Day: April 1, 2017

M-103: A Step Forward Or A Step Back For Canada?

In Canada, the House of Commons has passed a motion calling on politicians to condemn Islamophobia. On March 23 the members of parliament adopted the motion, known as M-103, by a margin of 201 for the motion to 91 against the motion. This motion became a matter of bitter debate as the opposition depicted the

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Changing Political Landscape For Refugees In Brexit Britain

The UK government recently avoided a Commons defeat of an amendment which would have forced councils to state how many child refugees they were capable of taking in. The amendment, which was defeated by 287 votes to 267 marks the most recent attempt to restart the UK Dubs scheme –

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UN Secretary-General: ‘Peace Without Mine Action Is Incomplete Peace’

April 4th marks International Mine Awareness Day and Assistance for Action, which recognizes the physical and psychological dangers of living in an area where mines remain a deadly risk. “Peace without mine action is incomplete peace,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a statement yesterday. “No one should have to

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Liberia Holding Firm: Upcoming Elections To Test Infant Peace

Liberia’s progress in the last year has largely gone unnoticed since the dramatic scale down of the United Nations Mission in Liberia’s (UNMIL) operations in 2016. Peace is still a dream to many Liberians, but since the UNMIL took over the country’s security operations in 2003, they have witnessed a

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Toppling Assad No Longer A Priority

The United States has declared that overthrowing Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, is no longer a key strategy in Syria. The Obama administration repeatedly declared that removing Assad from power was an important policy goal. However, there have been suspicions that Trump’s administration was looking in another direction. This was confirmed

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Hate Crime Against Nigerians In India?

Multiple Nigerian nationals were attacked and beaten up this week in India following the death of 17-year-old Manish Khari that resulted from a suspected drug overdose. Locals believed the drugs were given to the teen by five local Nigerian students. The parents also said those students were to blame. The

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