Avainsana: refugees
Three-quarters of Moria refugees relocated to new tent camp
Around 9,000 asylum seekers have been moved to a temporary camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, 10 days after a fire destroyed the notorious…
Childhood packed in a rucksack: young refugees at risk in the Balkans
A group of boys sit on a sunny patch of grass in a park in downtown Belgrade, but they are not here for a picnic….
As other doors close, some Rohingya cling to hope of resettlement
On the third anniversary of a mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, prospects look bleak for about 1 million members of the Muslim minority from…
Refugees freed from Greek camp ’hell’ left homeless
When Amir Hussein was finally allowed to leave the horrific migrant camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, it was supposed to be…
UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in COVID-19 pandemic
The UN Secretary-General has expressed hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a rethinking of how the world supports refugees, migrants and internally displaced…
Aid workers race to stop coronavirus spreading in world’s largest refugee camp
Aid workers in Bangladesh raced to stop the coronavirus spreading through the world’s largest refugee settlement on Friday, installing isolation treatment centres and hand washing…
Caught between climate and virus threats, migrants have no safe place to go
Ali Mohammad, a 50-year-old Afghan nomad, lost most of his sheep to a harsh drought in 2018. The following year, his home was destroyed by…
Soap for refugee shelters; a matter of life and death as pandemic continues
Handwashing with soap and water has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an extremely important way to reduce the spread of COVID-19….
How refugees are helping overwhelmed health systems’ COVID-19 response
With many European health services struggling to deal with an influx of COVID-19 patients, many refugees and migrants with experience in the sector, are being…
Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says
President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus. On Twitter,…
U.N. urges countries to extend care to all migrants to combat coronavirus
Undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and trafficking victims worldwide should be granted access to healthcare and welfare – regardless of their legal status – to protect…
‘Overwhelmed’ health systems have little room for sick refugees, migrants, UN agencies warn
Four prominent United Nations system entities have called on countries to protect refugees, migrants, stateless persons and those forcibly displaced by disasters and conflict –…
Spanish hotel owner turns resort over to refugees during coronavirus crisis
In a complex of holiday bungalows to the east of Madrid, Venezuelan refugees and homeless people have replaced the tourists, business meetings and wedding parties…






