Of the over 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, 43.4 million people are refugees and 6.9 million people are asylum seekers. Women make up around half of each population, yet they face refugee and asylum processes that are not operating with a gender-neutral approach. Refugee and asylum eligibility is largely determined using the “refugee” definition […]
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USCRI Tijuana – Restituyendo las Tarjetas de Visitante por Razones Humanitarias
A mediados del año 2023, el Instituto Nacional de Migración tomó la decisión de suspender la emisión de las Tarjetas de visitante por Razones Humanitarias; esto eventualmente se tradujo en un incumplimiento con sus obligaciones legales y, por ende, en la violación constante y reiterada a los Derechos Humanos de las personas solicitantes. Este documento […]
Actualizaciónes desde USCRI El Salvador
En la oficina de Chalatenango se logró colocar laboralmente a una joven retornada, después de haber terminado un convenio de 3 meses entre USCRI y una reconocida empresa del sector restaurantero. Ella ahora cuenta con trabajo permanente, en el puesto de atención al cliente. En San Salvador, cuatro mujeres retornadas han sido beneficiadas con […]
IRAP y USCRI
A finales del mes de febrero dio inicio la colaboración entre USCRI e IRAP (International Refugee Assistance Project) con el objetivo de reforzar la investigación académica sobre la relación entre el cambio climático y la migración forzada. Mediante esta colaboración, se podrá recolectar datos cualitativos y cuantitativos sobre el impacto del cambio climático en los […]
Lessons from Libya for Addressing Syrian Displacement
The First Libyan Civil War and the Syrian Civil War were part of the broader Arab Spring uprisings that began in late 2010 and spread across the Middle East and North Africa. Both civil wars began in 2011 and emerged from a wave of protests demanding democratic reforms and an end to authoritarian regimes. In […]
Refugees Protest Inhumane Conditions in Kakuma
Refugees close to starvation are protesting for their very survival. Cuts to aid have led to catastrophe in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp—home to nearly 300,000 refugees. In recent days, refugees in Kakuma staged peaceful protests demanding access to food, water, and shelter—the necessities for survival. Protests turned violent when the Kenyan police intervened, deploying live […]
Self-Injury/Harm Awareness Month
By: Rosalind Ghafar Rogers, PhD, LMHC, Clinical Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert with USCRI’s Refugee Health Services in Arlington, VA Self-Injury/Harm Awareness Day is internationally recognized on March 1st with the rest of the month of March dedicated to raising awareness, dispelling myths, and offering support for this highly stigmatized and often misunderstood topic. […]
Three Years of War in Ukraine: We Must Support Women-Centered Refugee Solutions
Today, we memorialize three years of full-scale war in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Russian forces launched a military invasion into Ukraine, sparking one of the largest displacement crises in modern history. People in Crimea and front-line regions have endured years of emergency displacement. People throughout Ukraine have shown resilience in the face of indiscriminate […]
Ukrainian Refugees Still Need Protection Abroad
Over 6.9 million people have fled the War in Ukraine. The United States has consistently provided support for Ukrainian military efforts, but it hosts less than 10 percent of Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia. After three years of war, support for Ukrainian refugees abroad is dwindling, and many Ukrainians are left uncertain as to […]
‘Justice for Our Daughters’: Murder and Disappearance of Women in Mexico
In 1993, the women of Ciudad Juárez started to disappear. Alma Chavira Farel was the first: at fourteen years old, she was found strangled to death. From there, the count of the missing and the dead rose. Bones surfaced in the desert expanse surrounding the city, fragments handed to mothers who wondered what happened to […]
