By Eskinder Negash Three U.S. planes landing in Port-au-Prince came under gunfire by local gangs last month. In response to the incidents, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prohibited U.S. airlines from landing in Haiti. Flights are now able to land in the north of Haiti, while ban remains in effect for the main airport […]
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Op-ed: Refugee Warehousing in 2024
Can you imagine being born in a refugee camp? Growing up and going to school in that camp? Marrying your spouse in the same camp? And then having your children born and raised there? This unimaginable scenario unfolds every day and has been happening for decades. Refugees around the world often end up languishing in […]
In Darfur, pledges of ‘never again’ ring hollow in the face of genocide
By Eskinder Negash This April, world leaders grimly marked the one-year anniversary of the conflict engulfing Sudan. Countries pledged more support for humanitarian aid and relief. The United Nations and others pleaded with the warring parties for the violence to stop. Yet, Sudan is already headed toward a new cataclysm, another dark chapter in the war with […]
U.S. Must Take Lead in Aiding Climate Migrants
By Eskinder Negash Special to The Seattle Times Two weeks after he took office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the U.S. government to study the relationship between climate and immigration. Later in 2021, the White House produced a landmark report on climate change and migration — laying out how storms, wildfires, droughts and floods can force people […]
After a Year of War, Our Hearts Break for Sudan
By Omer Omer and Eskinder Negash Wars in Ukraine and Gaza have rightfully drawn the attention of the world to the plight of the innocent. But a different conflict has spiraled into one of the planet’s worst crises. Over the past year, Sudan has slipped into an abyss stretching from the Sahara to the Red […]
