In 2021, the bodies of nine Native American children who died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School were returned home, more than 100 years after U.S. government policies forcibly separated them from their families and communities. These children were members of the Rosebud Sioux (Sicangu Lakota) Nation in South Dakota.
As extreme weather events and environmental disasters surge around the globe, the role of the climate crisis in driving forced migration is starting to receive growing policy attention.
At the most recent annual international climate conference in December, governments agreed to some of the strongest-ever global commitments to take action address the climate crisis. The agreement includes commitments to transition away from fossil fuels, triple renewable energy, increase energy efficiency, and end deforestation and land degradation.
The compounding effects of climate change, violent conflict, and forced migration are having a profound impact on communities around the globe.
As Gaza faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, more than 50 national organizations sent a letter to President Biden urging him to restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
More weapons for wars or protection for asylum seekers? This is the ill-hearted and life-threatening game U.S. lawmakers are playing.
With the White House’s full support, Senate lawmakers voted this week to advance a $119 billion spending deal for military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan in exchange for eviscerating the United States’ already deficient asylum system.
Rather than pursuing a reckless, ineffective military approach that will only fuel more violence, the U.S. must focus on the root issue of this conflict: Gaza.
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act will make a significant difference for millions of families struggling to get by. No other legislation before this Congress would have such an impact in reducing child poverty.
FCNL’s peacebuilding team spoke with Enass Muzamel, a Sudanese pro-democracy activist and human rights defender coordinating efforts to support women and girls facing the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
Lawmakers made history on Jan. 16 by centering Palestinian human rights during a debate and vote on the Senate floor.
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