The use of iris scans is now becoming a regular practice in UNHCR's registration activities. Photo: Gerd Altmann / Pixabay
Of: Donya Zikry
In 2015, UNHCR began rolling out the Biometric Identity Management System (BIMS), which collects photos, iris scans and fingerprints of refugees. They are stored in the organization's digital Population Registration and Identity Management Ecosystem (PRIMES), which not only includes BIMS, but also comprises all of UNHCR's digital registration, identity management and case management tools. The […]
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June 1, 2020, Chronicle, English, Magazine
Dr. Jeevan Baniya from the Social Science Baha Research Institute in Kathmandu describes the situation of Nepali migrant workers abroad as one of the main concerns of the country during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Jeevan Baniya / onlinekhabar.com
Of: Hanna Geschewski
Hundreds of thousands of Nepali migrant workers are directly affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. To learn more about their precarious situation, FUF Magazine spoke with Dr. Jeevan Baniya, a labor and migration expert from Kathmandu.
June 1, 2020, Paper, English, Magazine
Refugee crises around the world have made several children vulnerable as they have been forced to move from the country where they were born. Photo: Trocaire / Wikimedia Commons
Of: Carlos Ranero
Currently, there are almost 50 million children that have been forced to leave their country of origin. This has prompted different organizations such as Save the Children to establish various programs to help them during their migration. Some of these programs focus on helping the children to have a better time while they wait for […]
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June 1, 2020, Chronicle, English, Magazine
With the increase in sea levels, the protection walls in the Kiribati islands can no longer handle the tides Photo: Break Free / Flickr
Of: Alexandru Mocanu
A Kiribati national, after unsuccessful attempts to get asylum in New Zealand, brought his case to the UN Human Rights Committee. In spite of its negative ruling, the Committee seems to have opened the doors for granting protection for people at risk of displacement from climate change in the future.
June 1, 2020, English, Magazine, News article
"Ni una menos" (not one less) is the name of the ongoing feminist movement in Latin America. Photo: Annika Engwall
Of: Annika Engwall
On International Women's Day, Mexican women gathered to march the central streets of Mexico City. This is their response to the widespread daily gender-based violence. FUF's correspondent reports from the march.
March 26, 2020, Paper, English, Magazine
Venkateshappa and Ramamurthy have participated in trainings on the social and legal aspects of gender equality. Photo: Linda Zetterström
Of: Linda Zetterström
There is a strong women's movement in India. Men's participation in the movement is, however, still limited. In order to successfully work with gender equality, the women rights organization Grameena Mahila Okkuta is educating men.
March 13, 2020, Paper, English, Magazine
Machineries, household equipment, buses, generators and computers are among the things that get dismantled in the scrapyard. Photo: Johanna Caminati Engström
Of: Johanna Caminati Engström
Ghana is trying to deal sustainably with the increasing amounts of e-waste in the country. In the metal scrapyard in Agbobloshie, Accra, young men dismantle various machinery to obtain scrap parts. The working conditions are dangerous but many workers see the scrapyard as an escape route out of poverty.
March 3, 2020, English, Long read, Magazine
Of: Hanna Geschewski and Lauren Tropeano
Both of us remember hearing news of a girl named Greta on strike alone in front of the Swedish Parliament, holding a sign reading "Skolstrejk för klimatet". It was hard to imagine then that a few months later, on 20 September 2019, she would inspire more than four million people to follow her example at […]
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January 31, 2020, Publishing, English, Magazine
Protesting against a corrupt political system: The lebanese protests 2019. Photo: Nadim Kobeissi (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Of: Donya Zikry
In Lebanon, thousands of people are expressing their grievances as the government announced to impose a tax on WhatsApp. Deep structural crises have culminated in one of the largest protests to occur in Lebanon in 14 years.
January 31, 2020, Paper, English, Magazine
“La Marea Verde” is a women reproductive rights movement that started in 2018 in Argentina. It has spread almost everywhere in the Latin American region, from Santiago de Chile to Mexico City. Photo: Danielle Lupine, Flickr
Of: Carlos Ranero
In 1993, the femicide of 13-year-old Alma Chavira Farel was reported to the police by Ciudad Juarez. This report marked the beginning of an investigation that discovered “Las Muertas de Juarez” (The Dead Women of Juarez) and that brought to light the violence that women suffer in Mexico. This situation incited the women to mobilize […]
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January 31, 2020, Chronicle, English, Magazine
