Refugees International
Coverage of Refugees International in the Nexus archive.
- What will define Elon Musk’s legacy? Doge cuts to USAID Ebola programs
Experts attribute hindered response to DRC’s Ebola outbreak and significant deaths to cuts in USAID programs. Elon Musk has shifted focus to criticizing USAID, which he previously dismantled, amid SpaceX stock drops and Tesla lawsuits.
- What will define Elon Musk’s legacy? Doge cuts to USAID Ebola programs
Experts claim cuts to USAID's Ebola programs have hindered the Democratic Republic of Congo's outbreak response and caused significant deaths. Elon Musk has shifted focus from his struggling companies to criticizing USAID on X, drawing attention to his previous role in dismantling the agency.
- How the loss of USAID has weakened the fight against Ebola
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is escalating, with warnings it could become one of the deadliest without a stronger response. The article examines how the loss of USAID support has weakened efforts to combat the outbreak, referencing Jeremy Konyndyk's past role leading USAID’s foreign disaster assistance during the 2014 Ebola crisis.
- US-Central African Republic Deportation Agreement Escalates Attack on Immigrants and Puts Lives at Risk
The U.S. government has reached a deportation agreement with the Central African Republic (CAR) to expel asylum seekers and migrants with no legal or personal ties to CAR, a country marked by conflict and extreme poverty. This practice, part of a broader third-country deportation strategy involving over 30 nations, risks sending individuals to persecution and violates U.S. and international laws.
- Ebola in Congo: What Happens When Global Response Capacity Disappears?
A webinar hosted by MedPage Today discusses the implications of dwindling global response capacity for the Ebola outbreak in Congo. Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust and Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and a former USAID official, examine the issue.