UN committee praises Morocco's open migration policy
The UN Committee on Migrant Workers has praised Morocco's open migration policy. But it has also urged the country to bring its migration laws into line with international human rights standards.
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IOM issues alarm over deaths on Greek-Turkish border
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed severe concern over repeated reports of migrant deaths along the Greek-Turkish in recent weeks.
Torn apart: IOM report criticizes lack of support in missing migrant cases
The International Organization of Migration (IOM) has released a report examining the anguish and turmoil that migrants and refugees experience not knowing what happened to their relatives and friends. Above all, it focused on legal hurdles, especially faced by migrants in the UK, that might make an already painful situation worse.
UN Refugee Forum: EU offers 30,000 resettlement spots in 2020, states pledge more than $3 billion
States have pledged more than $3 billion to support refugees and about 50,000 resettlement places, the United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday at the end of the inaugural Refugee Forum in Geneva. Yet asylum rights remain "under threat," UNHCR's Grandi said.
UN refugee compact receives a mixed scorecard a year on
On December 17, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Global Compact on Refugees. Has the protection of refugees around the world improved since then?
Geneva gets ready for global summit on refugees as the number of displaced people around the world soars
A global summit in Geneva is hoping to address a series of issues relating to global migration trends reaching from forcible displacement to the energy and infrastructure needs of refugees. The event, however, might also be hijacked by politicians pursuing their own agendas.
UNHCR announces first Global Forum on Refugees
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR announced it will hold the first Global Forum on Refugees on December 17 and 18, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.
One city, many stories: Bristol talks about refugees and migration
Bristol, a multicultural city in the south-west of England, has been holding a series of events to get its inhabitants talking about migration, integration and inclusion. The city's mayor, Marvin Rees, found time to tell InfoMigrants more.
Unpacking the UN’s Compacts: Global Compact for Migration versus Global Compact on Refugees
December 2018 marked the culmination of two years of hard work by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its member states. Two new compacts, which were designed as roadmaps for managing mass migration, were adopted late last year, addressing an issue that shows no signs of slowing.
Migrants and refugees: What were the biggest developments in 2018?
Italy passed the "Salvini decree," clamping down on asylum rights, and refused to grant entry to rescue ships. Greece struggled – and failed – to provide adequate accommodation on Samos and Lesbos. Meanwhile, Hungary effectively banned helping asylum seekers. 2018 was not an easy year for migrants and refugees. We sum up the biggest developments of the year.
Why is the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration being challenged in Europe?
Criticized by many European countries, the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration presents migration in a positive light and proposes to improve the rights of migrants and the duties of host countries while combating illegal migration.
Austria to withdraw from UN migration treaty
Austria will not sign on to a landmark UN pact regulating global migration. The right-wing government of Sebastian Kurz is following in the footsteps of leaders from the United States and Hungary.