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The global refugee crisis is at breaking point
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

The global refugee crisis is at breaking point

As global conflicts surge, the refugee crisis is spiraling out of control. How is the world responding? International Rescue Committee president & CEO David Miliband joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

The broken system behind the refugee crisis
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The broken system behind the refugee crisis

A record 123 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, straining poorer countries and an unraveling aid system. Ian Bremmer breaks down the refugee crisis and the growing threat to global stability.

A precarious metal boat carrying 40-50 migrants across the Mediterranean from Africa.
Europe

Europe plays the blame game over asylum-seekers

What’s causing the uptick in migrant arrivals to Europe from North Africa, and how is the European Union responding?

A day after the elections, officials tally votes at a collation centre previously stormed by unknown assailants in Lagos, Nigeria on February 26, 2023.
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What We’re Watching: Nigerian election results, Italian migrant tragedy, COVID lab leak report

Nigeria starts presidential vote count; Migrant boat sinks off Italian coast; Where did COVID come from?

A view shows graves of killed Ukrainian defenders, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a cemetery in Kharkiv, Ukraine January 31, 2023.
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Hard Numbers … after a year of war in Ukraine

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has verified 18,955 Ukrainian civilian casualties (7,199 killed, including 438 children), though it believes the actual numbers are higher.

Travelers from Russia cross the border to Georgia.
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Would you accept Russian draft dodgers?

What’s the right policy? Here are some arguments both for and against rejecting Russian asylum-seekers.

The Graphic Truth: Where Ukrainian refugees are going
Graphic Truth

The Graphic Truth: Where Ukrainian refugees are going

Millions of refugees have fled Ukraine. While most have landed in Poland, many are going further afield — some as far away as Japan and the US. We take a look at where the bulk of these refugees are headed within Europe.

Hard Numbers: Displaced Ukrainians, pro-Russia parties banned, Japan invests in India, Mexico City’s new airport
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Hard Numbers: Displaced Ukrainians, pro-Russia parties banned, Japan invests in India, Mexico City’s new airport

Ten million Ukrainians — almost a quarter of the country's population — have already fled their homes amid the Russian invasion.