Six wealthiest countries host less than 9% of world's refugees

US, China, Japan, Germany, France and UK accommodate just 2.1 million refugees, according to Oxfam report

Stressed and stuck in Macedonia: Balkans' hidden migrant story

Thousands March in Greece in Support of Refugees

Thousands took to streets in Greece to show solidarity with the refugees. They rallied outside the parliament against the migration policies.

Hungary: Migrants Abused at the Border

(Budapest) – Migrants at Hungary’s border are being summarily forced back to Serbia, in some cases with cruel and violent treatment, without consideration of their claims for protection, Human Rights Watch said today.

Refugees who cannot pay people smugglers 'being sold for organs'

An average of 24 people per minute are were displaced last year, the UN said, amounting to 34,000 people per day.

Greece's stranded refugees fear being forgotten

Since Europe closed its borders to refugees and migrants, nearly 60,000 people have been trapped in Greece.

Hassan films his perilous boat journey

Hassan and a group of refugees embark on a dinghy crossing from Turkey to Greece, but as water fills the boat, it becomes clear the life-threatening situation they are in.

Yusuf Islam to highlight plight of child refugees in rare London show

The name of the campaign, he said, was inspired by the pope’s visit to Lesbos. “He said: ‘You are not alone’ and that just stuck with me and I wanted to spread that philosophy.”

Children face beatings, rape, death trying to reach Europe: UNICEF

"Italian social workers claim that both boys and girls are sexually assaulted and forced into prostitution while in Libya, and that some of the girls were pregnant when they arrived in Italy, having been raped," it said.

Illegal Migrants Can't Be Jailed, Court Rules

The decision will be seen as a blow to efforts to tackle migration, with many Schengen countries reintroducing border controls

Yusuf / Cat Stevens Launches a Campaign for Child Refugees

Legendary singer/songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens has launched a campaign to help child refugees in Europe with a charity gig on 14th June at London’s Central Hall, Westminster, and the release of a unique single, He Was Alone.

Paris mayor announces plan to create refugee camp

Anne Hidalgo unveils plan to build shelter for refugees to replace makeshift camps shut down for health reasons

Mediterranean death toll soars as 204,000 cross in first 5 months of 2016

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 31 May 2016, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Macedonia and the whole region will face a new migrant wave

The assumptions are as follows: if the agreement between EU and Turkey breaks down, as the last signals indicate is likely to happen, then Macedonia and the whole region will face a new migrant wave. The

UN: More than 700 refugees feared drowned off Italy

UN refugee agency says hundreds of people may have died in three separate shipwrecks in recent days.