives and post-1945 experiences of some groups of Displaced Persons. But in spite of growing ...

(RFE/RL) ALMATY, June 20, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it will soon withdraw refugee status to Tajik nationals as a group.

Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights at Boston Medical Center is a Hospital at 850 Harrison Avenue 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02118. Wellness.com provides reviews, contact information, driving directions and the phone number for Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights at Boston Medical Center in Boston, MA.

The increasing transmission and incidence of tuberculosis has often been associated with refugee communities. As they flee their countries of birth to escape war, violence and persecution, they encounter all forms of stress from lack of basic needs for living to psychosocial distress, predisposing them to immune deficiency; thus, they are more prone to infectious disease [14]. For example, when millions of Syrians had to seek refuge in the neighbouring countries due to war, a notable increase in tuberculosis and LTBI cases was reported in countries bordering Syria, where extensive dissemination of tuberculosis was found among refugee population and local [15].. In this study, we detected that nearly one (12.8%) in every eight refugee children in learning centres in Malaysia had LTBI. None of the children were diagnosed with active tuberculosis. The prevalence of LTBI found in this study was higher than in two studies that both reported a figure of only 6% LTBI prevalence among refugee children ...

Background It is unknown whether the risk of preterm birth (PTB) is elevated for forced (refugee) international migrants and whether prolonged displacement amplifies risk. While voluntary migrants who arrive from a country other than their country of birth (ie, secondary migrants) have favourable birth outcomes compared with those who migrated directly from their country of birth (ie, primary migrants), secondary migration may be detrimental for refugees who experience distinct challenges in transition countries. Our objectives were (1) to determine whether refugee status was associated with PTB and (2) whether the relation between refugee status and PTB differed between secondary and primary migrants. ...

Photo: Refugee Camp in Maria Probst Straße in Munich. Report by Ruhul Amin Khan: A PUBLIC APPEAL AGAINST THE MALTREATMENT OF REFUGEES IN MARIA-PROBST STRASSE 14, MUNICH BY SECURITY GUARDS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN THE CAMP.. We are appealing for immediate intervention for help!. As a result of two refugees who claimed to have been infected by the virus many refugees who are not confirmed sick have been piled in the same room on conditions of suspicion without any sign of the virus. Security guards were shouting and forcing them by hand and pushed them to stay inside without food and washing machines to clean clothes or bedsheets. They were not allowed to get food or tea from the canteen. There is no clear information flow between security guards and government as different orders are being issued at the same time. This is not only a serious problem for refugees, but also to entire Germany. 400-500 hundred refugees are in this so-called Emergency Camp. We are many refugees who have spent at ...

This workshop, organised in collaboration with Save the Children, was part of our contribution to Refugee Festival Scotland. It examined how Scotlands public services are responding to meeting the needs of refugees and asylum seekers as they seek to resettle in Scotland.. This event aimed to deepen our understanding of the experiences and challenges faced by refugees who have been resettled in Scotland. It drew on research that has examined the resettlement of adults and children with a focus on both place and on a specific policy arena, education. It looked at the experiences of both refugees and those who work with refugees in accessing and participating in the local community, health and social care and how the services they receive impact on their wellbeing.. The event was an opportunity for people to learn about the experiences and perspectives of refugees from across Scotland and those who work with them. It contextualised their experiences and examined the background to refugee ...

Colleagues and Friends,. This is a historic meeting: the first time that the United Nations has convened a discussion specifically to address the human rights situation of intersex persons.. I am happy to see among us UN and regional mandate holders, intersex experts, colleagues from other UN agencies, experts from national institutions and academia, civil society activists and health professionals. I thank all of you for joining us to contribute to our common goal of ending human rights violations against intersex people. When I started as High Commissioner a year ago, I knew little about intersex people. I dont think I was alone in this: it reflects a general lack of awareness. Too many people assume, without really thinking about it, that everyone can be fitted into two distinct and mutually exclusive categories: male or female.. But in fact, human beings - like most living beings - are more diverse and complex than that. Our diversity - the differences between our experiences and ...

16 October 2014 Good morning It is a pleasure to meet you, six weeks after taking up this post. I feel extremely honoured to have been appointed High Commissioner for Human Rights - a position that has been gaining in strength through the tenure of each and every one of my predecessors. Together with my staff, we have a mandate to protect and promote human rights for everyone everywhere. That is a truly daunting responsibility, especially when - by comparison with the needs - our capacity to deliver is paper thin. I have to say I am shocked. Shocked that just six weeks into this job, I am already having to look at making cuts, because of our current financial situation. This comes at a time when our operations are stretched to breaking point in a world that seems to be lurching from crisis to ever more dangerous crisis. Human rights are currently under greater pressure than they have been in a long while. Our front pages and TV and computer screens are filled with a constant stream of ...

A number of studies have shown that access to healthcare is difficult for refugees and that varying attitudes towards refugee health issues amongst doctors has been shown to substantially contribute to the difficulties experienced by refugees in gaining access to healthcare[3-5, 15]. This may explain our reports of mixed access in different GPs which led patients to shop around for a GP willing to register them. GPs desire extra support to cater for the needs of refugees [33] and if it may be valuable for Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to provide education and training, information and regular updates to GPs on the healthcare entitlements of the refugee population so that there is more uniformity in access.. It was expected that failed asylum seekers would have most difficulty accessing healthcare. Our study suggests that immigrants who are applying for asylum for the first time and who have no support in accessing healthcare may have an equally problematic experience. Therefore, it may be useful ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Pre-departure and post-arrival management of P. falciparum malaria in refugees relocating from sub-Saharan Africa to the United States. AU - Stauffer, William M.. AU - Weinberg, Michelle. AU - Newman, Robert D.. AU - Causer, Louise M.. AU - Hamel, Mary J.. AU - Slutsker, Laurence. AU - Cetron, Martin S.. PY - 2008/8. Y1 - 2008/8. N2 - Plasmodium infection, often sub-clinical, is common in migrating sub-Saharan refugee populations. Refugees who subsequently develop clinical malaria suffer illness and exact a cost on state and local health care facilities. Untreated infection is also of public health concern because of the potential for local transmission. In response to increasing numbers of refugees originating in sub-Saharan Africa guidelines for the management of malaria in refugees migrating to the United States have been broadened and updated. The guidelines are based on available evidence-based literature and recent public health experience. These guidelines were critically ...

UNHCR is currently revising the Policy on Refugees in Urban Areas which it introduced in 1997. While this policy represented a step towards protecting the rights of urban refugees, it has been difficult to implement for technical, logistical and political reasons. Human Rights Watch has criticised the policy for its almost exclusive focus on assistance and for ignoring the very real protection needs of refugees in urban areas.[1] Although UNHCR has recognised the inadequacy of the policy[2], it continues to struggle to develop a strategy that is legally sound, politically acceptable and financially sustainable.. We believe that the existing policy does not adequately address the challenges and opportunities facing refugees in the worlds cities. An effective urban refugee policy - as with any refugee policy - should promote refugee rights and livelihoods without compromising the wellbeing of those around them. Based on a review of research on urban refugees, the following recommendations could ...

LONDON, United Kingdom, 4th February 2016.- The Government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, announced a contribution of USD $3 million to support the most vulnerable Syrian people, such as children and refugees, in the framework of the Supporting Syria and the Region conference, celebrated today in this capital city.. Ambassador Miguel Ruiz-Cabañas, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, in representation of the Government of Mexico, detailed that this contribution is intended to urgently support the food and nourishing crisis that Syrian refugees are living.. The Under-Secretary said that USD $1 million will be given to United Nations Childrens Fund UNICEF; and the other USD $2 million will be directed to the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Thanks to the contribution of Mexico, 1.9 million Syrian refugees will be assisted which of 30% are children, and food necessities will be covered for ...

We have learned that on the evening of December 24, at least eight Eritreans from the Shegarab 1 refugee camp in Sudan died in the Atbara River. They were drowned in an attempt to escape from their smugglers, armed tribe men of the Lahawyeen tribe of Rashaida, who followed them and abducted the surviving four for ransom. A week earlier, the same criminal gang had raided the refugee camps in Shegarab and kidnapped 16 people. This resulted in a confrontation between enraged Eritreans, committed to release the captives and the criminal elements with causalities on both sides. Consequently, a group of Lahawyeen Rashaida in collaboration with Sudanese security officials attacked the refugee camp and committed untold atrocities: they torched refugee shacks, looted property, assaulted and molested Eritrean refugees. They kidnapped hundreds of young people, presumably for ransom and trafficking.. This sad incident is not the first of its kind, even though the dimension of the atrocity may depict a ...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL -The first national survey of refugee mental health screening practices found that while refugee trauma survivors are at increased risk of developing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression, most states do not provide mental health screenings.. The survey, conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota in collaboration with the State Refugee Health Coordinator and the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), a St. Paul-based torture survivor rehabilitation center, was recently published in the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies.. Refugee health coordinators at the state level are in need of short, culturally appropriate mental health screening tools to identify refugees who need assessment and treatment services, said Patricia Shannon, one of the co-authors of the study and an assistant professor in the U of Ms School of Social Work.. Of the 25 states that provide a mental health screening, 17 (70.8%) utilize informal conversation rather ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.

For e.g. : While Sri Lankan and Tibetans have government issued IDs, the vast majority of Afghan and Burmese refugees have only the documentation given to them by the UN, which is not widely recognized in India.. Refugees are simply aftermaths of conflicts and the ensuing spirits of insecurity. In a philosophical sense, one becomes a refugee even before fleeing the society in which one lives and remains to be a refugee even after one accepts asylum in a fresh habitation. India has been a spectator to abundant migratory population, which has consequently been absorbed as one of her own. In this regard, Indias stance dates back to the 16th/17th centuries when it welcomed the Parsis. Since then, she has sustained this ritual of being a broadminded host, absorbing Tibetan refugees in 1959, the Bangladeshi refugees in 1971, the Chakma refugees in 1963, the Tamil efflux from Sri Lanka in 1983, 1989, and 1995. This trend has resumed with a stable inflow of Myanmar refugees and Bangladeshi migrants ...

Refugee Communities Association of Australia Inc., 11 Feb 2020. Refugee Communities Association of Australia Inc (RCAA) was launched at the Multicultural Hub: AMES Australia on 8th February in Melbourne, with the aim to empower refugee communities across Australia, enabling them to take active roles in Australia.. For a long-time refugee community in Australia have been represented by external agencies and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) or by refugees under the remit of these organisations.. ...

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First coronavirus case detected in Rohingya refugee camps. Bangladeshi officials and the UN confirmed on Thursday the first coronavirus case among the refugee population in Coxs Bazar district. A Rohingya refugee and a member of the local community both tested positive for the virus at a health facility in the Kutupalong settlement. The UN refugee agency said both patients were in isolation and contact tracing was underway. In a briefing today, UNHCR expressed serious concerns about the potentially severe impact of the virus in the densely populated camps which are home to some 860,000 Rohingya refugees. These populations are considered to be among the most at risk globally in this pandemic, said spokesperson, Andrej Mahecic. Health facility staff and over 3,000 refugee volunteers have received training on COVID-19 and hygiene promotion has been stepped up but, commenting on Thursdays news, humanitarian groups expressed concern about the limited healthcare capacity in the camps and the lack ...

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Downloadable! In the 1960s and 1990s, internal strife in Rwanda has caused a mass flow of refugees into neighbouring countries. This paper explores the cumulated fertility of Rwandan refugee women and the survival of their children. To this end, we use a national survey covering 6420 former refugee and non-refugee households conducted between 1999 and 2001. The findings support old-age security theories of reproductive behaviour: refugee women had higher fertility but their children had lower survival chances. Newborn girls suffered more than boys, suggesting that the usual sex differential in child survival observed in most populations changes under extreme living conditions.

As part of the response to teaching hundreds of thousands of newly arrived refugee children, the GEW has organised a series of workshops this year to support teachers and other education workers facing children with special psychological needs, such as trauma caused by the experience of war and the long journey to Europe.. The Hamburg psychologist Julia Fischer-Ortman has carried out workshops in Hamburg and Bremen as well as at the national GEW Education workshop in May at Walsrode, north of Hanover.. All refugees face significant physical and emotional pressures, but not all refugees are traumatised or will develop psychological problems. These practice-oriented workshops give a theoretical introduction to the topic and to behavioural problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorders.. The workshops are based upon a three-step approach for teachers facing these situations:. ...

Welcome to the Victorian Refugee Health Network. We work to develop responsive health service systems that meet the needs of people from refugee backgrounds, including asylum seekers ...

In terms of the Act, the Refugee Advisory Council prepares a report for the Minister. The Minister then makes a determination whether or not to recognise the individual as a refugee. There are several concerns that emerge from this procedure. First, it is submitted that this provision effectively emasculates the Refugee Advisory Council, transferring its decision-making power to the Minister. Where the Minister upholds the findings of the Refugee Advisory Council, the process cannot be faulted. However, where the Minister disagrees with the determination of the RAC and withholds recognition from the refugee, the process is immediately problematic. This is because a negative decision would have been made without hearing any evidence or representation from the affected party by the Minister tasked with making a decision. This may be criticised as being arbitrary. It is recommended that the body seized with adjudicating on the merits of the application take a decision on the facts and on the ...

Political and socio-economic integration. The aim of political integration is to bring about conditions which allow refugees to participate in all aspects of the political life of the host country. There are, however, significant political differences among states with regards to equal opportunities for refugees.. One key question is whether refugees should be identified and treated separately. Integration initiatives could either address refugee-specific needs or act as bridges to mainstream provision. They could be combined with services provided to migrant or minority groups, with the overall objective being the eventual incorporation of refugee perspective(s) in minority and equality policies. Any positive action must be time-limited according to individual need, with clear exit strategies and geared towards equal opportunities.. With regard to political integration, there are many challenges to refugee participation in politics. In some countries, where refugees have the right to vote at ...

She shoots! She scores! What can be more Canadian than having refugee women from Africa, Asia and elsewhere around the world learn hockey?

The Refugee Economies Programme has a new website, providing access to all its publications, events, multimedia, and a new library of resources relating to the economic lives of refugees and displaced persons.. Led by Professor Alexander Betts, the Refugee Economies Programme undertakes research on the economic lives of refugees. Through primary data collection, it explores the conditions under which refugees can become self-sufficient and make positive economic contributions to their host states and societies. The Programmes research is interdisciplinary, combining economics, anthropology, history, and political science. It collects original qualitative and quantitative data, and often draws upon a range of participatory methods, including working with refugee researchers. The Programme aims to be policy-relevant but not policy-driven, and collaborates with governments, international organisations, NGOs, refugee-led organisations, universities, and businesses.. The work of the Refugee ...

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Organised by the FIP Programme Committee. Chairs: Betty Chaar (The University of Sydney, Australia) and Lars-Åke Söderlund (Apoteket, Sweden). Introduction. The world has witnessed over recent years an unprecedented movement of human beings across borders at sea and over land, seeking refuge from the horrors experienced in war torn countries. It has been called a refugee crisis.. These refugees are displaced, disoriented, in dire need of shelter and healthcare. And they present challenges to even the best of developed governments, communities and healthcare systems they arrive at. Some countries they appeal for help from are already themselves burdened with the weight of past civil or political unrest. According to the United Nations, in 2014, an astounding 86 percent of refugees lived in developing countries. Refugees also increasingly live in host communities rather than refugee camps, with 60 percent living in urban settings.. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for ...

The Refugee Health Promotion program promotes improved health literacy and mental wellness, including services like interpretation for health orientations.

For their first five years in the United States, each Middle Eastern refugee costs taxpayers $64,370 to resettle them here, according to a report from the Center for Immigration Studies.. The report is really about how much more, how expensive it is, given our refugee resettlement system, to bring folks in, explains the author of the report, Steven Camarota.. The cost to resettle them in the United States is 12 times the cost of resettling them in a neighboring Middle Eastern country. Instead of resettling them here, the report explains that 12 refugees can be helped in the Middle East for five years or 61 refugees could be helped for a year.. I think you can argue that it would make more sense, the most effective use of the money, is to help people in the region, rather than spend all the money here, Camarota said.. Because refugees are eligible for all welfare programs they have very high rates of participation in government assistance programs.. The report finds that 91.4 percent of ...

The Vietnamese diaspora are celebrating the 40th year of migration to Australia, but the way we treat Vietnamese refugees has only gone backwards since the 1970s.

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Forced migrations designed to contain disease generally dont work as planned, as several studies and articles listed below show.. Refugee camps a breeding ground for illnesses: United Nations aid agencies say hundreds of thousands of refugees are living in unacceptable conditions at camps. These people fled their homes because of violence in the Middle East and Africa. The U.N. agencies are blaming serious food and water problems at many refugee camps for the spread of life-threatening diseases. Officials say cholera, malaria and jaundice - combined with malnutrition - are threatening refugees who had hoped to be safe after they entered the camps.. Refugees, Forced Displacement, and War notes that women make up high proportions of refugee and internally displaced populations, and they suffer unique consequences of war and conflict because of gender-based violence, discrimination, and caretaking roles. Refugee women are especially vulnerable to infectious disease, as well as threats to ...

One of the reasons that LGBT refugees are often particularly vulnerable is because they are not supported by their fellow refugees.. Homophobic and transphobic attitudes from back home dont evaporate simply because youre a refugee, and so LGBTI refugees are often isolated and vulnerable to abuse, Jessica Stern, Executive Director of OutRight Action International told IPS.. Many in the host country discriminate against them for being a refugee, and many from their country discriminate against them for being LGBTI.. The consequence is severe hardship for people whove already fled some horrific trauma, said Stern.. LGBTI persons face increased violence all around the world, as shown by the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on June 12, where 49 people were killed and 53 injured.. Stern welcome a statement issued by the UN Security Council last week in response to the Orlando shooting, noting that it was the first time that a UN Security Council statement had officially ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - The protection of asylum seekers and refugees within the African regional human rights system. AU - Bekker, Gina. PY - 2013/5/1. Y1 - 2013/5/1. N2 - The first treaty with a human rights focus adopted under the auspices of the Organisation of African Unity (now the African Union) was the OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa adopted in 1969. Seventeen years later, the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, which elaborated on the rights of asylum seekers and refugees in Africa, came into force. The next two decades would see two further instruments adopted under the auspices of the OAU/AU in which the rights of asylum-seeking women and children would be spelt out further. This article considers not only the legal framework providing for the promotion and protection of the rights of asylum seekers and refugees within the African regional human rights system, but also the manner in which the institutions charged with supervising the ...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are major causes of acute illness and infertility worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 499 million new cases of curable STDs occur annually worldwide in adults aged 15-49 years. The largest number of new infections occurs in Southeast Asia, followed by sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. In low-income countries, STDs rank in the top 5 disease categories for which adults seek healthcare.. The prevalence of STDs in refugee populations is not well characterized and likely varies among populations. It is important to consider STDs in refugees in order to minimize or prevent acute and chronic sequelae, as well as prevent transmission to others.. These domestic STD screening guidelines are intended for state public health departments and medical providers in the United States who conduct the initial medical screening for newly arrived refugees. These guidelines are based on current medical knowledge and the advice of experts in ...

Abstract Background. We describe body mass index (BMI) trajectories over 20 months in newly settled refugees in the United States. Methods. Growth curves were modeled in in hierarchical linear modeling for cohorts from Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Results. For refugees from Southeast Asia and Africa, coefficients suggest an increase of greater than 1.0 kg/m2 per three-month time period, though the best fit function differed between the two groups. A non-linear model was the best fit for refugees from the Middle East, with an average increase of just under 1.0 kg/m2 over the study period. Discussion. A significant increase in BMI was observed for all refugees but of a different form, predicted by the refugees region of origin. This may be related to food insecurity, acculturation, environmental factors, and cultural influences prior to and after arrival in the United States, though further study is needed to develop causal relationships.. ...

Abstract. Beginning in 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded the overseas presumptive treatment of intestinal parasites with albendazole to include refugees from the Middle East. We surveyed the prevalence of helminths and protozoa in recent Middle Eastern refugees (2008-2010) in comparison with refugees from other geographical regions and from a previous survey (2001-2004) in Santa Clara County, California. Based on stool microscopy, helminth infections decreased, particularly in Middle Eastern refugees (0.1% versus 2.3% 2001-2004, P = 0.01). Among all refugees, Giardia intestinalis was the most common protozoan found. Protozoa infections also decreased somewhat in Middle Eastern refugees (7.2%, 2008-2010 versus 12.9%, 2001-2004, P = 0.08). Serology for Strongyloides stercoralis and Schistosoma spp. identified more infected individuals than stool exams. Helminth infections are increasingly rare in refugees to Northern California. Routine screening stool microscopy may be

The Mangaïze camp was officially created in May 2012, following an influx of a large number of Malian families fleeing to Niger, said Idrissa Abou, a member of Nigers National Commission for Refugees.. In addition to a monthly food ration, refugees have access to drinking water from three small boreholes, and primary health care. There are sanitation facilities with 250 showers and toilets respectively, and a household waste management system.. Refugees also have access to administrative services, a school and, with the opening of a police station, a security service.. At the moment, there are 1,522 families, which amounts to a population of 6,037 mainly made up of Malian refugees, but there are also Nigerien returnees, Abou told IPS, adding that an overwhelming majority of the refugees are from Ménaka, the closest Malian town to the Ouallam municipality in southwestern Niger.. He added that the numbers in the camp had increased in February after some 1,700 refugees from the nearby Bani ...

The center is opened on Friday by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UNICEF, Vital Events Registration Agency (VERA) and the Agency for Refugees and Returnees Affairs (ARRA). The centre, also known as a One-Stop-Shop, marks the beginning of a process that will lead to a government-owned digitalized and harmonized model for refugees assistance that will also serve local communities, according to the statement. The initiative is in line with the Global Compact on Refugees which promotes the provision of common services and infrastructure for both refugees and local communities.. Financed by the European Unions Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), which is administered by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the one-stop-shop is the first of 27 such facilities to be established throughout Ethiopia to support the integration of services for refugees with national systems as enshrined in Ethiopias revised new refugee law that was adopted in January of this year.. Ato Amdework Yehualawork, the Head ...