Syrian Refugee Baby Gets Life-saving Surgery, Others Wait

Sara al-Matoura watched her daughter through a window as her daughters chest moved up and down under a tangle of medical wires. The mother from the Syrian city of Homs had not eaten for a day. She was up all night by her one-year-old daughters side a

Somali Refugee Wins Primary Election for US Congress

Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar became a major partys candidate for the states 5th District in the United States Congress. Omar won the Democratic Partys primary election for the area on Tuesday. She is seeking to become the first refugee f

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethiopia Gives Freedom of Movement to

The U.N. refugee agency says it welcomes a decision by the Ethiopian government to relax restrictions on Eritrean refugees. Agency officials say a new policy introduced by the government allows Eritrean refugees who can support themselves to live out

VOA标准英语2012--S. Sudan Refugee Camp Braces for New Arrivals

S. Sudan Refugee Camp Braces for New Arrivals Things are calmer now at the main hospital in South Sudan's Yida refugee camp. The hospital is run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Many beds in this makeshift tent hospital are still full, but according

Turkey Pushes Programs to Educate Syrian Refugee Children

Turkey Pushes Programs to Educate Syrian Refugee Children ISTANBUL With an estimated 500,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey not attending school, the government is continuing to push for more educational programs. In a suburb of Istanbul, a pilot

Young Rappers Work to Educate Syria’s Refugee Children

Young Rappers Work to Educate Syrias Refugee Children LONDON An appeal to world leaders is calling on them to raise $750 million to educate a million Syrian refugee children living in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. A short movie has been produced to hig

Expert: Create Jobs in Europe's Refugee Camps

Expert: Create Jobs in Europe's Refugee Camps LONDON As European leaders met Thursday to discuss their response to the refugee crisis, one expert says the EU has its approach all wrong and it should instead spend millions of dollars to create jobs in

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Kids' Books Put A Human Face On The Refugee Crisis

NOEL KING, HOST: Literature often reflects the times in which we live. And there's a recent trend in literature for young people that deals with one of the world's biggest crises - the global wave of refugees. Now, books that tell the story of the re

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--'We're Americans, We're Not Refugee

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: What to call the homeless of Hurricane Katrina? RS: Some have called them refugees. We asked Oxford English Dictionary consultant Ben Zimmer for a history of this word. BEN ZIMMER

Refugees Returning From Burundi to Homes in Congo

By Lisa Schlein The U.N. Refugee Agency says large numbers of Congolese refugees have left Burundi and returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past few days. The UNHCR says it is not encou

2007年VOA标准英语-Burmese Refugees Resettling in Central New York

By Kane Farabaugh Utica, New York 05 September 2007 The exodus of minority populations in Burma is the largest migration of people in Southeast Asia. An estimated 160,000 live in nine refugee camps in Thailand. There, they wait for resettlement in a

2007年VOA标准英语-More Sudanese Refugees in Uganda Returning Home

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 August 2007 Uganda The UN refugee agency says more Sudanese refugees in Uganda are voluntarily returning to their homes in South Sudan following the withdrawal of the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army, from the

2007年VOA标准英语-Sierra Leone Refugees Find International Succes

By Kane Farabaugh New York 20 September 2007 Government corruption and control of the diamond industry fueled the civil war that erupted in Sierra Leone in 1991. By the end of the decade, fighting had spread throughout the African country and includ

VOA标准英语2010年-Afghan Cricket Team Overcomes Challeng

I love cricket, and I wanted to do something for my country because I come here Twelve teams from around the world are competing in this year's international tournament for one-day cricket matches, the Twenty20 World Cup. While the presence of perenn

VOA标准英语2010-'Warehoused' Refugee Builds New Life in U

Laurel Bowman | Washington 08 April 2010 The United States resettles the largest number of refugees worldwide, allowing roughly 70,000 to enter the U.S. each year. Currently, large numbers of Bhutanese refugees, who lived for decades in camps in Nepa

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Refugee Chief Calls For Political Solution i

By Selah Hennessy Goma 15 December 2007 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has visited a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He told reporters the conflict situation in Congo needs a political ra

学个词Learn a Word 第467期 Refugee

今天我们要学的词是refugee。 Refugee, 是难民的意思。refugee camp 是难民营。外国人在南非受到攻击，造成数千人出逃。分析人士说， This is a classic refugee situation, 这是典型的难民情况。 最近，乍

Every day is a lucky day

Every day is a lucky day I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom te

环球英语 — 179：Refugee Football

Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1

CCTV9英语新闻：Syrian carries Olympic Flame through refugee camp

A disabled Syrian refugee has been given the opportunity to carry the Olympic Flame through a refugee camp in Athens. Syrian bears Olympic Flame through refugee camp Ibrahim Al-Hussein, 27, is a freestyle swimmer, basketball player and former judo wr