A young Somali's fight for identity
After nearly ten years in Germany, athlete, professional mechanic and refugee Mansor Farah wants to become a citizen in his new home country. There’s just one problem – he has no official identity.
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UNHCR says family reunifications in Italy too slow
The procedures for family reunification for migrants in Italy are taking longer than planned; that's according to a new report by UNHCR in conjunction with Caritas and the Communitas consortium.
IOM resettles 154 Somalis in Germany from Ethiopia
154 Somali refugees were sent to Germany from Ethiopia last week. The resettlement was made possible through a program run by the German and Ethiopian governments, the UN migration agency, and the UN refugee agency.
First set of refugees stranded in Libya arrive in Rwanda
Rwanda has welcomed 66 refugees from other African nations, who had been stuck under dangerous conditions in Libya. The central African country is expected relocate thousands of people stranded in Libya under a new program. However, there are already questions about the future of the program.
At least 40 feared dead or missing in shipwreck off Libya, according to UNHCR
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.
Refugee numbers worldwide hit record high: UN
For the first time ever, the number of displaced people reached 70.8 million at the end of 2018, according to the UNHCR. The agency's chief warned against a hostile climate for refugees, but Germany came in for praise.
Yemen: UNHCR helps Somali refugees return home
Many Somali refugees have decided to return home from Yemen because of the worsening security situation, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR reports. Last week, 125 refugees boarded a ship to return to Somalia.
IOM Tunisia completes first voluntary returns
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted in the voluntary repatriation of a first group of migrants who survived shipwrecks off the coast of Tunisia between May 10 and May 12, as part of an assisted voluntary return program.
A mini-Olympics in memory of Saamiya
Students at a school in Turin have organized a mini-Olympics in memory of Saamiya Yusuf Omar, a young Somali sprinter. Omar died in a migrant shipwreck in 2012.
Female genital mutilation – a 'silent killer'
Not the usual material for a feature film, female genital mutilation is the subject of an upcoming Belgian-Irish production 'A Girl From Mogadishu'. It tells the inspiring story of Ifrah Ahmed from Somalia, where girls are routinely subjected to the practice. But FGM is not confined to Africa – girls and women in Europe are also at risk, and in Germany, cases have increased.
Where do African refugees go?
Africans who flee their home countries usually have a favored destination. As the number of refugees rises, the countries in which they seek shelter remain the same. Uganda tops the list.
Helping the victims of FGM in Africa
Many girls and women in Africa suffer from the effects of female genital mutilation (FGM), although it is banned in several countries. Doctors on the ground and in Germany provide medical and psychological help.