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The White House is considering a plan that would effectively bar refugees from most parts of the world from resettling in the United States by cutting back the decades-old program that admits tens of thousands of people each year who are fleeing… https://t.co/764NBC2ImG
There is no #BackToSchool for Syria's kids where more than 2 million children inside #Syria are outside their class rooms. The repercussions of this #LostGeneration on society and economy are immense. #AUB4Refugees
With #Syrian#refugee crisis turning into protracted one, and refugees depleting any assets they had, refugee families turning into negative coping practices such as child labour. #AUB4Refugees
"To encourage customers to obey the law, officials have introduced colorful cloth tote bags, which they have distributed at weekend markets and will place in hundreds of stores starting Wednesday. They have promoted the bags on social media, accompanied … https://t.co/H0Fp83H7He
24 hours. 24 stories. 24 incredible #WomenHumanitarians working to make a difference in the world.
On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we celebrate all the important contributions made by these women around the world. #WHD2019 via @UNOCHA
This #Ebola trial in #DRC is absolutely remarkable. It's scientifically rigorous but also adaptable. If an attack happens nearby, frontline responders alter protocols. If you missed it, I wrote about the unprecedented process of doing science in a warzone: https://t.co/vlhlt32EB3
Absolutely preventable on going tragedies - drowning at sea and arbitrary imprisonment in Libya detention centers where all are stripped of basic human rights. #letthemflee#BackAtSea
Final presentations following three weeks of a humanitarian engineering and refugees studies designing solutions for health challenges in protracted crises by students of Boston University and Makerere University @mhzaman @GhattasHala @trent@MakSPH
New U.S. asylum restrictions:
☑️ excessively curtail the right to apply for asylum
☑️ jeopardize the right to protection from refoulement
☑️ are not in line with international obligations
Our latest: https://t.co/C3hZcV4zim
"When given the opportunity, refugees would work hard, and do so with dignity and integrity. Studies show that they add to the economy and increase productivity. This is true in Europe, the US, the Middle East and in Uganda." https://t.co/qmsTK0HR77
#AUBEngage: @AUB_Lebanon scholarship students (@AUBMCF, @AUBMEPI , & @UspAub facilitated cultural and educational storytelling exchanges between students in @almaymounaeduc1 in Akkar and Bekaa, & students from "Help Syria's Kids" partner schools in the United States and Australia
The GHI Academy’s Mobile University for Health #MUH initiated the 2nd cohort of the Women’s Health Certificate. MUH aims to empower women by building their professional health skills using state of the art distance learning.
#EmpoweredWomen#EmpoweredCommunities
We’re looking forward to today’s event on ‘Health Research in Conflict & Complex Environments’. If you cannot attend in person, the livestream of the event can be found here: https://t.co/tPsvgFXIrl @r4hcmena@GcrfRecap@warstudies
Almost 71 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced by “persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations” by the end of 2018, according to @Refugees. https://t.co/mxkOgayVPb