Syrian refugee wins scholarship for the University of Siena in Italy
Syrian refugee Rim recently moved from Nigeria to Italy to study at the University of Siena. She received a scholarship through a program supported by UN refugee agency UNHCR.
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Italian ministers in Tunisia, Egypt to discuss migration, repatriations
On a visit to Tunisia the Italian ministers for foreign affairs and the interior met with their counterparts to discuss stability in the Mediterranean region and stopping migration flows. The Italian delegation will travel to Egypt on Saturday, another key departure and transit country.
Italy's municipalities call for better migrant reception coordination at decree hearing
The organization ANCI has said that while Italy's municipalities are willing to receive migrants, they need better long-term planning and coordination from the national government when it comes to migrant reception.
Italy: Underage migrants helped provide Christmas meals for the poor in Caserta
On Christmas morning, unaccompanied underage migrants helped provide meals to those in need in Caserta, southern Italy, alongside local volunteers. The project was organized by a local church.
UNICORE helps Congolese refugee study in Italy
His story leads from Goma to Florence: from a dire situation in the Congo, the eastern part of which is one of the most dangerous in the world, to the cradle of the Italian Renaissance -- and his own -- in Florence.
Italy welcomes several hundred asylum seekers via humanitarian corridors
Italy has welcomed more than 300 migrants via humanitarian corridors over the past two weeks. The new right-wing government has said it says 'yes' to the corridors and 'no' to traffickers and "illegal immigration".
Italy welcomes 178 Afghan refugees from Pakistan, Iran
Two groups of Afghan refugees have arrived in Italy through humanitarian corridors recently: 26 people landed in Rome from Tehran on Tuesday and 152 people from Pakistan arrived last week.
Italy: 51 refugee students arrive via special humanitarian corridor
This week, a group of 51 refugees arrived in Rome. They were granted visas and scholarships through the 'UNICORE - University Corridors for Refugees project'. They will study at 33 Italian universities.
3,000 stateless people in Italy, new union launched
The new Italian Union of Stateless People has been founded in Italy by four youths with first-hand experience. The organization is supported by PartecipAzione, a program promoted by the UN refugee agency UNHCR and humanitarian organization Intersos.
Italy: Around 2,000 migrants from Tunisia arrived in October, FTDES
Nearly 2,000 migrants and refugees reached Italian coasts from Tunisia last month, according to the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES). The number of arrivals from Tunisia in Italy so far this year has already surpassed arrivals for all of 2021.
'The system is broken': Inside an Italian reception center in Sicily
The Italian protection system for asylum seekers and refugees is made up of a large network of different accommodation centers and programs. InfoMigrants visited one small center run by the Iride cooperative in Caltagirone, Sicily.
Meloni says her idea of naval blockade part of EU Sophia mission
Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has explained that her idea of a 'naval blockade' against migration can be found in the original proposal of the European Union's Sophia naval mission. The third phase of the proposal, which was never implemented, planned to halt the departure of migrant boats from North Africa, said Meloni.