United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

or three of your core identifiers and how they have shaped who you are. (500) I am Chinese-American. I am the proud daughter of two Chinese immigrants, who rose out of poverty in order to go to medical school and become successful doctors in the United States. They raised my sister and me while still struggling through their residency, and still take us back to their native cities of Shanghai and Wenzhou whenever they can. This connection and these trips are important to me, as I, growing up…

has caused international organizations and foreign countries to call for ceasefires, so that aid may reach the deprived people caught in the crossfire. On top of this, according to UNHCR’s Country Operations Profile on Yemen, there are over 675,000 refugees both internally displaced from the civil war and over half from surrounding countries such as Somalia in the battered country. The humanitarian crisis in Yemen only appears to get worse, as fighting continues despite several ceasefires.…

in North Korea is being ignored by the rest of the world. The things happening in North Korea have not been labeled officially as “genocide” by the United Nations, however studies from the United Nations have shown the terrible genocide-like acts that are being committed in North Korea. “A commission of Inquiry (COI) established by the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), chaired by…

luckily not as tough. They were still in the middle of the war zone, and every day there was chance that they could be recaptured. Finally, one grateful day the family was contacted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…

The headlines read President Elect, Donald Trump, and the United Nations clash on certain topics however the issue is much bigger than that. It is not surprising that UN is not fond of some of the views Trump has expressed on certain topics. This article focuses on finding a solution before there 's even a problem when it comes down to Donald Trump influence on global issues. UN has bigger issues than dwelling on their dislike for the President Elect. The UN instead are more concerned with those…

democracy, while the opposing side—Shiites—is staying loyal to Bashar and the government. The downfall of the country is not only affecting the people from within, but it has seeped into other countries, especially the Middle Eastern region. Other nations are joining to help aid Syrians because the president and government is neglecting their people. However,…

especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists”. From the start the United States was a country founded by immigrants and has since grown as an inspiration to those across the world seeking greater opportunities. Immigration policies have continually had an active role in shaping the country through a variety of means. Immigration policies were originally intended to help to build and diversify a nation through the regulation of people. In a variety of ways immigration can be an…

Arab state in the Hussein - McMahon correspondence, and then deemed to be an international territory in the Sykes- Picot agreement. Today the original population of what is now known as Israel was once 96 percent Muslim and Christian, yet, these refugees are prohibited from returning to their homes in the self-described Jewish state (and those within Israel are subjected to systematic discrimination). Over 10,000 Palestinian men, women, and children are held in Israeli prisons. Few of them have…

The United Nations aims to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” (UN Charter) by promoting international peace and security. Founded in 1945, the UN had 51 member states. Today there are 193 member states, yet the system remains unchanged. While disputes are tangible and concrete, conflicts are processes in which actors express dissatisfaction or disagreement with organizational structure (Constantino & Merchant 5). The intangibility of conflict makes it difficult to diagnose.…

in drug-related violence. In the early twenty-first century, the mexican government attempt to stop the activity of drug cartels, but the result has been an uncontrolled violence. The mexican government remains impotent to fight the violence. The United States think that they should intervene in order for a possibility to combat México’s drug cartels and end their violence. Criminal organizations have been risen very quickly in México.…