Recognition of foreign qualifications
Many refugees, who live in Germany, are allowed to work. The question is, are they able to work in the same profession they were trained for in their home country?
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Scientists appeal to stop false myths on migrants and health
The results of a commission created by the scientific journal "The Lancet" together with University College of London (UCL) showed that "harmful, unfounded myths are used to justify policies of exclusion" towards migrants. The study highlights that migrants are not disease carriers or a burden on services.
Cooperation increases between Spain and Morocco on migration
The fight against illegal immigration in Spain was at the center of a meeting between Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez and his Moroccan counterpart Saadeddine Othmani on the sidelines of an intergovernmental conference on migration organized by the UN in Marrakech.
Chios: No future on a prosperous Greek island
Hundreds of migrants and refugees, mainly from Afghanistan and Africa, are stuck on Chios island in the Northern Aegean Sea. Local authorities want to close the refugee camp.
UNHCR and Libyan government inaugurate new facility for vulnerable refugees
The UNHCR announced the evacuation of the first group of refugees, hosted in new departure facilities, from Libya to Niger last week.
IOM expects migrant arrivals to hit 150,000 in Yemen
In spite of the ongoing civil war, the number of migrants arriving in Yemen has increased significantly. The UN Migration Agency IOM is concerned that more and more migrants will find themselves exposed to violence and danger without any protection.
Global migrant numbers up 20 percent
Migrants of working age make up 4.2 percent of the global population, and the number is growing. A UN report notes how poorer countries are increasingly supplying labor to richer ones to their own detriment.
Why is the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration being challenged in Europe?
Criticized by many European countries, the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration presents migration in a positive light and proposes to improve the rights of migrants and the duties of host countries while combating illegal migration.
A Syrian refugee who landed on his feet
Mohamad Kayali came to Germany in 2015 after fleeing his home city of Aleppo. It has taken a long time, but he has managed to create a new home for himself and his family.
More than 50 % of young and highly educated Tunisians want to emigrate, says study
More than half of Tunisian between the age of 18 and 35 are thinking about emigrating, according to a new survey. One in ten Tunesians is making concrete plans to leave.
Germany's immigrants better integrated than 10 years ago, study says
Immigrants in Germany are better integrated than was the case a decade ago, researchers have found. While most German residents with foreign roots have become part of society, a small group feels like they don't belong.
Populists attack UN Global Compact on Refugees
The UN migration pact continues to be at the center of political debate in Germany. A second UN agreement on refugees is also now under fire, with the far right saying it will facilitate an unregulated refugee influx.