UN CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE DURING RAMADAN
The UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan, following the US abstention from the vote. The resolution, backed by 14 nations except the US, also calls for the release of all captives held in Gaza and lifting all barriers Continue Reading
Uganda lead on South Sudan Crisis
On a visit to Uganda, author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador pays tribute to the country’s “compassionate” refugee policy, as one millionth South Sudanese refugee crosses the border. By Khaled Hosseini in Uganda | 17 August 2017 When I arrived in Uganda earlier this year, to visit refugees fleeing the Continue Reading
