Political repression and economic despair have forced more than 100,000 Nicaraguans to flee their country.
Fair Observer: The U.S. Must Commit to Protecting Central Americans
It is time for the United States to show a stronger commitment to the protection needs of Central American migrants.
The Hill: Biden’s Plan for Central American Kids is No Substitute for Asylum
Restarting the Central American Minors (CAM) program is a good idea, but it is not a substitute for access to asylum at our borders.
Newsweek: The U.S. Is Failing to Protect Pregnant Asylum Seekers
The U.S. asylum system itself has been a perpetrator of reproductive injustice. The situation at the border presents an opportunity for the United States to reverse this track record. It can do so be taking four key steps.
Just Security: Afghanistan is Facing a Humanitarian Crisis. The U.S. Must Help.
The U.S. withdrawal will likely exacerbate Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, and little has been done to prepare for this eventuality.
African Arguments: Why the Central African Republic and the U.S. Might Need Each Other
Months on from the December 2020 elections, the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to deteriorate. The United States, however, has the perceived neutrality, resources and influence to mediate and make good on its promise that “diplomacy is back.”
The Hill: Five Reasons Why America Needs to Pay its Peacekeeping Bill
Over the last four years, a significant portion of U.S. financial obligations to the UN went unpaid. The American withholdings affected all parts of the UN system.
Thomson Reuters Foundation: What Nations Can Learn from Colombia’s Integration of Venezuelans
Colombia will now give temporary protective legal status to most of the 1.8 million forcibly displaced Venezuelans in the country.
Al Jazeera: Lebanon Needs an Aid Paradigm Shift
To avert a catastrophe in Lebanon, foreign donors need to change how they deliver aid to the country.
Newsweek: We Can Welcome Those Seeking Protection at the Border
This op-ed was originally published in Newsweek. In recent weeks, a number of commentators have questioned whether the Biden administration can rescue people and implement humane asylum policies at the U.S. border with Mexico without creating a crisis. Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, pushed back on this narrative, calling the situation a…