REFUGEES

Student's host says many young Ukrainian women are offered rooms "with basically sex as payment".

The Kremlin’s invasion sparked a refugee crisis, forced nations to rethink neutrality and threatens the global economy.

Michael Gove sets out how people will be able to help those seeking refuge in the UK.

The PM claimed the UK had done more to resettle vulnerable people than any other European country.

Almost 800,000 Ukrainians have fled to Poland as Russian forces push farther into Ukraine

Nearly six months after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, thousands of refugees who fled the country still reside on American military bases as they await visas to find permanent residences and work.

For more than 40 years, she provided legal assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Texas.

Refugee resettlement agencies in San Antonio will have an added partner next month -- the Refugee Services of Texas.

The 11.5ft tall puppet was greeted by thousands in Sheffield as part of her journey from Syria.

Young Sudanese men who escaped war in their country now spend their days in the French port of Calais, trying to jump onto moving trucks bound for Britain

The United Nations and the government of Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in aiding protection and management of Rohingya refugees on an island in the Bay of Bengal

A former shelter employee and Army veteran writes a book for unaccompanied minors to instill hope.

"We can't just forget about the Afghans that we brought here," said one advocate.

Amnesty International says Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who return home to detention, disappearance and torture.

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Donations are needed to help offset the cost for host families of Afghan refugees.

Xander & Zoë Schultz have been helping Afghan refugees in Greece. They are the founders of the organization When We Band Together.

Both moves have been widely criticized by human rights groups.

Moves to evict Palestinians in a Jerusalem district helped ignite the recent Israel-Gaza conflict.

SAN ANTONIO – Known for its belief of “loving thy neighbor and welcoming a stranger,” the Interfaith Welcome Coalition was alerted to future plans for family detention centers in Dilley and Karnes City to become “Ellis Island-type” facilities. As it has in the past with other migrants arriving in San Antonio, Klein said IWC is staffed with volunteers “at all hours of day and night to welcome people.”Ad“We assist them with their travel plans. “This was a direct result of the new attitude and philosophy that was coming down from Washington,” Klein said. He said information about how the public can help IWC fulfill its on-going mission can be found on its website. Related Stories:Texas family detention centers expected to transform into rapid-processing hubsAsylum seekers navigate new future in the U.S. after months in MexicoDozens of asylum seekers from tent camp in Matamoros, Mexico enter the USAdSan Antonio sees releases from detention centers, at border

Rohingya refugees board a ship as they are ferried to Bhashan Char, or floating island, in the Bay of Bengal, from Chittagong, Bangladesh, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday started sending a first group of nearly more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. (AP Photo/Saleh Noman)DHAKA – Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday sent the first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. On Thursday, 11 passenger buses carrying the refugees left Cox’s Bazar on the way to the island. Bangladesh attempted to start sending refugees back to Myanmar under a bilateral framework last November, but no one was willing to go.

Greg Abbott announced Texas would be the first state to reject the resettlement of refugees, a federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing state and local governments to do exactly that. Greg Abbott, a Catholic, draws criticism over new refugee ban from Texas’ Catholic BishopsGavin Rogers, associate pastor of Travis Park Church, said he’s hopeful, but it’s important the courts understand refugees are not asylum seekers. Then, Rogers said, the refugees are matched with nonprofits, many of them faith-based, that help them make the transition once they arrive. “The resettlement program is the best way you can possibly seek migration,” Rogers said. As a result, Rogers said many migrants who converged on the border last year had to apply for asylum because they couldn’t enter as refugees.

GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson believes bringing Syrian refugees to the United States will not solve the growing crisis. The neurosurgeon says the entire international community could easily fund the $3 billion necessary to aid refugees fleeing war-torn Syria.

The largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II is continuing as Germany struggles to deal with the influx of Syrian refugees. Charlie D'Agata reports from Berlin on refugees in their new home.

Refugees from Syria and North Africa face uncertainty and hardship as they try to enter Europe. Charlie D'Agata reports from the border between Serbia and Hungry, where the Hungarian government has been building a fence to hold back the influx of desperate immigrants.

The United Nations says conflicts have forced a record 60 million people around the world from their homes, with Syria being the largest source of refugees. Hundreds of Syrians in Turkey are surging back across the border. Kurdish forces backed by U.S. airstrikes drove ISIS fighters from their home town of Tal Abyad this week. Holly Williams reports from the Turkish border with Syria.

Uncertain future for Yazidi refugees As refugees come off Mount Sinjar in Iraq, many say there are still thousands of Yazidis trapped or too weak to leave. They've escaped the fighting, but now face an uncertain future. Charlie D'Agata reports.