Refugees refers to people exiled from, escaping, or otherwise separated from their homes to seek survival elsewhere. In a world suffering climate and repressive social havoc it is a widespread and growing phenomenon. ZNet’s Refugee topic assembles content that focuses on causes and attitudes toward and solutions to this growing problem of our times.
Refugees are usually presented to the world at the moment when they have lost the most: homes, livelihoods, citizenship protections, family members…
Until a few months before traveling to Chile on September 10, 2025, Randa Alagha and her family couldnāt find the country on…
The Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank are at the center of the news again after the Israeli army launched a…
That grand old thing is getting on a bit. Still significant and still functioning wearily, the United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951…
Nearly 10 months into a āceasefireā in theĀ GazaĀ Strip, as Israel on TuesdayĀ killedĀ at least one Palestinian man with an airstrike on the Nuseirat…
After the Israeli Parliament passed the law in 2018 referred to as a “breach of the duty of loyalty,” the Ministry of…
In December 2023, former State Department official, Josh Paul told CNN anchor, Christiane Amanpour that during his tenure in the foreign service,…
Humanitarian education refers to educational initiatives developed or supported by humanitarian organizations to reduce suffering, protect vulnerable populations, and help communities recover…
Amnesty International invites you to a hybrid press briefing in Berlin and online to launch a major new report, āErasing anything Palestinian:…
The images that have emerged from Gaza reveal the anatomy of a desolate landscape that defies human comprehension. Nothing can prepare the…
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