#migrationanddevelopment — Public Fediverse posts

‘We feared we’d all be drowned’: the Indian floods that killed more than 100 and left thousands homeless
By Maitreyee Boruah in Guwahati, Assam

More than 2,600 villages have been flooded in Assam this year, in a climate disaster made worse by uncontrolled deforestation and mining in the region

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/14/india-assam-climate-disaster-floods-brahmaputra-homeless-deaths

#Globaldevelopment #India #Worldnews #SouthandcentralAsia #Climatecrisis #Environment #Extremeweather #Rivers #Migrationanddevelopment #TheGuardian #MaitreyeeBoruahinGuwahati #Assam

‘We feared we’d all be drowned’: the Indian floods that killed more than 100 and left thousands homeless https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/14/india-assam-climate-disaster-floods-brahmaputra-homeless-deaths #GlobalDevelopment #India #WorldNews #SouthAndCentralAsia #ClimateCrisis #Environment #ExtremeWeather #Rivers #MigrationAndDevelopment

Drowned the day her visa came through: the tragedy of a Moroccan footballer trying to reach Ceuta
By Soraya Aybar Laafou in Tétouan, Morocco

Struggling on her meagre pay, Faten Ben Omar El Azizi dreamed of reaching Europe. Then she joined thousands trying to reach a better life in Spain

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/12/drowned-the-day-her-visa-came-through-the-tragedy-of-a-moroccan-footballer-trying-to-reach-ceuta

#Globaldevelopment #Morocco #Africa #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Worldnews #Migrationanddevelopment #Migration #Spain #Womensfootball #Europe #TheGuardian #SorayaAybarLaafouinTtouan #Morocco

‘Why are you doing this to me?’: how one woman survived two years of slavery on a Spanish farm
By Brenda Chávez and Ashifa Kassam

Fatima left her family behind in Morocco for seasonal work in Spain. But the dreams of a better life quickly turned into exploitation, squalid conditions and violence

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/30/spain-morocco-human-trafficking-modern-slavery-farm

#Globaldevelopment #Spain #Europe #Worldnews #Modernslavery #Humantrafficking #Humanrights #Humanrights #Womensrightsandgenderequality #Forcedlabour #Women #Migrationanddevelopment #TheGuardian #BrendaChvez #AshifaKassam

AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns
By Kaamil Ahmed

‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights Network

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/29/uk-immigration-ai-age-facial-recognition-child-refugees-adults-bias

#Globaldevelopment #Migrationanddevelopment #HomeOffice #AIartificialintelligence #Technology #Politics #Migration #Worldnews #UKnews #Immigrationandasylum #Refugees #Children #Facialrecognition #TheGuardian #KaamilAhmed

AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/29/uk-immigration-ai-age-facial-recognition-child-refugees-adults-bias #GlobalDevelopment #MigrationAndDevelopment #HomeOffice #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Politics #Migration #WorldNews #UkNews #ImmigrationAndAsylum #Refugees #Children #FacialRecognition

Indigenous rebels, migrant bravery and joyful dance: New York’s Latin American Foto Festival – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jul/10/bronx-documentary-center-latin-american-foto-festival-gallery #Photography #ArtAndDesign #Culture #Museums #Exhibitions #MigrationAndDevelopment #Chile #Guatemala #Colombia #Peru #Panama #Mexico #Brazil #DominicanRepublic

Migrants swim from Morocco to Ceuta as officials say enclave ‘overwhelmed’ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/aug/12/migrants-swim-from-morocco-to-ceuta-as-officials-say-enclave-overwhelmed #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Migrationanddevelopment #Globaldevelopment #Migration #Worldnews #Morocco #Africa #Europe #Spain

Emboldened by Trump, the ‘liberal’ UK is giving free rein to its colonial impulses | Kenneth Mohammed https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/21/caribbean-trump-democracy-colonialism-liberal-uk-immigration-us-cuba-commonwealth #Migrationanddevelopment #CommonwealthofNations #Immigrationandasylum #Trumpadministration #Globaldevelopment #TrinidadandTobago #USforeignpolicy #Colonialism #USpolitics #MarcoRubio #Caribbean #Worldnews #Americas #Africa #USnews #UKnews #Cuba

Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/27/bulgaria-border-police-block-rescue-egyptian-migrant-boys-freeze-death-human-rights-activists #Migrationanddevelopment #Globaldevelopment #EuropeanUnion #Humanrights #Migration #Worldnews #Refugees #Bulgaria #Turkey #Europe #Africa #Egypt

Europe overhauls funding to Tunisia after Guardian exposes migrant abuse https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/24/eu-human-rights-tunisia-migrant-security-forces-migration #Women'srightsandgenderequality #Migrationanddevelopment #Globaldevelopment #EuropeanUnion #Humanrights #Humanrights #Migration #Worldnews #Refugees #Tunisia #Africa #Europe #Law

Libya expels 600 Nigeriens in ‘dangerous and traumatising’ desert journey https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/10/libya-expels-600-nigeriens-migrant-workers-eu #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Migrationanddevelopment #Immigrationandasylum #Globaldevelopment #Humanrights #Humanrights #Employment #Migration #Worldnews #Refugees #Africa #Libya #Niger

Malawi sees influx of refugees from post-election violence in Mozambique https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/08/malawi-sees-influx-of-refugees-from-post-election-violence-in-mozambique #Internallydisplacedpeople #Migrationanddevelopment #Humanitarianresponse #Globaldevelopment #Environment #Mozambique #Worldnews #Refugees #Drought #Society #Africa #Malawi #Aid

Malawi sees influx of refugees from post-election violence in Mozambique https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/08/malawi-sees-influx-of-refugees-from-post-election-violence-in-mozambique #Internallydisplacedpeople #Migrationanddevelopment #Humanitarianresponse #Globaldevelopment #Environment #Mozambique #Worldnews #Refugees #Drought #Society #Africa #Malawi #Aid

Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days and 7,700 miles on the road https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/20/ugandan-runner-deo-kato-cape-town-london-hope-racism-europe-africa #Migrationanddevelopment #Globaldevelopment #Lifeandstyle #Ultrarunning #SouthAfrica #Migration #Worldnews #Botswana #Running #Croatia #Africa #Europe #Uganda #London #UKnews

EU unable to retrieve €150m paid to Tunisia despite links to rights violations https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/11/eu-funding-migrant-deal-tunisia-human-rights-violations-asylum-icc #Internationalcriminalcourt #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Migrationanddevelopment #Immigrationandasylum #EuropeanCommission #Globaldevelopment #EuropeanUnion #Humanrights #Humanrights #Migration #Worldnews #Refugees #Tunisia #Europe #Africa #Law

EU unable to retrieve €150m paid to Tunisia despite links to rights violations https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/11/eu-funding-migrant-deal-tunisia-human-rights-violations-asylum-icc #Globaldevelopment #Migrationanddevelopment #Refugees #Migration

Labour once sought an ethical foreign policy. That should be the guiding star in tackling the refugee crisis https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/sep/21/labour-ethical-foreign-policy-migration-refugee-crisis-italy-keir-starmer #Migrationanddevelopment #Migration #Globaldevelopment #Tunisia

Don’t look away! Why we need to shout from the rooftops about Africa’s migrant crisis | Samuel Kọ́láwọlé https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/25/subsaharan-africa-migrant-crisis-novel-samuel-kolawole-the-road-to-the-salt-sea #Migrationanddevelopment #Globaldevelopment #Migration

Soaring number of migrants trapped in Yemen face abuse and starvation, say NGOs https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/08/soaring-number-of-migrants-trapped-in-yemen-face-abuse-and-starvation-say-ngos #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Migrationanddevelopment #Globaldevelopment #Sexualviolence #Worldnews #Migration #Djibouti #Ethiopia #Africa #Yemen

‘They can’t grieve’: families in limbo as Channel boat victims left unidentified https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/01/refugee-migrant-families-france-deaths-unidentified-channel-crossings #Migrationanddevelopment #Migration #Globaldevelopment #Worldnews