YK:n pakolaisjärjestön UNHCR:n edustaja Pohjoismaissa ja Baltiassa ja Suomen pakolaisavun toiminnanjohtaja kirjoittavat. #poikkeuslaki #takaisintyöntö
Annika Sandlund Annu Lehtinen: Suomi on tienhaarassa ihmisoikeuksia ja suojelua kunnioittavana valtiona ts.fi/puheenvuorot/6…

This Earth Day, hear from Lawrence Huang about how #ClimateChange is—and is not—spurring new types of migration

Explore more with our suite of articles: bit.ly/MPIClimateIssue

#EarthDay #ClimateMigration #ClimateDisplacement #ClimateMobility #ClimateRefugee

✈️ TBB is on the move again! After connecting with refugees & partners in Kenya, we're hosting an in-person hiring event in Argentina, together with employers like Steven Harrison, CEO of TCMH. Watch his insights from Kenya & stay tuned for more: bit.ly/4aZQ5Cr

Happy to share my new brief at MPI Europe 'Supporting Self-Sufficiency: Considerations for refugees’ transition out of sponsorship and complementary pathways programmes', which analyses challenges and seven good practices for post-program transition. See: lnkd.in/dpAwqGjb

Today, the IRC and Talent Beyond Boundaries announce the launch of the Welcome Corps at Work program, a new initiative that offers a humanitarian solution to both skilled labor shortages in the U.S. and refugee displacement abroad.

Learn more: rescue.org/press-release/…

Yhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu julkaisee uusintahakemuksia koskevan selvityksen lähiviikkoina. Esitämme myös suosituksia valtioneuvostolle (ml. sääntely, resursointi) sekä Migrille (laadukas päätösprosessi).
Oikeusturvan on toteuduttava #turvapaikka ’prosessissa.

Russian propagandists are telling us what they are planning to do: create a massive European crisis by making Ukraine uninhabitable. This can be achieved either through continued bombing, or through brutal occupation, or both.
Listen to them. Take them seriously.

This time four years ago, many countries had restricted immigration to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Asia Pacific region had some of the earliest, strictest, and most prolonged travel measures for much of the pandemic. This devastated cross-border mobility.

New report⬇️

Do you also think that right-wing politicians are tougher on immigration? The data prove this wrong. In practice, right-wing parties barely differ from left-wing parties in terms of policy, revealing a 'discursive gap' between politicians' tough TALK and lenient policy PRACTICE.

Hallitus ajaa jopa ”EU:n tiukimmaksi” arvioitua ulkomaalaispolitiikkaa.

Niin sanottu käännytyslaki on vain yksi monista muutoksista, joita ajetaan läpi kiireellä.

Lue koko juttu täällä:
isonumero.fi/pakolaisjarjes…

Finland should not violate international agreements by restricting the rights of people in need of protection.

Read our joint statement on Finland's proposed law on temporary measures to combat instrumentalization of migration.
🔗unhcr.org/neu/123413-fin…

An Irish court have said that the UK is not a 'safe third country' to send asylum seekers to because 'absence of certain provisions concerning issues including the risk of serious harm'.

rte.ie/news/2024/0322…

Näinä aikoina vaatii todellista kansalaisrohkeutta puolustaa perus- ja ihmisoikeuksia kunnioittavaa ja kansainvälisiä sopimuksia noudattavaa oikeusvaltiota - mikä on kyllä itse asiassa aika pelottava asia.

UNHCR 'appalled' by reported violations of Palestinan women & girls, inc rape.

I encourage everyone who, like me, was rightly disgusted by reports of Oct. 7 sexual violence against Israeli women to spotlight this, too.

Consistency re: all victims is key.
ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of Ukraine in their fight against Russia's illegal invasion.

Today we’re providing certainty for Ukrainian visa holders in the UK, with a new scheme to extend their stay by 18 month.

There are no words.

Around 66% of Canada's EMPP alumni wish to stay at their current jobs for the next 5 years.

🌟 Hiring refugees is not only an effective way to address workforce gaps; it's an opportunity to change someone's life. Hire with TBB: bit.ly/3UMEeTF

Source: UNHCR Canada 🇨🇦

Is anybody out there writing articles with titles like :
'Gaza: the end of the international refugee protection regime?'
'Gaza: the end of international humanitarian principles?'
'Gaza: the end of the international rules-based order?'