Jordan: First COVID vaccination center in refugee camp
The UN refugee agency UNHCR says Jordan has opened a coronavirus vaccination center in the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees. The facility is supposedly the first of its kind.
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Rights groups urge Greece to examine soil for lead poisoning at Lesbos migrant camp
A number of NGOs, including Human Rights Watch, have urged the Greek government to be transparent about the details of the risks of lead poisoning at a migrant camp on Lesbos. They also urged for migrants to be evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Syria: 12 murders in two weeks at Al Hol refugee camp
The United Nations has launched an alarm over deteriorating security conditions at Al Hol camp in northeast Syria, where there have been 12 murders in just under two weeks.
Greece facing opposition on new migrant camps
Greece's migration ministry is facing stiff opposition to its unexpected proposal to create new, larger reception and identification centers for asylum seekers on the northern land border at Evros, as well as on the southeastern Aegean island of Leros.
Migrants in limbo after evacuation of Lipa camp in Bosnia
Migrants who were evacuated from Lipa migrant camp on Tuesday have been stuck on buses, unable to relocate to a new site. 'We cannot keep people in buses for another night,' IOM's head of mission in Bosnia said.
Bosnia: Evacuation of squalid Lipa migrant camp in doubt
Thousands of migrants in Bosnia-Herzegovina had been set to face winter with no water or electricity in and around the infamous Lipa camp. Officials are now squabbling over moving them to a new site.
Eight people arrested after fire at Lebanon refugee camp
Eight people have been arrested after an arson attack at a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon. Two Lebanese and six Syrian nationals are alleged to have been involved in the attack, according to the Lebanese army.
Syrian refugee camp burned to ground in northern Lebanon
Lebanese military officials have said that the fire was started after a row between Syrian refugees and their employer, a local family, over pay. An investigation is ongoing.
Malian refugees have started returning to camp in Burkina Faso
The UNHCR has helped 3,000 Malian refugees move back into Burkina Faso's Goudoubo refugee camp. The same refugees had been forced to abandon the site nine months earlier following a series of violent attacks.
New camp for refugees in Greece 'worse than Moria'
As EU member states attempt to agree on a new migration pact, migrants and refugees in Lesbos have been moved to a new site that they say is abysmal. From Lesbos, Marianna Karakoulaki reports on conditions at the camp.
Thousands march in Berlin to demand Germany take in Moria refugees
Around 5,000 demonstrators have marched in Berlin to call on Germany to do more for refugees and migrants made homeless in Greece. Protesters said the government should not block state or local efforts to help.
Moria fire: Greek police move migrants into tent camp
The temporary facility at Kara Tepe, near the island's port of Mytilene, can take up to 5,000 people. Greek officials say some of the migrants are unwilling to move to the new camp as they hope to leave the island.