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'''This month's New Internationalist is about migration, migrants and refugees'''.
 
'''This month's New Internationalist is about migration, migrants and refugees'''.
  
First, what's the difference between 'migrants' and 'refugees'? And how can we help them? - lots of websites, TED talks and ideas here:
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First, try this quiz and check your answers on the infographic - how much do you know about refugees in the world?:
 
 
*[[Refugee or migrant? / 5 ways to support them]]
 
 
 
Now try this quiz and check your answers on the infographic - how much do you know about refugees in the world?:
 
  
 
*[[QUIZ - WORLD REFUGEE CRISIS]]
 
*[[QUIZ - WORLD REFUGEE CRISIS]]
  
And this is the main article of the magazine - it looks at the history of migration and solutions to the migration crisis:
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This is the main article of the magazine - it looks at the history of migration and solutions to the migration crisis:
  
 
*[[Humanity for refugees?]]
 
*[[Humanity for refugees?]]
  
 
http://www.newint.org/features/2016/01/14/14.01.16-humanity-adrift-590x430.jpeg
 
http://www.newint.org/features/2016/01/14/14.01.16-humanity-adrift-590x430.jpeg
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What's the difference between 'migrants' and 'refugees'? And how can we help them? - lots of websites, TED talks and ideas here:
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*[[Refugee or migrant? / 5 ways to support them]]
  
 
Lebanon has more refugees from Syria than any other country. Many Christians there are helping the Muslims, even though they have very little:
 
Lebanon has more refugees from Syria than any other country. Many Christians there are helping the Muslims, even though they have very little:
  
 
*[[How can you say no?]]
 
*[[How can you say no?]]
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And here are lots of short news stories from around the world in 2015 - maybe you didn't see them, so here's another chance:
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*[[2015: news from around the world]]
  
 
'''From the web this month:'''
 
'''From the web this month:'''

Revision as of 15:32, 30 January 2016

This month's New Internationalist is about migration, migrants and refugees.

First, try this quiz and check your answers on the infographic - how much do you know about refugees in the world?:

This is the main article of the magazine - it looks at the history of migration and solutions to the migration crisis:

14.01.16-humanity-adrift-590x430.jpeg

What's the difference between 'migrants' and 'refugees'? And how can we help them? - lots of websites, TED talks and ideas here:

Lebanon has more refugees from Syria than any other country. Many Christians there are helping the Muslims, even though they have very little:

And here are lots of short news stories from around the world in 2015 - maybe you didn't see them, so here's another chance:

From the web this month:

Look at this photo story - photos of refugees at The Jungle - the camp in Calais:

france_hawkey_the_jungle_20150165.jpg

Read how difficult life is for Tibetans living in Nepal:

Why are the French police using CS gas and rubber bullets on the refugees in Calais? How is Banksi, the street artist, helping the refugees?

From the blogs this month:

Do you want to read some good news for a change? - this is about the Robin Hood Army in India and Pakistan - young people helping get food to people who need it:

15.01.16-robin-hood-army-590.jpg

Read about the very bad situation in Greece where police are arresting volunteers: