Save the Children has denounced that the fact that the total number of internally displaced children in 2021 has reached a record total 25.2 million. The organization said that conflict, violence and climate-related disasters were the main causes that led to an increase in displacement.
Already an experienced mother, Nazila* did not expect that giving birth to her fourth baby would come with so many difficulties. But during her pregnancy in a refugee camp in the Greek island of Lesbos, she realized it was no place to welcome a newborn.
Rwanda expects the first group of about 50 asylum seekers to arrive from the United Kingdom by the end of May. The plan to 'offshore' asylum to the East African nation has attracted widespread criticism, forcing Britain to defend its decision before the UN.
Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said Thursday.
On the occasion of Women's Day, various NGOs are shining a light on the issue of domestic violence among female migrant and refugee populations. One initiative in Athens highlights how it is actively helping to rescue women from abusive partners.
On the day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many foreigners living in Ukraine contacted InfoMigrants. Like the Ukrainian population, they now fear for their lives. One of them is Zhiar, a medical student from Iraqi Kurdistan, who was injured in a bombardment in Kharkiv and is now trying to flee westward.
Cyprus has struck a deal with the European Union to help improve the country’s migrant reception facilities. Under the new agreement it will also be easier for Cyprus to send back rejected asylum seekers.
The Cypriot interior minister said on Tuesday that the EU and its border agency Frontex have helped to streamline procedures to return rejected asylum seekers. The number of people arriving on the island nation lately has been soaring.
Cedric dreamed of reaching Germany to escape poverty in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The young man contacted a travel agency to obtain a student visa for Ukraine and, from there, hoped to get to Germany. But nothing went as planned. Stranded in Ukraine, he has lost everything.
The UN refugee agency has called for more support to address violence against women and girls who have been displaced. There has been surge in violence against female refugees amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to UNHCR.
Malaria remained the leading cause of disease among refugees in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Young children in sub-Saharan Africa are especially vulnerable to the mosquito-borne disease.
In the Kara Tepe migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, thousands of people wait in squalid conditions in the hope of a transfer to another country. Congolese women stuck there tell InfoMigrants what daily life is like in this dirty and unstable camp.