A highly pregnant migrant from Ethiopia currently residing in Germany is expected to be deported to Poland, where she had first filed for asylum. The case is considered to be a particularly challenging implementation of the so-called Dublin agreement.
A record number of 86 migrants were intercepted in the English Channel on Tuesday as they tried to cross from France to the UK in small boats. It was the highest known number of migrants to have attempted the crossing at the same time.
A boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya on Tuesday. At least 40 people are missing and are presumed drowned.
18-year-old Hikma from Ethiopia fled from Africa to Europe, passing through Libya. Hikma was rescued at sea by the ship Open Arms and disembarked in Italy. She shared her traumatic story with us.
To mark World Refugee Day this June, the UNHCR is encouraging people around the world to count the steps they walk, run and cycle and register on a website. The aim? To cover the distance that refugees are forced to walk every year in order to reach safety. The campaign aims to honor the efforts families make to survive, the UNHCR says.
Over the past year, Saudi authorities have reportedly arrested over 50,000 migrants without papers. Almost all of them hailed from Yemen or Ethiopia.
The European Union has decided to commit an additional 18 million euros to its joint initiative with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Horn of Africa. The initiative aims at improving assistance to migrants along the migrant routes that depart from the region.
Opening your home to a foster child, that's something many people are hesitant to do. A British couple has taken the step and welcomed Ife to their family. She is an underage refugee from Ethiopia who arrived in the UK alone one year ago. InfoMigrants' Emma Wallis visited the family in their London home.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said that last week it assisted in the voluntary repatriation of 222 Ethiopian migrants out of Yemen, with four flights from Sana'a to Addis Ababa. So far in 2019, the organization has helped 733 migrants voluntarily return from war-torn Yemen to their home countries.
Refugee students in German universities experience vast differences compared to their home countries. Whether it is the curriculum, campus life or financial considerations, there is a lot they have to adjust to. InfoMigrants' Aasim Saleem spoke to students from three different regions to explore what the big differences really are.
More and more unaccompanied and separated children are trying to join their parents in Europe. But the laws and the criteria for family reunification are getting tougher in many countries, the International Social Services Switzerland (ISS) says.
The Norwegian Refugee Council is calling on countries of the African Union to fully enact the Kampala Convention to provide protection and assistance to internally displaced persons, following the African Union summit.