The use of social media to communicate and make plans has set the ongoing migration crisis apart from previous waves of migration. But there is a dark side to services like Facebook that may harm, rather than help, its users.
There is an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. It takes many more to assist refugees fleeing for their lives.
Fereshteh Forough began life as an Afghan refugee in Iran. With determination and support from her liberal parents, she went on to pursue a career in computer science and finally moved to New York to found the first coding school for girls in Afghanistan.
For the first time, Germany has become the second largest donor to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. With a total of 477 million US dollars in aid in 2017, it contributed more than the European Union who came in third place.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has started a program called ReACT in Amman, Jordan. They want to offer refugees the training necessary to find reputable jobs in computer and data science.
A group of scientists believes that they have found a cheap and easy way to improve refugee placement: an algorithm that picks where people should be placed based on their chances to find employment. But people familiar with the placement process are skeptical.
Migration is poorly managed gloablly, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, presenting his report "Making migration work for all" to the General Assembly.
A recent study published by Science magazine has once again highlighted a potential connection between climate and migration, stressing how, by the end of this century, climate change could lead to a significant increase in asylum requests in Europe.
A new study has found a direct link between social media hate and subsequent violent attacks on immigrant groups in both Germany and the US. Donald Trump's tweets also triggered an uptick in anti-immigrant crime.
An international report shows a 49 percent rise in migrants over the past 17 years and that ever more live in wealthier nations. It notes that despite a drop in migrant landings on Europe's shores, over 3,000 people died trying to reach the continent via the Mediterranean Sea in 2017.
A report titled "Migration and Its Impact on Cities" by the World Economic Forum focuses on the current situation and future challenges cities face with regard to the migrant situation.
Coursera for Refugees is a project that offers free online courses run by prestigious universities from around the world to refugees.