The problem for refugees in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The nearest hawaladar, or hawala agent, is in Virginia. Mohamed said it's too early for Siyat and Adan Hassan to use SendWave. The brothers have yet to find jobs, and the flip phones his organization gave them don't support the app. But it won't be long before they upgrade to a smartphone. "The minute they get a job, they buy a smartphone," Mohamed said. "It's a priority for them."First published September 1 at 5:00 a.m. PT. Updated September 19 at 5:00 a.m. PT: Added the US administration's goal of accepting 110,000 refugees in 2017, along with UN figures on the number of people worldwide forcibly displaced by "conflict and persecution."Updated September 20, at 2:10 p.m. PT: Added President Obama's announcement.
For the 85,000 refugees who will resettle in the US this year, mobile phones have become as essential to their daily lives as a safe, clean place to live and a steady job, This story is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series "Life, Disrupted," about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis -- if at all, Omar Mohamed has helped dozens of African refugees resettle in the US, Among the first items he sets up for them: a mobile phone, Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic, We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read, Discussion protect verge case for apple iphone x and xs - graphite/clear/gunmetal threads can be closed at any time at our discretion..
Stephen O'Brien is the man in charge when the UN needs to send aid during a humanitarian crisis. CNET's reporters and photographers visited the anarchist Athens neighborhood of Exarchia in Greece and a refugee camp known as the "Jungle" in Calais, France. We spoke with aid groups in Australia about life in the secretive offshore detention practices for migrants and refugees. In the US, we spoke with refugees in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, about how they're adjusting to their new lives. O'Brien, the under secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said there's no "magic bullet" to fix the "worst crisis of our time." But he believes tech is playing an increasingly important role in the UN's efforts to help people.
O'Brien described how an innovation hub played a central role in the last World Humanitarian Summit, which was held in Istanbul in May, He touted a demonstration of GPS and mapping software that would better help aid workers as an example of the tech the UN is fostering, "People could communicate whether they had food needs or water needs, or need the ability to get somebody who's wounded evacuated to a necessary place of medical treatment," O'Brien said protect verge case for apple iphone x and xs - graphite/clear/gunmetal during a 30-minute interview at the UN in New York on August 9, "All that could be plugged in so you could be cutting down the time toward getting somebody who needs life-saving assistance."UN delegates will convene here Monday to discuss the refugee crisis..
The UN will hold a summit devoted to refugees and migrants starting later Monday in New York, with President Barack Obama set to address the group on Tuesday. Last week, the UN High Commission for Refugees released a report that said internet access was just as important as food, water and shelter. O'Brien, a former member of the UK parliament who was appointed by UN General Secretary Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in March 2015, spoke to CNET News Executive Editor Roger Cheng about the tech being used by aid workers, how phones are a lifeline for the displaced and how social media can spread word about the world's problems. Here's an edited transcript of their conversation.
