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    Dec 21

    BREAKING — A meeting between Turkish and American officials on US withdrawal from Syria is scheduled in Washington on January 8, Turkish FM announces

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  2. Dec 20

    The day after the president announces withdrawal of US troops from , Sec of Defense is out

    General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years. During Jim’s tenure, tremendous progress has been made, especially with respect to the purchase of new fighting....
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  3. Dec 20

    Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told me his former employee "is the perfect example of someone who can go from the private sector to the public sector and do it seamlessly, because he builds relationships."

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  4. Dec 20

    O'Neill replaces Julie Katzman, who held the position for 8 years

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  5. Dec 20

    . has appointed former US Treasury official Brian O'Neill as its new executive vice president and COO:

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    Dec 20

    Two journalists have been imprisoned in Myanmar for 374 days. Follow updates on the case:

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    Dec 19

    Wow. Corker went to the White House for his scheduled meeting with Trump, hoping to discuss Syria. Meeting was canceled while Corker was sitting there, he just told reporters per

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  8. Dec 19

    More than 560,000 people from , Afghanistan, Iraq, and Eritrea entered countries through family, work and study permits in 8 years examined

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  9. Dec 19

    . countries have admitted more people from major refugee source countries on non-humanitarian permits than through resettlement schemes in the last eight years:

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    Dec 17

    BREAKING: Imelda Cortez, who was accused of "attempted aggravated homicide" after she had an obstetric emergency and gave birth to a healthy baby girl in a latrine in El Salvador, was found innocent of all charges and released today.

    Imelda sale caminando del juzgado en total libertad. Abraza a su madre y celebra la absolución.
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    Dec 17

    Come work with me! Hiring a digital events producer to join our news engagement team. Fun job, awesome org. DM me with Qs and apply here:

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  12. Dec 17

    Other countries at risk in include , due to high levels of criminal violence, risk of natural disaster, and location on the migrant route from ; and , due to a violent crackdown by the gov't against protesters and a struggling economy

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  13. Dec 17

    Coming in 5th is due to the ongoing economic crisis causing mass migration to other countries in South America as citizens become increasingly unable to feed their families and meet other basic needs in the country

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  14. Dec 17

    tops 's 2019 Watchlist at greatest risk of humanitarian crisis :

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  15. Dec 17

    To check in on Compact progress, there will be a Global Refugee Forum every 4 years so governments can report on resettlement quotas, funding, policy and legal changes

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  16. Dec 17

    Because 9 out of 10 refugees live in developing countries, the Compact focuses on helping both refugees and host communities by providing more investment from governments and the private sector. It has a focus on mitigating environmental impacts of hosting refugees

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  17. Dec 17

    Of the 68.5 million people that have been forced to flee their homes worldwide, more than 25.4 million people have become refugees by crossing borders

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  18. Dec 17

    It aims to provide more support for countries that host the most refugees and "strengthen the shared responsibility to aid those who are forced to flee by conflict or persecution."

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  19. Dec 17

    It builds on the 1951 Refugee Convention, but UNHCR is calling it "a non-binding operational tool to bolster cooperation."

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  20. Dec 17

    The just approved the for after 2 years of negotiations with member states, international orgs, businesses, refugees, civil society

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