Iraq: One million displaced persons without essential papers, NGO
A report published by seven NGOs has denounced that five years after the conflict in Iraq, up to one million displaced Iraqis don't have essential identity papers.
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Over 2,000 illegal pushbacks 'the tip of the iceberg', report claims
In the past few months over 2,000 people have been illegally prevented from seeking protection along Europe’s borders, a new report says. Humanitarian groups say the real number is likely to be even higher.
Denmark seeks to externalize asylum obligations to Rwanda
Denmark and Rwanda have signed a memorandum on asylum and migration, setting out plans to shift asylum procedures outside of the EU. Thereby the signatories aim to change the current "unfair and unethical" asylum system.
Danish Refugee Council: 'The EU needs to move beyond crisis mode'
The Danish Refugee Council is providing emergency relief to the hundreds of migrants stranded at the former Lipa camp in north-western Bosnia. The organization's secretary general, Charlotte Slente, says EU migration policy is partly to blame for the crisis.
Calls growing for EU action on migrant situation in Bosnia
Bosnian authorities have reportedly delivered beds and mattresses to migrants stranded at the site of the destroyed Lipa camp. Pressure is mounting in Europe for urgent solutions to be found.
Hundreds stranded in heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures in Bosnia
Several of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies are concerned about the fate of hundreds of migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They say there are already cases of frostbite and hypothermia among those who were left without shelter after the Lipa camp was closed last week.
More migrants leaving Denmark
The Danish government says that more migrants left the country in 2019 than entered. But this is not a result of a softer immigration policy, the Danish Refugee Council says.
COVID-19: ‘Crisis on top of a crisis’ for refugees, aid group warns
The Danish Refugee Council has warned that the COVID-19 crisis will have devastating long-term consequences for displaced people. It wants to raise $75 million to protect these communities beyond the current pandemic.