Politics
After the Assad regime fell in December 2024, several European governments swiftly announced they would suspend asylum processing for Syrians. Yet, the pressure for refugee returns had existed well before the regime’s fall. In Jordan, local NGOs highlight ongoing concerns about who is responsible for ensuring that refugee returns are ...
+ Read moreLa Conseil National a fait la une des journaux en septembre 2024 en votant pour la suspension des versements suisses à l’agence de l’ONU pour les réfugié·es palestinien·nes, l’UNRWA. Un mois plus tard, la Knesset israélienne a adopté deux lois visant à compromettre les activités de l’UNRWA en territoires palestiniens ...
+ Read moreDer Nationalrat sorgte im September 2024 international für Schlagzeilen, als er entschied, die Schweizer Beiträge an das palästinensische Flüchtlingshilfswerk UNRWA auszusetzen. Einen Monat später erliess das israelische Parlament Entscheide, welche der UNRWA das Ausüben ihres Mandats im Gazastreifen und im Westjordanland ab Anfang 2025 faktisch verunmöglichen könnte. Sollte der Ständerat ...
+ Read moreThe Swiss lower chamber made headlines in September 2024 with its vote to suspend Swiss donations to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. A month later, the Israeli parliament voted to effectively prevent the UN agency from continuing its mandate in Gaza and the West ...
+ Read moreAs Japan grapples with labor shortages and a rapidly aging population, its peri-urban cities increasingly rely on immigrants. Yet, without a cohesive national immigration policy, grassroots organizations like International Friendship Associations (IFAs) quietly provide the only community support for many immigrants. Offering services such as language education and legal guidance, ...
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