Case of Libyan Woman Highlights Need for Expedited Resettlement Processes
This procedure should enable resettlement to take place within a set time period, and facilitate transfers of refugee cases to UNHCR’s Emergency Transit Centers when appropriate. Improve the timeliness of resettlement processing, including through …
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Africa’s desperate cry for help
The Weekend West understands that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees plans to significantly increase the number of people it refers for international resettlement from Dadaab refugee camp, on the Kenyan Somali border, which has become …
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Amnesty International slams IDPs eviction policy
They also replied that before the process, long consultations were held with refugees. Nevertheless in the process of decision making, some politicians interfere and the process of refugee’s resettlement acquired a political consensus. …
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IOM and UNHCR Assist the Government of Belgium in Resettling African Refugees …
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 19, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Twenty-five Eritrean and Congolese refugees have been assisted by IOM, UNHCR and the Government of Belgium to travel to and resettle in Belgium. The resettled refugees, who arrived …
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Doctors Battle Psychological Trauma in Dadaab Refugee Camps
July 28, 2011 Doctors Battle Psychological Trauma in Dadaab Refugee Camps Michael Onyiego | Dadaab, Kenya In humanitarian crises, the immediate focus is often on providing food, shelter and medical treatment to those in need. …
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Cabinet meets, postpones long-awaited appointments
Two items have been withdrawn from the agenda: the issue of illegal construction at Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, a demand made by Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, and the subject of Lebanese Army ranks and pay scales, upon Mikati’s request. …
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Somali mother sends children back to famine as camps overflow
A newly arrived Somali refugee collects non-consumable welfare items from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) compound at Dagahaley refugee camp in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border August 3, 2011. …
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Floods in Northern Thailand Hit Burmese Refugee Camps
According to the Karen Refugee Committee (KRC), three rice stores with 2970 bags of rice were flooded, and 406 houses in the Mae La Oon and Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camps, located in the Mae Sariang District in Mae Hong Son Province, were destroyed by …
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Cabinet delays talks on illegal construction in Beirut refugee camps
It remains unknown whether the Interior Ministry’s move Wednesday to establish a police station at the entrance of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in the north – part of which has been rebuilt since the army’s assault. A version of this article appeared …
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Israel Kills Two Palestinians as Raid in West Bank Refugee Camp Goes Awry
By ETHAN BRONNER KALANDIA, West Bank — Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in a refugee camp here early Monday after raiding several houses and being set upon by stone-throwing Palestinians. Witnesses and family members said the two were Ali Hassan …
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Gates Chili students ‘adopt’ refugee family
Gates Chili High School students recently “adopted” a refugee family from the Congo as part of a new service learning project through Catholic Family Center’s Refugee Resettlement department. In October of 2010, CFC’s Refugee Volunteer Administrator, …
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Resettling Refugees Into Local Schools
By Patch Staff An organization based on Memorial Drive needs new or slightly used backpacks for refugee children who are enrolling in local school systems, including Decatur’s. Refugee Resettlement & Immigration Services of Atlanta (RRISA) is designed …
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The Struggle for Refugees in New Hampshire
They’re calling for a moratorium on refugee resettlement. In a class, provided by the International Institute of New Hampshire, about half a dozen ethnic Nepalese refugees try out some English phrases for a doctor’s appointment. …
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Iraq Remains Dangerous – US Obligation to Iraqi Refugees Persists
Since late 2007, refugee resettlement and special visa programs have been in place to help US-affiliated Iraqis. Following a period of unconscionable inaction on the part of the US government in the early years of the war, the State Department …
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LSS re-establishing refugee resettlement program in Bismarck
Lutheran Social Services has been quietly re-establishing its refugee resettlement program in Bismarck since 2009 and this year expects to settle about 30 people in the community. Currently, LSS settles larger numbers of refugees in Fargo and Grand …
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Northern resettlement: Iran’s FM pledges Rs.220 million
Iranian Foreign Minister Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi has pledged to consider a grant of nearly Rs.220 million (US$ 2 million) for a refugee resettlement project in the North. This follows a recent visit to Iran by Industry and Commerce Minister, …
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EU urges inquiry after deaths in West Bank refugee camp
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday urged Israel to carry out an inquiry into the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the Qalandia refugee camp in the West Bank. “The European Union is saddened and concerned by the killing,” said a …
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Meeting Fate in World’s Largest Refugee Camp
Their new home is the world’s biggest refugee camp in Dadaab, which some of them will never leave. But the example of one man shows that it can still be a place of hope. On the day the first planeload of supplies of a peanut-based paste lands in the …
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08-02-11: The Star-Ledger’s Photos of the Day
By Natalia Jimenez/The Star-Ledger Thirty-year-old Somali refugee father Adow Ali (L) looks after his severely malnourished daughter Asli Adow, 3, (R) at a hospital run by GIZ, Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit, at the Ifo camp, …
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City’s refugee strategy ‘failing’
The Immigration Department is carrying out a major review of New Zealand’s refugee resettlement programme as a leaked report shows the country is failing them. The report shows refugees – 30000 in Auckland alone – are remaining at the bottom of the …
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South East leads refugee resettlement efforts
Mount Gambier has been identified as one of Australia’s most successful cities for regional migration, particularly for humanitarian refugee resettlement. Since 2007, more than 800 refugees have settled in the Limestone Coast — more than half of these …
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Manchester Seeks Refugee Moratorium
By Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, July 07, 2011 Manchester officials are calling for a moratorium on refugee resettlement. Before anyone else arrives, city leaders say current refugees need more help finding work, learning English and getting educated …
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Today I received a preview copy of the new book 10 Million To 1. I actually wasn’t expecting it quite yet, so when the UPS driver dropped it off I wasn’t sure what he was delivering. Then I saw the label from Balboa Press. Excitement! I thought, “Is this a copy of my book?”
Yes, indeed. The inside, the cover, all 180 pages (including the roman numeral pages, the actual numbered pages, and some extras for good measure). Great to see it in print as a physical entity.
With this copy I am supposed to review it, make sure there are no printing errors. Guess what there is one. Darn. And, it’s one of those I would expect a printer could see for themselves, kind of a thin, twisting, vertical tornado that simply does not belong on numbered page 158, near the end of the book.
There are a couple other minor cosmetic issues, that I’ll bring up with the publisher, but nothing worth mentioning here.
What is worth mentioning is that the book is almost available! The publisher already has it listed in their store, the 10 Million To 1 sales page. The special advance purchase offer is about to disappear.
Refugee Resettlement – Getting More People Involved
Get it now: 10 Million To 1 — Advance Copy
Recently I did a short presentation for a volunteer fair which had a refugee resettlement focus. Here’s a (modified) video of the presentation about overcoming the fears and getting more people involved.
Of course it’s also got a brief promotion for 10 Million To 1, a refugee resettlement how-to-guide.
