Migration

Rioting in the Nairobi slum of Kibera following the post-election violence of early 2008. Photo:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwactionpixsmarukocom/2182826606/">Tom Maruko (Flickr)</a>

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Kenyan IDPs: Two Years Later and Still No Home

An ultimatum handed down by Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki has dissolved one of the few remaining internally displaced people (IDP) camps within the country.

What will the growth of the Mongolian mining industry mean for the country's nomadic herders? Photo: Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps

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Mines in Mongolia

Mongolia could soon be home to the largest copper mine in the world.

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If You Pay Them, Will They Leave?

As unemployment increases worldwide, countries are looking at ways to stop the bleeding. Spain, Japan and the Czech Republic have decided to pay unemployed immigrants to return to their homelands.

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Hard Times for a Zimbabwean Migrant in Dubai

Like many young people who dream of coming to the wealthy Gulf States to find work, 27-year-old Anesu Gamba came here to Dubai three years ago to escape Zimbabwe’s crippling poverty.

A call center in India. New U.S. policies against outsourcing jobs overseas will hurt India's IT sector the most. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgrobinson/382439150/">David Robinson (flickr)</a>

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India's Outsourcing Woes

In spite of the global recession's painful effects on most of the world's economies, India has managed to stay stable. The country even expects its economy to grow by 5 percent this year.

Police in Reykjavik, Iceland after a violent protest turned into a riot on January 20. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnurmalmquist/3215651009/">finnur.malmquist (flickr)</a>

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Economic Crisis Fueling Social Unrest

It’s a lot worse than just about everyone thought. By some estimates, the economic crisis could cost 50 million jobs worldwide.

Workers on a trading ship in Dubai, UAE. Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/fleshmeatdoll/3037419453/">fleshmeatdoll (flickr)</a>

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"Dubai is Emptying Out"

Despite efforts by the local media to paint an optimistic picture, tough economic realities are quickly catching up with the ambitious, fast-growing city of Dubai.

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Choosing Prayer Camps Over a Visit to the Doctor

The World Health Organization has issued a warning for yet another dire consequence of the global economic crisis: the “severe medical workforce crisis” in Africa and Asia, is expected to get worse.

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Comment Contest Winner!

Congratulations to Manasi in Portland, Ore., this week's winner of our weekly comment contest.

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Can A Minimum Wage Save the World?

Paying people a decent wage may not be just a humane thing to do; it may be the key to jump-starting our ailing international economy.

Tajik women take on the bulk of responsibility while husbands and sons have left the country for migrant work. Photo: Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps

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Tajikistan's Hidden Economy

Tajikistan has the highest remittance rate in the world — a recent World Bank report says that around half of the Central Asian country's money

Dubai's Construction Skyline at Night. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeingthings/463684899/">twocentsworth (flickr)</a>

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The Sky's Limits

The financial crisis is crimping construction in the Middle East and other places that had been experiencing a building boom, Der Spiegel reports.

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7552007@N05/563806543/">The Tenth Dragon (flickr)</a>

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Land Reform for Chinese Farmers

Eight hundred million peasants in China have never been allowed to own their land. Under new reforms by the Chinese government, farmers can trade, subcontract or lease their land — options they have never had before.

The U.S. financial crisis is affecting its southern neighbor. Photo:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fromrocks/6488377/"> Allen Ormond (flickr)</a>

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U.S. Economic Problems Have Ripple Effect in Mexico

As Americans grapple with plunging retirement savings, declining home values and rising gas prices, our neighbors to the south are suffering, too.

A decline in both exports — most of which go to the U.S. — and remittances are putting the brakes on the Mexican economy.

Iraqi refugee boy in Damascus, Syria holding his refugee registration certificate. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/catholicrelief/2223035444/">catholicrlf (flickr)</a>

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No Clear Financial Solution for Iraq’s Refugees

TERRA -- Try to reword this not using "sound financial solution" or "non-existent": Despite an evident problem, a sound financial solution for Iraq’s refugees is non-existent.