Between the cracks
Even for those who manage to make it to a destination country with a good economy, their odyssey is not over.
Even for those who manage to make it to a destination country with a good economy, their odyssey is not over.
Powerful images of migrants drowned at sea, crossing over razor-wire fences or arriving on shore after a shipwreck have propelled the current migration phenomenon to the forefront of public consciousness in Europe in the past year.
Sent back to Guatemala after being caught by police in Mexico, Guatemalan migrants arrive at the border with little more than the clothes they are wearing.
Along the Mediterranean coast near the border of Italy and France, people fleeing conflict, persecution and poverty live in limbo.
The Gulf of Aden has long been one of the world’s deadliest places for migrants. Now the conflict in Yemen has reversed traditional migration patterns and created new humanitarian challenges.
Stories among the many tragedies that have befallen people hoping to reach safe shores in Europe in 2015.
People fleeing conflict, persecution, poverty or natural disaster deserve to be treated with humanity.
The American Red Cross, New York Chapter, Emergency Communication Center (ECC) is a 24/7 service run by volunteers and staff who monitor fires via the radio and a direct line to the NYC fire department.
How hand-held tablets and a system for uploading data in real time may make detention conditions healthier and more humane in the Philippines.
How data are helping people in a fractured country avoid the death sentence imposed when life-saving malaria drugs are not available.