Sentences with phrase «fleeing conflict»

It comes down to knowing what you are feeling and what you want, and being able to say those things without attacking or fleeing the conflict.

The Mediterranean Sea has, tragically, become synonymous with the current refugee crises, in which many fleeing conflict and repression have embarked on extremely unsafe journeys across the seas.

From refugees fleeing conflict, or facing oppression and natural disasters, to immigrants seeking opportunities and freedoms in new regions, the nomad presents as contemporary archetype.

Readers who experience a quiet thrill upon discovering an exciting new novel are likely to encounter that sensation when they read Welcome to Lagos, Chibundu Onuzo's second work of fiction (and her American debut), a fast - paced story of war refugees, militants and others fleeing conflict in modern - day Nigeria.

Little Ripples (LR) is an early childhood development program operating in the Goz Amer camp in Chad set up help refugees fleeing conflict in South Sudan.

Would you go to a few square miles of barren land with hundreds of thousands of other people fleeing conflict and wait to see what might be provided for you?

«What the British people expect for the Prime Minister to be looking at what is the country's overall response to these huge numbers of people that we are seeing displaced and fleeing conflict, and that's what he's been focused on over the weekend.»

In 1986, at the height of the civil war in El Salvador, the Suffolk County Legislature declared the county a place of sanctuary for refugees fleeing conflict in Central America.

This has the benefit of creating pressure on our government to act - as we saw recently with the climbdown over Britain's lack of support for refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria.

Pope Francis said EU governments could welcome people fleeing conflict, repression and hunger whilst also ensuring the security of their own citizens.

As Home Office minister James Brokenshire told me in parliament this week, refugees fleeing conflict should not be turned back at the border.

Third, the unprecedented numbers of people fleeing conflict, persecution, human rights abuses, social breakdown and climate disasters.

As then, whole families are now fleeing conflict and brutality — seeking peace, security and a chance to rebuild their lives in Europe.

There is also no logic of refusing to help those fleeing conflict because doing so will not resolve the conflict.

«Europe didn't cause the Syrian refugee crisis and pulling out of the EU won't stop people fleeing conflict and persecution by ISIS and the Assad regime,» she said in a statement released by pro-EU group Britain Stronger in Europe.

unveiled the new banner this morning saying the bloc is at «breaking point» from a mass of influx of asylum seekers fleeing conflict in the Middle East.

What are they doing to make laws to provide shelter to the thousands of children fleeing the conflict in the North - East?

More than one million refugees have arrived in Lebanon after fleeing the conflict in Syria.

Revd Lynn Green, Secretary General of the Baptist Union, said the church was simply following what Jesus commanded in looking to welcome refugees fleeing conflict and that the Church had already provided a strong response to the current crisis.

BERLIN (Reuters)- Forty percent of Germans want Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign over her refugee policy, a poll showed on Friday, in a sign of rising dissatisfaction with her welcoming stance towards people fleeing conflict and economic hardship in the Middle East and Africa.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced on Monday that non-Syrians across the Middle East and Africa who have fled conflict in Syria will now be eligible for the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS).

The unrelenting war in Syria has caused a massive humanitarian refugee crisis, where families have been forced to flee the conflict: Almost half of the country's entire population is now displaced.

Families flee conflict to save their lives, leaving behind their homes and jobs, and putting at risk their children's futures.

Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International's Sri Lanka expert, said: «Blurring the distinction between civilians and combatants means that thousands of ordinary people, desperate to flee the conflict area, are at greater risk of reprisals and getting caught in the crossfire.»

More recently, we have given sanctuary to thousands of refugees fleeing conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere in the world.

Brave @CER speech by Yvette Cooper «How can we be proud of our history helping those who fled conflict if our generation turns its back?»

Not exact matches

Nearly 5 million Syrians have fled the country in a conflict that has killed more than 300,000 people and pitted multiple warring sides against each other, including jihadists who have come to dominate the insurgency in many areas.

It doesn't look like Germans are turning against the idea of hosting people fleeing from conflicts, but the issue is suddenly becoming a political priority.

The humanitarian crisis stemming from the conflict in Syria has sent millions of refugees fleeing the country since 2011.

The United Nations says that an estimated 5 million Syrians have fled the country and 6 million have been internally displaced as a result of the Syrian conflict and crisis, which dates back to 2011.

When asked what causes hunger she replied: «There are many different causes of why people are hungry across the globe» but regarding the Kasai province, it is «because of conflict - the violence erupted about a year ago and over 1.4 million people had to flee from their homes».

«The situation is often very acute in areas where there is conflict because they have to flee and they leave everything, they can't farm their land and take care of their livestock».

The U.S. refugee resettlement system continues to be a lifeline to desperate individuals fleeing violence and conflict from all over the world.

Fr Daniel arrived in London to deliver a petition on Wednesday which urges the British Government not to ignore the plight of persecuted believers and other minorities in the region, many of whom have fled extremism and conflict.

The country has declared that official Independence Day celebrations will not go ahead this year due to ongoing conflict, a food crisis that has seen 50 per cent of the population dependent on food aid, 2 million displaced internally and a further 1.9 million flee the country.

Addressing Vatican Radio this weekend, Pope Francis told members of the Catholic Church Europe that «the Gospel calls us to be close to the smallest and to those who have been abandoned,» asking leaders to consider housing Syrian refugees who are fleeing «death in conflict and hunger.»

70 % of the roughly 40 million refugges or displaced people are muslims fleeing some sort of conflict in their part of the world.

There is conflict between 13:17, «Pharaoh let the people go,» and 14:5 a, «When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled.»

Finally, consider the militarization of our society's response to recent racialized conflict: From tear - gassed protesters and check points on Ferguson thruways to calls for a militarized response to immigrant children fleeing oppression in neighboring countries.

Meanwhile Britain should continue its innovative work around accountability towards the conflict - with pioneering projects sending specialist teams of lawyers and police to interview and chronicle war crimes by engaging with refugees who've fled the country.

Some have argued that the British public are opposed to a larger effort to help, and that in any event such efforts are futile as we can not hope to support all those displaced by this conflict, nor can support for refugees resolve the crisis that has led them to flee in the first place.

Many of the interpreters (numbering over 40) who provide this specialised interpreting service have fled the same conflicts and oppressive regimes as Freedom from Torture clients, and some of them are torture survivors themselves.

Some are asylum seekers fleeing from conflict or ethnic cleansing but others are as desperate for work and a future.

People may move for a great variety of reasons: to flee persecution, conflict or intolerable living conditions due to poverty and environmental degradation.

Isabella had to flee Colombia, a beautiful country with more than 40 million people, which sadly continues to endure internal conflicts started decades ago by foreign interests.

Kashmir conflict The king fled to India and agreed to join India in return for protecting his region from the Pakistani raiders.

According to the District Chief Executive of Bunkprurugu, teachers in the town has fled, new teacher trainees posted to the town have refused to come because of the conflict and all business activities have ceased due to the conflict.

What we are really seeing is impoverished, sick families, desperately fleeing one conflict only to walk straight into another: homes burnt out, women attacked by armed police, young children tear - gassed.

Senator Ruth Hassell - Thompson, once counted among those who would vote against the bill, gave one of the most compelling orations — speaking about the conflicting influences of her elder brother who was gay and fled the country to Europe, and her sister, who is a prominent minister here in America.

What becomes of the scientists among those fleeing war and conflict in Africa and the Middle East, asks a documentary, Science in Exile