Focus on Refugees:Syrian Refugees Facing Immense Hardship

As the Syria crisis reaches the 10-year mark, millions of refugees face unprecedented hardship due to rising poverty, lack of opportunities and the impact of COVID-19. 35-year-old Syrian refugee Hala described the downward spiral their lives have taken since fleeing the conflict in their home country and coming to Lebanon 10 years ago.

But as the crisis next door in Syria ground on year after year, Hala’s resources became increasingly stretched and the debts began to pile up. Hala’s three older children had to drop out of school, and her eldest son Ammer, 16, started working in a hair salon to supplement his father Yasser’s meagre income as a parking valet.

As the Syrian conflict enters its second decade, instead of getting easier, daily life for the 5.6 million refugees living in neighboring countries in the region is tougher than ever.

Poverty and food insecurity are on the rise, school enrollment and access to health care are shrinking, and the COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out much of the informal work that refugees rely on.

Lebanon’s financial crisis has sent the currency plummeting and prices of everyday basics shooting up. Combined with the devastating economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, this increased the share of Syrian refugees in the country living under the extreme poverty line to almost 90 per cent by the end of 2020-UNHCR

Russia-Ukraine War Forces African Students to Flee

Twenty-six months into the war, an aggressive Russian attack has crippled Ukraine’s infrastructure, forcing African students to leave their educational opportunities.

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UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Determining Palestine Qualified for UN Membership

Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the UN, addresses on “Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory” to the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly, which has resumed.

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Plastic Waste Transformed into Vibrant Murals by Venezuelan Artist

Plastic waste is being transformed into artistic treasures by a Venezuelan artist. His  last project is a 200-meter-long masterpiece located in a tiny Panamanian city.

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Systemic Descent-Based Discrimination Against Dalits in Nepal Needs Urgent Action:Amnesty International

Amnesty International claimed in a new study released today that the Nepali government is not doing enough to shield Dalits, especially women and girls, from widespread and systemic caste-based discrimination.

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Asia Weekly: Guam Military Buildup Without Increasing Border Resources

Chinese leader Xi Jinping concludes Europe visits.Joiint military exercises between the US and the Philippines called Balikatan.Taiwan debates demolishing the statues of Chiang Kai-shek.The biggest heavy metal music festival in Southeast Asia.

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In Norway Arctic, Russians, Ukrainians Engaged in New “Cold War”

Ukrainians and Russians lived side by side in the high Arctic coal mining town of Barentsburg, Norway. However, Ukrainians left the town after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine after finding themselves in conflict with the Russian community. 

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Fiji’s Former PM Bainimarama Jailed for One Year for Obstructing Justice

Fiji’s former strongman prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, left a Suva court house in handcuffs Thursday after being sentenced to one year in prison for obstructing justice – a ruling that bars him from seeking public office for nearly a decade.

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Amid War Protests, US College Students Face Muted Graduation Celebrations

Due to security concerns about pro-Palestinian student protests,commencement ceremonies at US universities are being canceled or scaled back.While some protests on campuses have led to concessions,others have led to violent confrontations.

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• UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Determining Palestine Qualified for UN Membership
• Plastic Waste Transformed into Vibrant Murals by Venezuelan Artist
• Systemic Descent-Based Discrimination Against Dalits in Nepal Needs Urgent Action:Amnesty International
• Asia Weekly: Guam Military Buildup Without Increasing Border Resources
• In Norway Arctic, Russians, Ukrainians Engaged in New “Cold War”

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