Global Initiative Bi-weekly Newsletter

                                                                        February 14th to Febuary 27th, 2026 Rwanda Beyond Shelter: Refugees Finding Rights and Opportunities in Rwanda For many forced to flee their home countries, exile begins with uncertainty. Conflict, political instability, and insecurity often leave families little time to prepare. Refugees cross borders not in search of opportunity, but in search of safety. In Rwanda, more than 138,000 refugees live across camps and urban communities. While the term “refugee” often evokes images of vulnerability, the reality for many in Rwanda is increasingly defined by inclusion, participation, and opportunity rather than isolation. At Mahama Camp in Kirehe District, 128 livestock farmers formed the Indashyikirwa cooperative in 2015, starting with fewer...

                                                                         January 23 to February 6, 2026 Lebanon Lebanon wants 'majority' of one million Syrian refugees to return home this year. Lebanon wants to help the majority of Syrian refugees return home this year following the fall of the Assad regime, the country's social affairs minister said. Haneen Sayed said the government was committed to supporting families with financial and other incentives, but said: “We can't carry this burden any longer.” To date, about 500,000 of the estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon have returned, Ms Sayed said, speaking to The National at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. “We have had international support … but it does still not compensate, if you will, for the pressure that such a large host c...