This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Afghanistan has a multigenerational refugee problem, dating from 1979 and then continuing with multiple wars and conflicts since. There are three million refugees from Afghanistan living in Pakistan and Iran,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thousands of people from Central America traveled through Mexico bound for the United States while world leaders met at COP26. Forced migration from Central America is driven by violence, corruption, lack of opportunity,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Supporting refugees and asylum seekers The Health and Human Rights Initiative at UCSF (HHRI) offers care and support to individuals and families fleeing persecution and injustice. It provides: Medical forensic evaluations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cooped up at home in Herat, Afghanistan, Zainab Muhammadi reminisces about hanging out with her friends in the cafeteria after coding class. Now she logs on every day to secret…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As tens of thousands of Afghans have been forced to flee their country over the last few months, I’ve been listening to Afghans in the United States, worrying both for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that human existence is fragile and perilous. However, if we do not take action now against climate change, the damage could be even greater and…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in 2015 created a special division responsible for migration-related issues involving the environment and climate change. The division just got a new leader and…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this report for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Alice Cottingham and Althea Gonzalez share best practices for philanthropists working to support undocumented immigrants through…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With today’s news that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization 1.66 million times in fiscal year (FY) 2021 (a number that rises…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As European countries seek to revive their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an acute labor shortage in a variety of sectors risks stopping the recovery in its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The emergency evacuation that recently unfolded in Afghanistan once again placed a spotlight on the plight of the world’s refugees. It is a recurring crisis. In fact, the United Nations High…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This fall’s images of Border Patrol officers on horseback back using whips to drive Haitian asylum seekers across the Mexican border was a horrifying spectacle that highlighted the dire programmatic and funding challenges that Black-led migrant organizations face on an almost daily basis. Soon after these images went viral, a coalition of…