#US - First Day of School Jitters: Influx of Migrant Children Tests Preparedness of NYC Schools

> the city's classrooms work to accommodate nearly 20,000 migrant children newly arrived in the U.S. — a number that could swell as record numbers of families cross the border from Mexico in hopes of gaining asylum.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2023-09-07/first-day-of-school-jitters-influx-of-migrant-children-tests-preparedness-of-nyc-schools #NYC #NewYorkCity #migration #asylum #refugees #school

Thousands more refugees are facing homelessness because of Home Office delays in issuing ID documents.

"Being granted refugee status should be a happy moment. Instead, hundreds, if not thousands, of refugees are facing homelessness and destitution. Refugees are telling us they are being forced to buy tents and sleep rough in the streets.”
Steve Smith CEO,

#Refugees #Homelessness #HomeOffice #UKPolitics

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/refugees-homelessness-hotels-evictions-home-office-b2405326.html?lid=0ncw51eghkvv

Back to school: 170,000 Ukrainian children living in Poland are starting their second full academic year away from their home country.

A recent survey by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) found that many of the Ukrainian pupils in Polish schools have faced problems with language, integration and the effects of trauma and displacement.

https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/05/back-to-school-170000-ukrainian-pupils-start-a-new-year-at-school-in-poland

#Poland #Ukraine #Refugees #BackToSchool #Education #School #Trauma #Displacement

Netherlands: The refugees from Ukraine who now are in limbo.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the Netherlands granted refugee status to everyone fleeing — regardless of nationality.

Third-country nationals who fled received the same assistance package as most citizens and permanent residents of Ukraine.

But that policy is now being argued in court, leaving thousands unsure about their futures.

https://www.dw.com/en/netherlands-the-refugees-from-ukraine-who-now-are-in-limbo/a-66687671

#Netherlands #Ukraine #WarInUkraine #Refugees

#Apartment rental prices in #Lithuania in 2023 are 20% higher than before #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine. In 2022, rental #prices rose by around 40% due to the influx of Ukrainian #refugees.

https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-apartment-rental-prices-20-higher-than-before-2022/

Kenya: Kakuma refugee camp complex not yet safe for LGBTI refugees
#refugees #lgbtq
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/05/kenyas-kakuma-refugee-camp-not-yet-safe-for-lgbti-asylum-seekers/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/27/children-reaching-uk-in-small-boats-sent-to-jail-for-adult-sex-offenders

Oh my goodness, is there no level to which this government will not stoop to persecute people seeking asylum? This is abhorrent.
The British public generally do not share the xenophobia of this government. Someone please stop them!
“It should be made clear that neither adult or child should be criminalised for arriving in the UK to claim asylum, an offence that clearly contravenes the refugee convention.”
#Refugees #Asylum #Immigration #SafeRoutes #Brexit

Judge asks if poverty qualifies for Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into US

>The program allows up to 30,000 people into the U.S. each month from #Cuba, #Haiti, #Nicaragua and #Venezuela combined.
https://www.moosejawtoday.com/politics/judge-asks-if-poverty-qualifies-for-biden-policy-letting-migrants-from-4-countries-into-us-7454709 #US #migration #immigration #asylum #refugees

The initiative does wonderful work & is also supported by WE AID.

#UkrainehilfePotsdam supports #ukrainian #refugees, helps bringing cultures together & get #kids during these times much needed #beautiful #relief like this

📹 https://facebook.com/watch/?v=1009509370492917

#yesWEAID #liveunited #rt

Treating migrants humanely is cheaper than concentration camps:-

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/20/suella-braverman-refusing-to-roll-out-asylum-support-scheme-deemed-more-humane

'This week, the UNHCR (the refugee agency that helps the UK government improve its asylum system) will praise a Home Office-funded scheme in Bedfordshire, which it found cut the cost of accommodating refugees and migrants by more than half when compared with placing them in detention.'

#UK #migration #refugees #asylum #politics #SuellaBraverman #Bedfordshire #UNHCR

Good report from Al Jazeera on the millions of Afghans who have fled the Taliban regime, following the stories of some of them.
#Afghanistan #Taliban #Refugees

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/8/16/afghans-fled-for-a-better-future-but-2-years-later-its-a-dream-for-most

Until last month, newly recognised refugees and survivors of trafficking had 28 days to find alternative accommodation after receiving a “notice to quit” before being evicted from Home Office accommodation they had lived in while officials were processing their claims. The Home Office has now reduced this to a minimum of seven days, so thousands could become homeless.

As ever, with the Tories, the cruelty is the point.
#Refugees #AsylumSeekers #UKPolitics #HomeOffice

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/15/thousands-of-refugees-could-face-homelessness-after-home-office-policy-change?CMP=GTUK_email

The Syrians know what they are talking about. The Russian Air Force and the Syrian Air Force, supported by Russians, leveled schools, clinics, supermarkets and bakeries. More than six million Syrians became homeless by this way. A million had to flee towards the EU.

#UkraineRussiaWar #RussianAirForce #Refugees

Why can the 5th richest country in the world not set up a safe processing centre in France and the other avoid the need for human beings doing this. #Refugees #refugeesarehuman #ToryCrimes #HostileEnvironment #HumanRights

BBC News - Migrant boat sinks in Channel killing six people

One dead and several taken to hospital after migrant boat sinks in Channel

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66484699

> A rescue operation by the British and French coastguards has rescued 50 people, authorities said.

I kid you not, that's basically it...

Basically #Mercenaries vs. #Refugees...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrqhykRsKVI

Italy: Migrant shipwreck off Lampedusa leaves 41 dead – DW

>More than 40 people have been killed after a migrant vessel sank, survivors of the shipwreck told Italian media. Three children were reportedly on board the vessel.
https://www.dw.com/en/italy-migrant-shipwreck-off-lampedusa-leaves-41-dead/a-66479711 #migration #immigration #asylum #refugees #Italy

Ella Baron on the uncertainty facing arrivals to the UK – cartoon

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/aug/08/ella-baron-on-the-uncertainty-facing-arrivals-to-the-uk-cartoon

#Braverman #Refugees #Asylum

"The Guardian view on the Bibby Stockholm: a gesture of self-defeating cruelty. The Home Office is doomed to failure for as long as it insists on treating refugees like criminals." And as long as Home Secretaries are picked to reward cronies who are suitably nasty.
#Refugees #Asylumseekers #
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/07/the-guardian-view-on-the-bibby-stockholm-a-gesture-of-self-defeating-cruelty

#news #tv

As the initiative #GuteMission (the former "Café Kyiv" when it started) just got part of this wonderful #GoodMOrningAmerica TV #magazine, here is more:

1️⃣ the WE AID page of the initiative:

💛➡️ https://www.WE-AID.org/en/initiatives/gutemission/

2️⃣ the #GMA #mag 5 mins #video on #youtube for you:
🎥👍⏯https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbQf28KSe0

3️⃣ Let´s do this! 😇

#yesWEAID #humanitarianaid #refugees #newstart #worldrefugeeday #emergencyaid #nothilfe #socent #entrepreneur #Education #Cooking #kindness #liveunited #founders #news

New #introduction

Hi, I'm a 68 y/o English #Buddhist #vegan living in Slovenia

I try to connect and familiarize myself with my innate Buddha-nature, practicing being kind to every kind

#mahayana #buddhism #bodhisattva #zen #tibetanbuddhism #bodhicitta #lojong #meditation #mindfulness #tonglen
#humanrights #animalrights #lgbtq #blm #antifa #metoo #feminism #mentalhealth #health #refugees #sustainability #climatechange #globalwarming #poverty #minimalism #sustainability #carbonfootprint