Tens of thousands displaced in western Darfur - UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has denounced that recent violence in western Darfur has forced tens of thousands of people to flee, stressing that their living conditions are terrible.
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Migrant children could fill half a million classrooms
In the past two years, school-age migrant and refugee children have missed a combined 1.5 billion days of school, according to a new report by the UNESCO. While there have been positive developments in the inclusion of refugees and migrants in the classroom, there is still vast room for improvement.
ECRE denounces mass deportations of migrants from Algeria
Some migrants claim that they were abused by Algerian officials before and during their deportations. Algeria is one of several North African countries that have not signed an African Union protocol on the free circulation of people.
UN says studying water scarcity can help curb migration
In a recent report, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization has said that studying trends linked to the lack of water could help communities to adapt and alleviate migratory pressure. Migrants can share good practices, skills and knowledge transfer, and use remittances for managing water resources.
Today's news
A 16-year-old migrant from Mali talks about the torture he suffered in Libya. In the EU, Germany is the country with the highest rate of returns of rejected asylum seekers, and Turkey stops 22,000 migrants for illegal border crossings. This and more in today's roundup.
Chad: The unexpected migration debate
Many Chadians are surprised: Since France's President Emmanuel Macron has been planning to set up asylum centers in Chad, the country has been the focus of a migration debate. But on the ground, it’s not really an issue.
Interpol arrests 40 in human trafficking raids in Africa
Authorities in west and central Africa have rescued 500 victims of human trafficking in a series of raids. The operation was part of a German-funded initiative targeting organized crime.
EU, African leaders meet in Paris to discuss migrant crisis
Leaders from seven African and European countries meet in Paris on Monday for a mini-summit to discuss how to ease the EU’s migrant crisis.