A housing program in Greece funded by the EU is set to close down for good at the end of 2022. Rights groups say hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers are being forced to move to isolated camps, where they have little or no chance of integration.
In 2023, the German state of Berlin will take in 300 Syrians who are living in refugee camps in Lebanon. Berlin wants to extend admissions for vulnerable and at risk groups.
A Syrian doctor, who fled war in his homeland, has set up a mobile health clinic in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, offering free services to refugees. He is hoping to expand his services.
A Greek appeals court has sentenced two asylum seekers from Afghanistan to four years in prison for starting a fire which burned down the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos in 2020. Thousands of migrants were living at the facility at that time, with COVID-19 and unhygienic conditions dictating their daily lives.
As more than 100,000 people have likely started fleeing Ukraine following the Russian invasion, European nations have been quick to respond to the unfolding humanitarian crisis. Ukraine's neighbors in particular are making provisions to host thousands of people. But is it going to be enough? Here's an overview of the latest.
The UNHCR Community Day Center in Tripoli has closed its doors, leaving many stranded without humanitarian assitance. Aid organizations have raised concerns as migrants, refugees and asylum seekers camped outside the center have been met with violence and unlawful arrests.
UNHCR has lauded the government of Pakistan for its campaign to verify and update the data of around 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees in the country. The Afghans received smart identity cards.
According to Didier Leschi, director general of the French Office of Immigration and Integration (OFII), all exiles, regardless of their administrative status, can benefit from accommodation in reception centers in northern France. Many irregular migrants generally refuse to go there, for fear of being detected and deported.
Pope Francis has called on countries to share responsibility on migration and refugee issues, and engage in dialogue to solve conflicts throughout the globe.
The Greek Council for Refugees has released a damning report on the 'tragic' conditions at the new migrant camp on the island of Samos. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently lauded the camp as 'impeccable'.
The UN World Food Programme chief is calling for supply trucks to be allowed to deliver food to thousands of refugees in Tigray, saying current rations will run out on Friday.
Iraq's displaced population is returning to their destroyed homes. For some Yazidi women, living in camps has been a chance to empowerment.