Luxembourg, a small tucked away in the corners of Germany, Belgium, and France, with a population of approximately 550,000 has reached 75% of their refugee capacity last year. Luxembourg, a country far far away, and more importantly not involved in the Syrian crisis, had remained incredibly dedicated to supporting and trying…
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Implications of Refugee Camps in Jordan
Ten kilometers to the east of Mafraq, a city north of the Jordanian capital, is the largest permanent refugee settlement: Zaatari. Home to 79,133 refugees, as of August 2016, the camps were established in 2012 for the Syrians fleeing the current Syrian civil war. But Zaatari s far from the only refugee camp in Jordan, with…
How the Olympics Help Refugees
For the first time in Modern Olympic Games History, there’s finally an official Refugee Olympic Team (ROT). Created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the goal of the Refugee Olympic Team is to “act as a symbol of hope for refugees worldwide and bring global attention to the magnitude of the refugee crisis…
Can Sudan Become Africa’s Largest Country Again?
Five years after Africa’s largest country, Sudan, split after a 22-year civil war, South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, is in turmoil. Only 3 years after their independence from the North, South Sudan is in the midst of another civil war. Responsible for igniting the civil war are the two ethnic…
What Brexit Means for Refugees
June 23rd, 2016 was a historic date. The referendum of the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union resulted in 52%-48% vote which meant the U.K was to ‘Brexit’ or leave the EU. Despite the overwhelming joy from Breexiters, backlash for those who want to remain in the EU, and plummeting markets, the issue…
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