Search results for ‘UN refugee’
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Series 5, Episode 2: Deborah Frances-White
Deborah Frances-White is a comedian, author and screenwriter. She’s probably best known for ‘The Guilty Feminist’, which is a hugely successful podcast and brand. She talks to Krishnan about facing up to your own privileges, the lessons she’s learnt from living with a Syrian refugee and why she’s glad her IVF didn’t work. Listen and…
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Relief agencies fear coronavirus spread in Rohingya camps
The United Nations Refugee Agency has appealed for international assistance for the crowded Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, where the first cases of coronavirus have been recorded.
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Syrian migrant dies on Greek-Turkish border
This programme has spoken to a witness who confirms the young man collapsed after being hit.
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Turkey shoots down two Syrian government war planes in retaliation over airstrikes
Turkey has said it has destroyed multiple Syrian government targets in recent days, including downing two war planes today.
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Assad forces close in on last rebels as thousands of civilians try to escape
Russia is sending negotiators to Turkey this weekend to try to resolve the crisis in North West Syria where Syrian, Russian and Turkish forces are all dangerously close to conflict as President Assad presses on towards the city of Idlib.
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Inside Idlib: the Syrian family living in a cave
Their homes and villages have been bombed to ruins: the refugee camps which might offer sanctuary are full. The filmmaker is Fadi Al Halabi and it was produced by Kamal Kaddourah.
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Jan Egeland on Turkish offensive in Syria: ‘Trump should mediate’
Jan Egeland is a former UN Special Adviser on Syria and UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, and is currently Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
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The Pope v the populists
Under Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has become a radical, pro-migrant voice. From washing the feet of refugees to calling for open borders, his message of love-thy-neighbour is clear. But on the other side, there’s Matteo Salvini, who fronts Italy’s populist Lega party.
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Inside Idlib: How the province has become the final battle in the Syrian conflict
Over the next few days we’ll be running a series of special reports from inside the Syrian province of Idlib, the last remaining rebel enclave opposed to President Bashar al-Assad.
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Series 3, Episode 4: Waad and Hamza al-Kateab
Waad and Hamza al-Kateab are two Syrian refugees who risked everything to stay in Aleppo during the war. Waad is an award-winning film-maker, whose documentary ‘For Sama’ just won Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. It tells the intimate and epic journey of her experience of war, tracking her life over five years in…
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FactCheck: Theresa May’s slips, u-turns and broken promises
Her time in office will forever be associated with Brexit. But the trials and tribulations of Mrs May’s premiership don’t end there.
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Revealed: human rights abuses in Libyan migrant camps
As many as 70 people have died trying to reach Europe after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on the way from Libya – the deadliest such accident since the start of the year.
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Speaking to the Syrian and Iraqi women, still loyal to Islamic State, who married fighters
Thousands more people have left the last remaining area held by the Islamic State group in Syria.
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Nadine Labaki on becoming first Arab woman to receive Bafta nomination
A film director from Lebanon has become the first Arab woman ever to be nominated for a Bafta and an Oscar.
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On the trail of women ‘lured to ISIS-territory’ from the UK and elsewhere
Thousands of fighters have been killed and thousands are on the run, most recently after the Kurdish forces captured the town of Al-Shafa. But what is happening to the women from around the world who say they travelled there in the promise of a pure Islamic life? Some volunteered. Others say they were duped.
