The report covers the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) missions to Somalia, Pakistan, and the Phillipines for evaluation of refugee conditions in each location.
Document provides details and background for refugee situations in three separate regions of Africa, as well as the United States' role, policy and action.
This hearing entails numerous testimonies about the experiences of African refugees to the U.S. in the early 2000's. The stories detail the progress in certain areas of conflict and the continued need for aid in others.
Nearly a quarter of all immigrants from Africa to the United States in 2010 entered as refugees or received asylum as a result of ethnic conflict or civil war, particularly in countries such as Somalia, Liberia, and Sudan.
This hearing covers the background and historical government issues creating the influx of refugees from Somalia, and discusses the U.S. policy towards the failed state of Somalia.
Millions of people are affected by the severe drought and continuous warfare in Eastern Africa. This hearing discusses the humanitarian crisis and level of diverse needs for refugees of the area.
As refugees flee from this region of Africa, this hearing discusses the worsening stages of crisis and inhumane acts committed by the Republic, as well as the changing policies and courses of action required.
Source: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
This hearing examines the various issues faced by the displaced peoples of Africa and the effectiveness of U.S. government efforts to respond with assistance and prevent as many deaths as possible.
Source: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
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Refugees of the fighting in the Central African Republic observe Rwandan soldiers being dropped off at Bangui M'Poko International Airport in the C.A.R. January 19, 2014. Source: Google Images.
Somali refugees fleeing Libya demonstrate at the Choucha refugee camp near the Tunisian border in March 2011. Source: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images.