Shoe factory donates shoes for migrants on the Balkan route
According to a Facebook post by a citizen's committee in Italy's southern city of Barletta, an unnamed shoe factory has donated 2,500 shoes for migrants on the Balkan route.
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Afghanistan: UN makes 'largest-ever' aid appeal
The United Nations says it needs more than $5 billion to aid people inside and refugees outside Afghanistan. It says the "essential stopgap" will help shore up essential services and none of it will go to the Taliban.
Afghanistan suffering 'humanitarian catastrophe' says Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
The German foreign minister said more needs to be done to help Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover. Some 15,000 people which Germany vowed to take in are still stranded there.
Pro Asyl asks German government to save migrants stuck in Belarus
German refugee advocacy organization Pro Asyl has called on Germany's new government to find a political solution for the thousands of migrants stuck in Belarus. The governing Social Democrats responded by pledging to work on a solution "despite the tense situation."
Italy gives €21.5 million to UNHCR for displaced Afghans
Italy's foreign ministry has allocated €21.5 million in emergency funds to UN refugee agency UNHCR. The money is intended for humanitarian activities in Afghanistan and nearby countries.
Pakistan: Muslim countries pledge funds for Afghanistan aid
Pakistan hosted a conference of Muslim countries pledging financial assistance to stave off "chaos" in Afghanistan. They vowed to unlock frozen aid funds and set up a humanitarian trust.
Dozens of NGOs tell EU to 'restore rights at Europe borders'
Dozens of international humanitarian organisations signed a joint appeal calling on the EU to "restore the rights and values at the borders of Europe" in the face of the situation migrants are experiencing at the Belarus border.
Displaced Yemenis struggle to access aid, UNHCR warns
The UN refugee agency UNHCR has expressed deep concern for the safety and security of civilians in the governorate of Marib, in Yemen, including over half a million of displaced people. As fighting shifts closer to densely populated areas, people's lives are in danger and access to humanitarian aid is becoming harder, the agency said.
Belarus: Save the Children launches 'green lanterns' campaign
Save the Children has launched an appeal to participate in a campaign to light up 'Green lanterns' on social media, by tagging institutions, to highlight the dramatic situation of migrants on the border area between Poland and Belarus.
Belarus: Caritas Poland assisting those in need at border
The Polish branch of Catholic charity Caritas is providing assistance at the border to migrants who just crossed from Belarus, with a center offering food, clothes and blankets.
False rumors fuel migrants' hopes of reaching Germany
Germany's interior minister stressed that there were no plans to move migrants stuck in Belarus to any part of the EU. He added that the main focus of negotiations with Minsk was to enable humanitarian help.
Afghans In Iran: Thousands more arrive every day amid continuing deportations
The Norwegian Refugee Council says some 300,000 Afghans have sought shelter in Iran since the Taliban took power in August. Meanwhile, the UN Migration Agency IOM reports show over a million Afghans have already been sent back from Iran.