Refugees

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November 23, 2015
What is behind American reactions to the Syrian refugees? Unfortunately, it’s very simple: America has an Islamophobia problem. And in…
November 21, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Brushing off refugee worries at home, President Barack Obama crouched alongside migrant children on Saturday…
November 18, 2015
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Barack Obama lashed out Wednesday at Republicans who insist on barring Syrian refugees from entering…
November 25, 2013
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys visited a Philippine air force base Monday to bring cheer to hundreds…
September 6, 2013
OPINON - African-Americans were very outspoken in criticizing the United States for not intervening in Rwanda, but the current humanitarian…
April 19, 2013
NAKIVALE, Uganda (AP) — Leodegard Kagaba lifted his shirt to reveal an ugly scar on his belly left by a…
April 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. has historically had a poor track record in welcoming black immigrants regardless of their talents…
September 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Now free from the specter of war, those returning to the newly christened South Sudan (split off…
August 30, 2011
DOLO, Somalia (AP) - Eid al-Fitr is traditionally celebrated with grand feasts in which delicacies are in abundance after fasting…
August 19, 2011
PHOENIX (AP) - All three are from Eritrea, a country on the Red Sea. They have declined to comment...
August 16, 2011
GENEVA (AP) - WFP said it is bringing 5,000 tons a month of food into the capital of Mogadishu to…
August 9, 2011
GENEVA (AP) - The number of people fleeing famine-hit areas of Somalia is likely to rise dramatically and could overwhelm…
August 8, 2011
DADAAB, Kenya (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Somali children could die in the country's famine unless more help arrives,…
August 8, 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - While famine in neighboring Somalia has killed tens of thousands, there have been hunger-related deaths in…
July 25, 2011
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Police say more than 100 people have fled into Uganda after a military operation in volatile…
July 20, 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world's worst famine in a generation...
July 14, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - In a familiar routine, people around the world have finally seen the images of suffering and are…
June 20, 2011
VIDEO - It's a long way from the soccer fields of Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp to the Ivy League --…
May 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - So far, at least 48,000 Haitians have been granted protected status...