Number of South Sudanese Refugees has surpassed One Million

This month, the number of South Sudanese refugees has surpassed one million, according to the UNHCR. More than 185,000 people have fled after a violent strife that broke out in Juba on 8th July between supporters of President Salva Kiir and Reik Machar, the then-Vice President. Currently, South Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia are the countries […]

PublishedSeptember 20th, 2016 Author Legacy
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PublishedSeptember 19th, 2016 Author Legacy
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UN General Assembly Summit on Refugees and Migrants: a Possible ‘Game Changer’ for Refugee Protection policy

The UN General Assembly Summit addressing large movements of refugees and migrants will take place next Monday, 19th September, and it is set to adopt a series of key commitments to enhance protection of human rights. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expects the Summit to be a ‘game changer‘ with potential to improve […]

PublishedSeptember 15th, 2016 Author Legacy
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Attempted Coup in Turkey: Two Months On

On the evening of 15 July, 2016, reports of armed clashes in Ankara and Istanbul dominated global news coverage as a group of military officers attempted to seize power from the government headed by President Erdogan. This operation sought to secure sites of information dissemination and restrict movement through the country, but ultimately failed in […]

PublishedSeptember 15th, 2016 Author Legacy
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Around 600,000 Afghan Refugees expected to be displaced from Pakistan

Despite the unstable situation in Afghanistan, almost 600,000 refugees in Pakistan are expected to return to their country of origin by March 2017, according to the International Organization for Migration. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, extended the stay of Afghan refugees in his country by three months after a previously issued deadline. Accordingly, […]

PublishedSeptember 12th, 2016 Author Legacy
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New UNICEF Report on Crisis for Refugee Children

On September 7th, UNICEF released a new report “Uprooted: The Growing Crisis for Refugee and Migrant Children” reflecting on the growing crisis for refugee and migrant children and presenting data on the lives and situation of millions of children and families affected by violent conflict. The agency points out that across the globe nearly 50 […]

PublishedSeptember 12th, 2016 Author Legacy
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Government and opposition to work together for peace in Mali

The once tense relations between President Keita of Mali, and leader of the opposition Soumalia Cissé have been tempered in recent weeks, as both parties have agreed to work together to find a solution to the country’s rapidly escalating internal conflict. The two met on September 9th to begin the first of a series […]

PublishedSeptember 12th, 2016 Author Legacy
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Syrian conflict and rethinking ‘Geopolitics in the Middle East’

Earlier this year, the Institute for Islamic Strategic Affairs (IISA) published its Annual Strategic Brief, as part of the IISA Ibn Khaldun paper series, focusing on geopolitics in the Middle East. Our main argument was that state of conflicts and geopolitics in the Middle East is much more complex than conventionally thought, and comprises of […]

PublishedSeptember 8th, 2016 Author Legacy
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Calais Jungle: Anglo-French plan to build a four-metre high wall to ensure road safety in Calais

The UK immigration minister has confirmed a wall will be built along the Calais port’s main dual-carriageway approach road, which passes adjacent to the Calais Jungle refugee camp. Construction of the wall is part of a £17 million Anglo-French security package, which includes safe spaces for trucks to wait at the port. The security measures […]

PublishedSeptember 7th, 2016 Author Legacy
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Europe: a Year on from Merkel’s ‘Wir schaffen das’ (We can do it!) on Refugees

Marking the anniversary of Chancellor Merkel’s statements offering sanctuary to Syrian refugees in 2015, the Chancellor has now made critical statements highlighting faults made in the European response to the refugee crisis. Ms. Merkel commented on Europe being ill-prepared for a refugee crisis that had been building for several years, and the severely lacking coordination and […]

PublishedAugust 31st, 2016 Author Legacy
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/08/europe-a-year-on-from-merkels-wir-schaffen-das-we-can-do-it-on-refugees/

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