The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) develops an innovation accelerator programme that is supporting young entrepreneurs in addressing reproductive health challenges in Rwanda. ‘Tantine’- an app developed by twins Sylvie and Sylvain Uhirwa – both medical students at the University of Rwanda. The app opens up a channel of communication on sexual and reproductive health issues to Burundian refugees living in Mahama Refugee Camp in the south of the country.
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After a series of immigration raids in the U.S., Mexican day laborers in New York learn about their rights
After a U.S. federal immigration agents arrest hundreds of undocumented immigrants, the Consul General of Mexico to New York educates day laborers about what to do in case of an immigration raid.
U.N. alarmed at migrants dying of cold, “dire” situation in Greece
Refugees and migrants are dying in Europe’s sudden cold weather and governments must do more to help them, the U.N. says.
Reuters Pictures of the Year 2015
A selection of Reuters Pictures of the Year.
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Malawians face hunger after erratic weather affects farm harvests
Malawi faces its most severe food crisis in a decade, blamed on extreme flooding and late, erratic rains, putting millions at risk of malnutrition and hunger.
EU migration head says “times are testing the Union”
(REUTERS) – The European Union’s migration commissioner said on Thursday (September 17) that barriers of the kind that Hungary had erected on its Serbian border were temporary solutions that only diverted refugees and migrants to other countries and escalated tensions.
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Camerawoman fired in migrant trip row
(REUTERS/SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE) – A Hungarian camerawoman was reportedly fired from her job on Tuesday (September 8) amid allegations that she tripped up refugees as they fled from police in Hungary.
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Egyptian billionaire offers to buy Island for refugees
Egyptian billionaire offers to buy an island from Greece or Italy to house refugees fleeing war in the Middle East.
Pope appeals for religious institutions to welcome migrant families
Pope Francis calls on every parish, religious community, monastery and sanctuary in Europe to take in one refugee family.