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Israeli #Knesset vote on #UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering
Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1156231
Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates #Israel’s obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe #Lazzarini has warned. The UN chief pledged later he would take the issue to the General Assembly.
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Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering
Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates Israel’s obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe Lazz…UN News
Tecun Uman, #Guatemala
Lisbeth Contreras, a Venezuelan migrant, hugs her children as she crosses the Suchiate River, which marks the border between Guatemala and #Mexico.
Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP
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South Aceh, #Indonesia
A #Rohingya refugee child looks on as she is stranded due to a boat engine failure in the waters of South Aceh.
Photograph: Syifa Yulinnas/Antara Foto/Reuters
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Necoclí, Colombia
Jackson Vargas, who left #Venezuela after the country’s disputed election, is saving money before attempting to cross the Darién Gap with his daughter.
Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP
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#Poland’s leader plans to suspend the right to #asylum as country faces pressure on #Belarus #border
Through its involvement in the lost wars in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan, Poland has contributed significantly to the refugee flows. Refusing to accept refugees is therefore not only ethically reprehensible but also a testimony to inhumane criminal politics.
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Poland's leader plans to suspend the right to asylum
Poland’s leader says he plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a new migration policy. Prime Minister Donald Tusk pointed to its alleged abuse by eastern neighbor Belarus and Russia.AP News
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...dissent in the #EU and polarized societies. Ultright or even neofascist parties get up to a third of the votes 🗳 mostly based on the fear of #refugees and #immigrants.
The #EU finally agreed on new rules for immigration, coming into force in 2026.
The millions of new refugees created by the leveling of the #Gaza Strip and the bombings of #Lebanon by the #IDF are bound to strain this new accord to its limits.
The...
“Minnesota nice, whether represented in policies or in being kind to neighbors, is a worthy ideal,” writes a scholar who has studied the experience of Vietnamese refugees in Minnesota.
But “...the trope of Minnesota nice has a more complex history – especially when it comes to nonwhite people.”
https://theconversation.com/the-contradictions-of-minnesota-nice-236751
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The contradictions of ‘Minnesota nice’
While Americans like to think of themselves as kind, generous people, many refugees would beg to differ.The Conversation
The Last Barrier
A family, with a young child, make their way through razor wire along the border wall separating the US and Mexico in Ciudad Juárez, #Mexico. Originating from Venezuela, they are among the multitude of migrants seeking a new beginning in the US.
Photograph: Michael Robinson
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