As coronavirus spreads, refugee doctors want to join the fight
Trained medics working as cashiers and wait staff want their qualifications recognized so they can save lives in the pandemic. By Sarah Schafer NEW YORK – When Lubab al-Quraishi heard that officials in New Jersey would allow internationally trained medical workers...
Conflict and pandemic drive more people to risk deadly sea route from Libya
A Sudanese teenager survived brushes with death in a quest for asylum, but rising insecurity and COVID-19 restrictions drove him to risk all on the open seas. By Tarik Argaz in Tripoli, Libya Since before he can remember, 18-year-old Siddik’s* life has been shaped by...
United in Music: A virtual charity concert to aid UNHCR’S coronavirus response
International artists, professors and friends from 30 countries, join Maestro Shlomo Mintz, team up for globe-spanning performance in support of the UN Refugee Agency’s COVID-19 appeal. More than 50 musicians from around the world are contributing their talents and...