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The travel plans of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić have sparked a controversy between Belgrade and Zagreb. Vučić intended to make an unannounced and 'private' visit to the memorial site of the Jasenovac concentration camp in Croatia. Zagreb pointed to a breach of protocol, saying that no head of state is allowed to make a private visit unannounced. Serbian politicians are up in arms.

L'envoi de graines pour de courts voyages dans l'espace aide les scientifiques à développer de nouvelles variétés de cultures qui peuvent prospérer dans un climat changeant et contribuer à nourrir la population mondiale croissante.

Safe Passages arranges food distribution for 120 immigrant families. Families also receive immigration information, legal information, and referrals, such as rental assistance programs, COVID-19 vaccination details, and parenting resources. Credit: Safe Passages

By SeiMi Chu
Stanford, Jul 18 2022 (IPS)

Veronica Vega’s husband was the first in the family to immigrate to Oakland, California. When 27 years ago Vega decided to join him, she was five months pregnant and walked across the Mexican border to come to the United States.

“It was a horrible experience. It was so sad to leave your country, your town, and your family behind. Everything was different – the country, the language, the community. That’s why I looked around to find somewhere I could belong,” Vega reflected.

She discovered Safe Passages, an organization that supports youth and families by providing enhanced services and community development through various programs. Vega no longer felt alone.

Now, Vega is the Community Development Manager at Safe Passages, and she assists other immigrants in getting the help they need to integrate into US society successfully.

Vega tells of a success story. She helped a family from Tijuana, Mexico, receive their acceptance to the renowned Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA is an immigration policy that provides immigrants who came to the US as a child a work permit and a two-year period to reside in the country without facing deportation. After two years, immigrants need to submit a renewal application for DACA. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) allows renewal subject to requirements.

The mother of two fled from Mexico to California because she faced domestic violence from her husband. She and her children contacted Safe Passages, where they met Vega.

Safe Passages serves about 5,000 families annually. One of their programs focuses on helping children who may face deportation due to their refugee status. Vega connected this family to one of their partners, East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC).

A private lawyer through EBCLC helped them receive their permanent residencies, and the service they received was free.

“When I heard they were considered permanent residents of the United States, I was so happy. They never realized they would receive anything, and I was so happy,” Vega said.

Vega helps families who fear deportation. She aids about 1,500 families per year with immigration resources.

She wants to partner with more non-profit organizations to help immigrant families.

“I was accepted into this country, and I love to work in the community. I love to help people regardless of race, age, and status,” Vega explained.

Alicia Perez, Chief Operating Officer of Safe Passages, described how the different programs at Safe Passages interconnect.

Safe Passages aims to support families with children with a big focus on school-based programs. They have after-school and tutoring programs, family resources, and health centers. Safe Passages makes the information accessible by ensuring materials are in the migrants’ home languages – informing them about their civil rights.

The organization provides immigrant families with Red Cards created by the immigrant Legal Resource Center. The Red Card informs families about their rights under the US Constitution, whether they are immigrants or not. Safe Passages asks families to carry their Red Cards in case they are stopped by law enforcement or the police.

“We believe all children should have access to education, health care, and support. By doing so, they are most likely to live fulfilling lives and be successful, regardless of race, economic status, ethnicity, or gender,” Perez said.

Refugee Processing Center’s Refugee Admission Report releases data on the number of refugee arrivals. California had the highest refugee arrivals from October 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022, with 1,128 people arriving in the state.

Florencia Reyes Donohue, a senior paralegal in Kids in Need of Defense’s (KIND) San Francisco office, helps prepare and file forms for unaccompanied child clients seeking protection in the US.

KIND’s mission is to ensure that no child goes into immigration court without high-quality legal representation and that unaccompanied children have access to the protection they need and deserve. The organization partners with pro bono attorneys from more than 700 law firms and corporations to represent clients at no cost.

KIND worked with 29,000 children from 2009 to 2021. In addition to legal services, they provide holistic care through its social services program. KIND ensured that children would have an easier time adjusting to a country they were unfamiliar with by addressing their traumas. KIND offers counseling referrals, social-emotional support, health insurance assistance, school enrollment, and job placements, among other services.

Reyes Donohue said she admired the bravery the children she worked with had. “They do this journey alone; they are incredibly resilient.”

Fathers attend their kids’ soccer team practices and Safe Passages’ parenting workshops. Safe Passages provides immigration information, parenting workshops, and referrals during these practices. Credit: Safe Passages

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South Africa, the home land of the late giant fighter against Apartheid, racism and discrimination – Nelson Mandela “Mandiba”, is already ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’ against migrants, refugees, asylum seekers – and even citizens perceived as outsiders.

Just three days ahead of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day (18 July), a group of independent United Nations human rights experts condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa.

Today, the world honours a giant of our time; a leader of unparalleled courage and towering achievement; and a man of quiet dignity and deep humanity

António Guterres, UN Secretary-General

Known as Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council’s independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world, the human rights experts warned that the ongoing xenophobic mobilisation is “broader and deeper,” and has become the central campaign strategy for some political parties in the country.

 

Operation Dudula

In a statement released on 15 July 2022, the United Nations independent human rights experts cited “Operation Dudula” as an example of the spreading hate speech.

Originally a social media campaign, Operation Dudula has become an umbrella for the mobilisation of “violent protests, vigilant eviolence, arson targeting migrant-owned homes and businesses, and even the murder of foreign nationals.”

According to the human rights experts, xenophobia is often explicitly racialised, targeting low-income Black migrants and refugees and, in some cases, South African citizens accused of being “too Black to be South Africans.”

 

Inequality

South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world, according to a recent World Bank’s report titled ‘Inequality in Southern Africa’.

The report highlighted how inequality is consistent as 10% of the population owns more than 80% of the wealth.

Out of its 60 million inhabitants, “an estimated 10 million people in South Africa live below the food poverty line, while the unemployment rate is at a record high of almost 40% amongst Black South Africans according to Statistics South Africa.”

Poverty, unemployment and crime are reportedly the greatest sources of contention as Operation Dudula and its members believe that illegal foreigners are the reason that South Africa’s public socioeconomic systems do not benefit its native Black majority.

Impoverished former European colonies –who also fall victims of deepening poverty and inequality–, South Africa’s neighbouring countries- Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and the enclaved Lesotho-, have been lastly a source of increasing migration.

 

Fueled by the Government

“Anti-migrant discourse from senior government officials has fanned the flames of violence, and government actors have failed to prevent further violence or hold perpetrators accountable,” say the UN human rights Special Rapporteurs.

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The World Bank goes on explaining that South Africa has made considerable strides to improve the wellbeing of its citizens since its transition to democracy in the mid-1990s, but progress has stagnated in the last decade.

The percentage of the population below the upper-middle-income-country poverty line fell from 68% to 56% between 2005 and 2010 but has since trended slightly upwards to 57% in 2015 and is projected to have reached 60% in 2020.

Structural challenges and weak growth have undermined progress in reducing poverty, which have been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, adds the review.

“The achievement of progress in household welfare is severely constrained by rising unemployment, which reached an unprecedented 35.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021. The unemployment rate is highest among youths aged between 15 and 24, at around 66.5%.”

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Nelson Mandela

“Today, the world honours a giant of our time; a leader of unparalleled courage and towering achievement; and a man of quiet dignity and deep humanity,” said the UN secretary general, António Guterres, in his message on the occasion of the 2022 Nelson Mandela International Day.

“Our world today is marred by war; overwhelmed by emergencies; blighted by racism, discrimination, poverty, and inequalities; and threatened by climate disaster,” adds Guterres.

“Let us find hope in Nelson Mandela’s example and inspiration in his vision.”

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Meilleure banque d'Afrique,
Meilleure banque d'Afrique pour les PME
Meilleure banque numérique d'Afrique

Lors des prestigieux Euromoney Awards, Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) a remporté les titres très prisés de ‘Meilleure banque d'Afrique', ‘Meilleure banque d'Afrique pour les PME' et ‘Meilleure banque numérique d'Afrique'. Les ‘Euromoney Awards for Excellence' décernés depuis 30 ans, sont très réputés dans le secteur bancaire mondial, comme en témoigne le nombre record de candidatures reçues en 2022.

Ade Ayeyemi, directeur général du Groupe Ecobank, a indiqué : « Je suis très honoré par cette distinction en tant que banque panafricaine à laquelle l'Afrique et les amis de l'Afrique font confiance. Être à l'écoute de nos clients en temps réel a été un élément essentiel pour mériter cette confiance. Nous avons adopté des technologies de pointe pour accroître l'efficacité opérationnelle, améliorer nos offres, nos services et l'expérience client. Nous avons donné la priorité à nos clients, en plaçant leurs besoins et leur expérience au cœur de nos décisions et de nos activités. Notre présence et nos activités inégalées en Afrique nous ont également valu une place enviable en tant que véritable banque panafricaine, dont les connaissances approfondies distinguent nos produits et nos offres. C'est un grand honneur pour tous les Ecobanquiers d'être reconnus pour ces efforts soutenus. »

Notre engagement envers les PME en Afrique est inébranlable. Le fait d'avoir été nommée meilleure banque d'Afrique pour les PME pour la deuxième fois cette année, à la suite des Trophées « African Banker 2022 », souligne la volonté de la banque commerciale Ecobank d'autonomiser les PME à travers les 33 pays où elle opère en Afrique subsaharienne. La gamme complète de solutions de la banque accompagne et stimule les PME africaines et veille à leur prospérité. Ecobank élargit l'accès des PME au financement au moyen de diverses initiatives. En effet, grâce à de solides partenariats de partage des risques établis avec des institutions de développement et de financement, nous pouvons améliorer l'accès au financement pour les PME tout en ciblant également les entreprises appartenant à des femmes ou axées sur les femmes à travers l'Afrique. Ecobank s'attache en outre à apporter un appui non financier par le biais de programmes de formation et de séminaires en ligne, afin d'aider les PME à devenir des entreprises solides et durables.

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The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on 26 September 2022.

The meeting agenda and documents will be published here.

SEDE missions:

• SEDE mission to Mozambique from 18-22 September 2022
  
  
• SEDE mission to Iraq from 24-28 May 2022

• SEDE mission to Georgia from 10-14 April 2022

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