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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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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


Source: https://apnews.com/article/poland-migration-asylum-right-suspension-belarus-1716d8872d38caa25b01ac02a5348a69

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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...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.
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“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 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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#children