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Photo credit: Top African News The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has condemned the misuse of its aid by military entities in Sudan. Sudan Tribune reports that the Governor of Darfur, Mini Arko Minawi, and activists shared photos and videos earlier this month showing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) using UNHCR-branded tarpaulins for military…

Photo credit: the National Most migrant workers in New South Wales (NSW), an Australian state, are working in deplorable conditions. The North West Star reports that migrant women, in a bid to escape exploitative work conditions, are delivering babies prematurely. They are then slapped with hefty medical bills. Their male counterparts are not treated better;…

Photo credit: The Guardian The UN has released this year’s Gender Snapshot report from the UN Women agency. According to the report, the global cost of failing to adequately educate young women is an annual $10tn. Low—and middle-income class countries will lose $500bn over the next five years if they do not close the gender…

Photo credit: Global News Ontario is considering further expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order some lab tests. CTV News reports that while pharmacists see the proposal as progressive in easing some of the burden on other aspects of…

Photo credit: News Central TV The three military-junta-led countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are definitive about creating their separation from the Economic Community of West African states. They’ve taken yet another step to separate themselves from ECOWAS. Reuters reports that they will introduce new biometric passports as part of their withdrawal from the…

Photo credit: Fox 17 Migrant Care has urged the Indonesian government to take immediate preventive action after several cases of human trafficking(TPPO) against dozens of Indonesian migrant workers happened in Myanmar. Tempo. Co reports that Wahyu Susilo, Migrant Care’s Executive Director, emphasized the importance of a comprehensive approach to addressing this issue, “First, of course,…

Photo credit: the Minnesota Daily National Welcoming Week is a national celebration honouring and advocating for new immigrants and refugees to the United States.  The Minnesota Daily reports that Minneapolis is celebrating this week, September 13 to 22, with resource fairs and other events throughout the city.  Michelle Rivers, Director of the Office of Immigration and…