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Too many observers have entirely forgotten the central role of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in fomenting almost constant crisis in the region since fleeing into the DRC from Rwanda after the 1994 genocide, during which its members killed more than one million ethnic Tutsis.
Many have suggested that if the UK were to leave, manufacturers would secure continued access to the European market by fleeing across the English Channel, costing the country millions of jobs.
And Syria’s increasingly bloody civil war is no longer a domestic issue, given Iran’s direct support for the regime and the growing number of refugees fleeing to surrounding countries.
Everyone must understand that the obligation to protect people fleeing persecution has its limits.
Mainstream politicians, bowing to pressure from fear-mongering populists, are calling for tighter restrictions, and some countries are openly flouting their legal obligation and moral responsibility to provide protection to refugees fleeing conflict.
And shocking reports have emerged of Turkish border guards shooting at Syrian civilians who are fleeing the Islamic State and the civil war in their country.
But since 2015, when Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her policy of Willkommenskultur (“welcoming culture”) and opened Germany’s doors to refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria, unease about resurgent anti-Semitism has been growing in the German establishment, and particularly in the Jewish community.
Since talk of “tapering” began last year, a growing number of EMDCs have come under pressure: their currencies are depreciating, capital is fleeing, and their central bankers are left with the unenviable task of combating a domestic growth slowdown while maintaining external stability.
Some are fleeing wars and persecution; others, mostly young people, are seeking economic opportunities.
Indeed, there are widespread reports of Christians fleeing the country as a result of threats being made to their women for not adhering to strict Islamic dress codes.
Instead, Portuguese workers are fleeing to booming former colonies such as Brazil and Macau.
Appearing on live German television, he declared that he would close the Balkan route for refugees fleeing Syria for Northern Europe.
These include increasing aggression from Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin; the rise of ISIS and the threat of homegrown terrorism; and refugees fleeing to Europe from the Middle East and North Africa.
A mother fleeing domestic abuse with her children has different needs than a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Foreign investors are fleeing from the Brazil, just as they have from Asia and Russia.
In addition, lawlessness was enticing bandits to cross the border and vandalize and rob properties left by fleeing refugees.
Though their leaders certainly have work to do – for example, building more efficient and credible institutions – the EU remains a source of inspiration for others, from the refugees fleeing war and misery to the Chinese, who have constructed European-style cities.
What should we do with the millions of refugees fleeing war and persecution around the world?
The demographic trends are all the more worrisome because those fleeing Puerto Rico in search of better opportunities on the US mainland are much younger than the population staying behind.
They are fleeing poverty, war, or oppression, or are searching for a better life in a new land.
Migration will continue until we lift the poorest and most vulnerable out of the conditions they are currently fleeing.
In the early 1980s, I worked at the United Nations Refugee Agency, and I recall how Europe’s political leaders, intellectuals, and academics rallied to the cause of the boat people fleeing Vietnam.
He is a descendent of Jews who came to the United States after fleeing pogroms in Belorussia.
In fact, in recent years, Turkey has resettled more people fleeing violence than Europe and the United States combined.
As the descendant of poor Jews, fleeing Belarus more than a century ago, he should have.
The pool of fleeing capital includes assets acquired legally at home and legally transferred abroad; capital acquired legally at home and illegally transferred abroad; and illegally acquired capital that is funneled abroad illegally.
Asia is suffering from an acute financial panic, in which the once-euphoric international investors who poured money into Asia are now fleeing the region at a dramatic pace.
They are fleeing partly because of newly-discovered weaknesses in Asia, but mostly because the other investors are fleeing.
As a result, the capital that flowed to emerging markets in the years of high liquidity and low yields in advanced economies is now fleeing many countries where easy money caused fiscal, monetary, and credit policies to become too lax.
Like many of those fleeing Myanmar, Mohammed walked for five days to reach Bangladesh.
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