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German NGO rescues over 400 migrants over Christmas weekend
The Greek and Tunisian coast guards have also reported successful rescue missions. Nonetheless, dozens of people have died in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean over…
Migrant worker numbers rise by five million: ILO
The number of international migrant workers has increased from 164 to 169 million, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, noting a marked rise…
Migrants left stranded and without assistance by COVID-19 lockdowns
Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of necessity, stranding millions from home, the UN…
Fifteen times more children crossing the Panama jungle towards the USA in the last four years
The number of children migrating up north through the dangerous Darien rainforest between Colombia and Panama has increased more than fifteen-fold in the last four…
Migrating online: The digital tools preparing refugees and migrants with an economic lifeline
Whilst the global economy has taken a battering during the COVID-19 pandemic, online commerce has thrived. A UN-supported initiative is helping refugees and migrants around…
Thousands of migrants forced to sleep rough after closure, destruction of Bosnia camp
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is stepping up its assistance to the thousands of migrants who will be sleeping rough tonight in Bosnia, which…
Anger as Hong Kong court keeps ’discriminatory’ live-in rule for migrant maids
A Hong Kong court’s decision to uphold a compulsory rule for migrant domestic workers to live with their employers drew criticism on Tuesday from labour…
Greece reports first coronavirus case in Moria migrant camp on Lesbos
Greece has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 at an overcrowded migrant camp on the island of Lesbos. Officials say the infected man has been…
Dozens of migrants die in shipwreck off Libya – UN
At least 45 migrants, including five children, have died in the deadliest shipwreck off Libya so far this year, the UN’s agency for refugees says….
UK and France promise new migrant crossings plan, says minister
The UK and France are working on new measures to stop migrants from crossing the English Channel, an immigration minister has said. Chris Philp said…
Migrant Channel crossings ’stupid and dangerous’ says Boris Johnson as UK re-examines asylum law
Boris Johnson has said he wants to work together with France to curb the number of migrants taking the perilous journey across the Channel to…
UK calls on France to intercept migrants crossing Channel as numbers rise
British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday described the volume of migrants crossing the Channel as ”appalling and unacceptably high” and called on France to…
Spain to build camp for migrant strawberry pickers after U.N. criticism
Spanish soldiers have been sent to build a camp for migrant strawberry pickers after a U.N. official criticised authorities for allowing seasonal farm workers to…
Britain, France agree joint unit to fight migrant traffickers
The interior ministers of France and Britain on Sunday signed an agreement creating a new joint police intelligence unit to combat migrant traffickers and reduce…
Italy prohibits German migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 from leaving harbor
Italian authorities have banned the German migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 from setting sail, citing ”several irregularities.” Just days ago, the ship started its first…
How COVID-19 is complicating Europe’s migrant problem
COVID-19 forced Europe to shut its borders but, since the start of the year, more than 13,000 migrants have attempted to cross the central Mediterranean,…
US must free migrant children from detention, court says
A court in Los Angeles has ordered the release of more than 100 children held in United States family immigration detention because of the risk…
Migrant rescue ships return to the Mediterranean after lockdown
Migrant rescue ships have returned to the Mediterranean for the first time in two months as coronavirus movement restrictions begin to ease. Last Saturday 67…












