YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

MODEL,JOAN SMALLS COVERS ELLE MAGAZINE,JANUARY 2014 ISSUE.

Despite Miss Smalls' own success, along with fellow models Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn, ranked 29th on Models.com, she admits that ethnic and racial diversity in the fashion industry is still 'challenging'           Joan Smalls is the first black model to be signed as the face of Estee Lauder,talks about racism in the fashion industry.the 25 year old Puerto Rico native,who is ranked as the number one model,speaks about the industry's lack of diversity,she said beauty is universal,these doors have to be opened.Chanel,Iman,a Victorian secret and Vogue regular revealed that she is often turned away by casting agents and designers who already have one black girl for the job.more photos below.                                                                     Joan Smalls, the first black model to be signed as the face of Estee Lauder, has spoken out about racism in the fashion industryPosing on the cover of Elle magazine's January issue, the 25-year-old Puerto Rico native, who is currently ranked the world's number one model by the industry's influential news site Models.com, speaks candidly about the industry's lack of diversity'There are people in the industry who are advocates, who support diversity. And there are people who do not. I don¿t get it. Beauty is universal. These doors have to open,' she said

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