The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the vulnerability of refugees and migrants worldwide. That's a key message of this year's World Risk Report (WRR), whose focus is on "Forced Displacement & Migration".
Reactions to and speculation about the causes of a fire which has destroyed large parts of the migrant camp Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos are coming thick and fast. Now that almost 13,000 people are without shelter, what will politicians and the EU do? Some say the fire has sent current European migration policy up in flames too.
Former England footballer Gary Lineker has announced that he is ready to welcome asylum seekers in to his home at the invitation of the scheme "Refugees at Home," a refugee sheltering charity that is trying to find hospitality for 2,250 people in the UK.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an alarm on the situation of Eastern African refugees. The UN body says millions of people face serious famine and malnutrition due to the socioeconomic consequences of the coronavirus.
Alex Assali came to Germany in October 2014 from Syria, fleeing war, political persecution and IS. He obtained refugee status and wanted to give something back to Germany, so he started a soup kitchen for homeless people in Berlin. His actions went viral and now he has found love and marriage in Germany too.
Germany’s top football team, Bayern Munich, which played and won the Champions League final* against Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on August 23 boasts a very talented player among its ranks -- a player with a unique past. That’s because Alphonso Davies grew up in a refugee camp in Ghana. Today, he uses his fame to come to the aid of others who, like his Liberian parents, were forced to flee their countries too.
Five years ago, as hundreds of thousands of refugees came to Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel maintained: "We can do it." How has Germany — and those who sought asylum — managed since then? DW explains.
When refugees flee, they often arrive in their host country with very little to their name. But one thing that can’t be taken away from them are their skills and traditions. That is why craft can play such an important role in providing employment, self esteem and a path to a brighter future.
The UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA has called on the international community to ensure that aid to support Lebanon in the wake of the August 4 explosion in Beirut also goes to Palestine refugees.
Two massive explosions in Beirut in early August left more than 160 people dead, thousands injured, and hundreds of thousands without homes. Syrian refugee Ahmed Staifi lost his wife and two daughters.
In the Parisian suburb of Villejuif, a workshop run by the French NGO Renaissance trains unemployed people – including migrants – to create luxury fashion pieces from castoff clothes and linen. It’s a transformative experience as participants embark on a journey of acquiring professional integration skills in a sustainable, eco-friendly manner.
Between August 2019 and June 2020, Germany gave out almost 6,000 family reunification visas to family members of refugees and those with subsidiary protection in Germany. These numbers remain below the government limit -- partly due to the travel bans during the coronavirus pandemic.