Vima: A new refugee crisis in the Aegean Sea16.04.2018 15:51:00Increased tensions in Greek-Turkish relations, alongside the escalation of the war in Syria, have led to a surge in the number of refugees arriving to Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, the Athens-based newspaper Vima warns.
Belgrade, Serbia: A Case Study of Refugees in Towns14.04.2018 12:04:00Before 2015, the prevailing representation of irregular migration to the European Union concerned the Mediterranean migration routes, but in the summer of 2015, the focus shifted to the Balkan Route (Beznec et al. 2016, p.4).
Syria-The world is silent12.04.2018 11:36:00The social media and news agencies are full of pictures, videos, news on the brutal chemical attacks in Syria. Doctors and volunteers taking wounded people to hospitals “full to bursting”.
Refugees in Lebanon might not get life-saving medical treatment due to budget cuts10.04.2018 14:01:00UNHCR has said that, due to lack of funding, dozens of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, risk not getting the medical treatment they need to survive. Among them is Abdel Razzaq, a teen suffering from kidney failure.
Volunteer Story04.04.2018 17:17:00My name is Siôn Rickard. I come from a village called Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, North Wales. I’m an actor, musician and writer. I also work as a Teaching Assistant in schools.
On the edge of the EU, refugee flows flood the Evros River27.03.2018 11:48:00A clampdown on Europe's eastern borders and the Aegean Sea has forced migrants to seek different — and more dangerous — routes to the continent. Hunters and fishermen find their bodies, reports Anthee Carassava.
Can Pope Francis keep the door open for refugees?26.03.2018 09:56:00Vatican City (CNN)Nour Essa landed on Lesbos in a refugee boat and left on the jumbo jet of a Pope. One minute, this microbiologist was holding her toddler amid squalor in one of the most miserable refugee camps in Europe.
Migration in Europe: EU must act together and do more to support local authorities 23.03.2018 14:33:00The European Union needs to increase support for cities and regions and border countries that are on the front line of managing migration, the European Committee of the Regions said on 22 March. The EU's assembly for local and regional politicians expressed particular concern about the...
EU praises Turkey on migrant deal despite Greek misery22.03.2018 14:38:00The European Commission has praised a migrant deal between EU states and Turkey but remained silent on the plight of those caught up in the misery of the Greek islands.
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EU to offer Turkey more cash for Syrian refugees before Erdogan meeting15.03.2018 10:19:00The European Union’s executive is due to approve a further 3 billion euros in funding for Syrian refugees living in Turkey, EU officials said, ahead of a meeting with President Tayyip Erdogan later this month.
School built for Syrian refugee children wins top architecture prize14.03.2018 14:35:00Building was made using Superadobe techniques seen in traditional structures such as Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne
A Syrian family seeking asylum gets an answer12.03.2018 17:18:00Illham Alarabi is one of those indomitable women who takes everything in stride. The kind of unflappable mother who can single-handedly extract her oldest son from a squabble with a bully, soothe the teething pains of another and bathe a baby, all while supper simmers on the stove.
Turkey: Over 1,280 undocumented migrants held in 2 days07.03.2018 23:44:00Migrants were attempting to cross Turkish borders using illegal routes
Children on the move: key facts and figures01.03.2018 11:46:00Millions of children have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced. As of 2016, 28 million children were living in forced displacement – this includes 12 million child refugees and child asylum seekers, and 16 million children living in internal displacement due to conflict and violence.