GENEVA — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners have launched a response plan to support 7.9 million people: 5.2 million Afghans —including refugees— as well as 2.7 million of their local hosts across the region. The Regional Refugee Response Plan for the Afghanistan Situation 2023 seeks US$613 million to support Afghans sheltering in five neighbouring … [Read more...]
Europe Should Finally Wake Up From Its Long Sleep
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey As Turkey, we are conducting a major fight at Europe’s doorstep. The Syrian crisis - which has been raging for nine years and has constantly brought new disasters for humanity - threatens us all once more. But this time, something is different. It is no longer possible for us to defend Europe, in spite of Europe itself, and … [Read more...]
Refugees in Turkey: Despair, Determination, Hope, Frustration
Tariq Saeedi Gaziantep (Turkey), 18 May 2016 / Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), 22 May 2016 --- Here are a couple of stanzas from ‘Home,’ a powerful and moving poem by Ms. Warsan Shire, a Kenyan-born Somali poet and writer: no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well […] i want to go … [Read more...]
Беженцы в Турции: Отчаяние, определение, Надежда, крушение надежд
Тарик Саиди Газиантеп (Турция), 18 мая 2016 / Ашхабад (Туркменистан), 22 мая 2016 --- Вот несколько строк из поэмы «Дом» - мощной и волнующей поэмы г-жи Варсан Шир, сомалийской поэтессы и писателя кенийского происхождения: никто не покидает дома, если только дом - не рот акулы. вы можете дойти только до границы, когда вы видите, что весь город бежит. […] Я … [Read more...]
Turkey vows to never close its doors to refugees; asks Europe to honour its commitments
Ankara, 17 May 2016 (nCa) --- Turkey has expressed resolve to never close its doors to refugees, no matter what. In an exclusive conversation Tuesday in Ankara, the head of the response department of AFAD, Fatih Ozer gave his views on the refugee situation in Turkey and the poor response of EU on its commitments. AFAD is the Turkish acronym for the Prime Minister’s office … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscoping the Migrant Problem-Opportunity Dilemma
Ben Tanosborn Pictures of migrant-exiles from the Middle East, not just Syrians but Iraqis and Afghanis as well, are currently being transmitted by CNN, Aljazeera English and other news giants to homes all over the world in customary repetition which most of us would agree exceeds the canons of proper news reporting. Fodder news portraying human pain and misery are being … [Read more...]
Aylan shakes the world and sends powerful message to Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi Warning: This article carries graphic images some may find distressing Ashgabat, 7 September 2015 (nCa) --- Bawling our eyes out and shaming Europe into accepting more migrants may seem like the right way to show our misplaced remorse and belated love for Aylan. As if our tears and hysterics would somehow undo or at least atone for what was started by our own … [Read more...]
Айлан потряс мир и послал мощный сигнал для Центральной Азии
Warning: This article carries graphic images some may find distressing Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 7 сентября 2015 г. (nCa) ---Если накричать на Европу и заставить ее принять большее число мигрантов, нам может показаться, что мы правильном пути, чтобы проявить наше неуместное раскаяние и запоздалую любовь к Айлану. --- Но так ли это на самом деле? Как будто наши слезы и истерики … [Read more...]