Conflict being driven by ecological damage, report finds
Countries hit by ecological damage and conflict are trapped in a vicious cycle where one problem reinforces the other. And climate change is expected to make things worse.
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120 refugees resettled from Africa to France by IOM
A total of 120 refugees from Sudan and the Central African Republic were resettled to France through the International Organization for Migration (IOM), according to a statement published by the UN agency on December 1. The refugees left N'Djamena (Chad) with a chartered flight on November 25.
Charter flight leaves UK with one migrant on board
At the beginning of October, a flight chartered by the British Home Office left the UK for France with just one migrant on board. Under the Dublin agreement, the UK authorities say he should pursue his asylum claim in France. On Wednesday, October 7, the man’s lawyers went to court in France to try and stop his repatriation to Africa.
UN urges rethink after 45 migrants drown off Libya
The UN says countries must review their approach to migration across the Mediterranean after 45 people recently died in a ship sinking off Libya. It said it was the largest confirmed shipwreck in the area this year.
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.
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.