Italy is one of the worst-hit countries in the ongoing global crisis with the novel coronavirus. Being also on the frontlines of migration to Europe, many asylum seekers are now finding themselves in particular need of help, as most Italian government departments are now effectively closed because of ongoing quarantine measures.
A new Gallup poll reveals that nearly half of all Afghan women would leave their war-torn country if they could. The news comes as Afghans prepare to head to elections in less than a week.
The Guinean region of Mamou has long seen its young people leave to seek their luck in the bigger cities. But things have gotten particularly bad in the last five years due to the mass exodus to Europe. We visited Dara, a village where elders have to split the heavy farming workload between themselves to survive.
A man from Senegal was killed in an overnight fire at a shanty town mostly inhabited by irregular migrant workers and refugees. This is not the first time this area in southern Italy saw a destructive blaze.
The liquidity crisis in Libya has made refugees and migrants vulnerable to abductions, robberies and not being paid for their job, according to a new report.
Growing numbers of people seeking asylum in Cyprus are living in poverty and have no proper accommodation. While the government has announced that newly-arrived migrants will be allowed to work, most asylum seekers on the island - even those staying for the long-term - have little prospect of getting a job, and are forced to rely on relatives, friends and strangers for a roof over their heads.
A new report by Save the Children said more than 1.2 billion children worldwide are at risk of dying before reaching age five. The second annual End of Childhood index revealed the five countries where children are most at risk are Niger, Mali, Central African Republic, Chad and South Sudan.
According to the UN migration agency, IOM, there are 3.5 million internally displaced persons or returnees in 15 provinces in Afghanistan, which is roughly 18 percent of the population.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed "concern" for the situation of migrants who reach Evros, Greece, from Turkey. It has urged authorities to improve the condition of hosting facilities there.
According to the UN agency for children, the situation for Syrian refugee families living in host communities in Jordan has deteriorated over the last two years. With a huge funding shortfall for 2018, UNICEF is struggling to meet the needs of children and young people.
The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the UN refugee Agency, UNHCR, have teamed up to help Syrian refugees in Jordan. Under the project, refugees at the Azaraq camp will be given permission to leave the camp for work opportunities and job training.
Asylum seekers in Austria are helping the poor and homeless in Vienna by working as volunteers for the "Wiener Tafel" project, the oldest food bank in the country.