The United States is gutting the funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, creating an instant humanitarian crisis for a region already overloaded with them.

“Refugee protection has been politicized...and refugees have been denigrated in our public debate.”

The announcement that the United States will cap its intake of refugees at 30,000 was swiftly denounced by Catholic leaders.

Christians in the U.S. have taken the Trump administration to task for a dramatic drop in the numbers of persecuted Christian and other refugees being admitted into the country, even though administration officials promised last year to help.

The country that is home to the Nobel prizes and militarily neutral policies for the better part of two centuries has been known for its comparatively open doors to migrants and refugees.

A new report from the U.N. Human Rights Council calls for the prosecution of Myanmar's military leaders for genocide and war crimes.