Big Business Helps Refugees
A boardroom would be a more likely place for a meeting between decision makers of four high powered international corporations. Instead they came together in a refugee camp in Thailand. They didn't come to plan a merger, but to put their hearts and minds together to find innovative ways to assist refugees.
Zimbabweans in South Africa
While Zimbabwe's main political rivals have agreed to hold power-sharing talks, there are continued reports of instability and violence in the country. The flow of Zimbabweans seeking asylum in neigbouring South Africa is growing, rather than ebbing. The UN refugee agency reports that there are more and more women and children joining the exodus.