http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/05/18/weekly-news-roundup-8/ The official Web log for Great Decisions 2007 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/05/18/weekly-news-roundup-8/#comment-109 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:20:41 +0000 http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/05/18/weekly-news-roundup-8/#comment-109 seeing the exedus of iraqi migrants to be newly migrating out of iraq is a very grusome picture. my grand father was thrown out of iraq dueing the revolution against the kingdom he was sharieff abbas ali who was a representative for the kingdom of iraqs affairs in the foregin ministry at that time his other 4 brothers were hacked to death by the qassim loyalists who overthrew the kingdom my grandfather came to India then settled there for the time being till one of his sons moved to Pakistan to settle,this isthe storyof every migrant Iraqi who longs for his country. seeing the exedus of iraqi migrants to be newly migrating out of iraq is a very grusome picture. my grand father was thrown out of iraq dueing the revolution against the kingdom he was sharieff abbas ali who was a representative for the kingdom of iraqs affairs in the foregin ministry at that time his other 4 brothers were hacked to death by the qassim loyalists who overthrew the kingdom my grandfather came to India then settled there for the time being till one of his sons moved to Pakistan to settle,this isthe storyof every migrant Iraqi who longs for his country.

]]> http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/05/18/weekly-news-roundup-8/#comment-88 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:29:40 +0000 http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/05/18/weekly-news-roundup-8/#comment-88 [...] Migration from Iraq and the internal displacement of those seeking to escape the sectarian violence that rocks the country remains a hotly discussed topic, as countries refuse to take on additional migrants (see our earlier story on Switzerland). One of the most countries most committed to international agreements on accepting Iraqi migrants is Sweden. In its international edition, German newsmagazine, Der Spiegel, reports on the life of Iraqi refugess in the small town of Alvesta, Sweden. Author Charles Hawley chronicles the life of a few of Alvesta’s 144 newest residents, who appreciate the calm respite their new home offers them. The crisis, however, is far from over. A photo gallery illustrates the hardships migrants face. The article quotes ECRE statistics according to which the number of Iraqis displaced within Iraq — already some 1.9 million — is growing by 40,000 to 50,000 each month. Well over 2 million have made it across the border to neighboring countries — Syria now hosts some 1.2 million Iraqi refugees, and Jordan has crammed in 750,000, representing an almost 15 percent boost to that country’s population. The UNHCR recently awarded $2.06 million in aid for the rehabilitation of public hospitals in Damascus, capacity-building for medical staff and the provision of new medical equipment. This agreement, the fourth between UNHCR and the Syrian government, is part of UNHCR’s commitment to support the country’s response to the crisis of Iraqi refugees. ECRE meanwhile has issued a set of comprehensive guidelines on the treatment of Iraqi asylum seekers and refugrees in Europe. In it, ECRE calls for the suspension of mandatory return of Iraqi migrants to their country, as their safety cannot be guaranteed and calls upon EU member states to refrain from transferring migrants to other member countries under the Dublin II Convention (which regulates which EU country is responsible for managing a migrants’ claim based on point of entry), if that country is known to not properly consider Iraqi refugee claims. The report includes a detailed annex on the situation in all Iraqi provinces. [...] […] Migration from Iraq and the internal displacement of those seeking to escape the sectarian violence that rocks the country remains a hotly discussed topic, as countries refuse to take on additional migrants (see our earlier story on Switzerland). One of the most countries most committed to international agreements on accepting Iraqi migrants is Sweden. In its international edition, German newsmagazine, Der Spiegel, reports on the life of Iraqi refugess in the small town of Alvesta, Sweden. Author Charles Hawley chronicles the life of a few of Alvesta’s 144 newest residents, who appreciate the calm respite their new home offers them. The crisis, however, is far from over. A photo gallery illustrates the hardships migrants face. The article quotes ECRE statistics according to which the number of Iraqis displaced within Iraq — already some 1.9 million — is growing by 40,000 to 50,000 each month. Well over 2 million have made it across the border to neighboring countries — Syria now hosts some 1.2 million Iraqi refugees, and Jordan has crammed in 750,000, representing an almost 15 percent boost to that country’s population. The UNHCR recently awarded $2.06 million in aid for the rehabilitation of public hospitals in Damascus, capacity-building for medical staff and the provision of new medical equipment. This agreement, the fourth between UNHCR and the Syrian government, is part of UNHCR’s commitment to support the country’s response to the crisis of Iraqi refugees. ECRE meanwhile has issued a set of comprehensive guidelines on the treatment of Iraqi asylum seekers and refugrees in Europe. In it, ECRE calls for the suspension of mandatory return of Iraqi migrants to their country, as their safety cannot be guaranteed and calls upon EU member states to refrain from transferring migrants to other member countries under the Dublin II Convention (which regulates which EU country is responsible for managing a migrants’ claim based on point of entry), if that country is known to not properly consider Iraqi refugee claims. The report includes a detailed annex on the situation in all Iraqi provinces. […]

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