Protest organizations have found new ways to show their solidarity for migrants and refugees in times of coronavirus. Demonstrations have been largely banned because of the risk of infringing the distance required between people. Nevertheless, a call to action went ahead on Sunday.
The UN agencies for refugees, migration, and human rights, and the World Health organization have released a statement, calling on countries worldwide to protect the rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless people amid the coronavirus pandemic.
No soap, hardly any water and no space for quarantine: In the Idlib region of Syria, there is growing concern over the possible spread of coronavirus. A women's center there is trying to educate people.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has urged countries not to "close avenues to asylum" as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. He is worried that some countries could completely block the right to seek asylum.
Turkish President Erdogan has effectively scrapped the refugee accord with the EU, threatening that millions will come. Refugees are appealing to Merkel for help, but Berlin remains firm that the EU's borders are closed.
Lots of you have been asking us questions related to family status and migration. So we decided to gather up the most frequently asked questions and put them to a legal expert in the field of migration. Lawyers at the firm Schlun and Elseven which has offices in Aachen, Düsseldorf and Cologne responded to us. Here is what they said:
The Italian Committee for UNICEF has warned that the imminent arrival of freezing temperatures across the Middle East poses a serious danger for refugees in the area, in particular Syrian children.
A new "wave" of Syrian refugees reportedly returned home from Lebanon last week. Meanwhile, people continue to be displaced in northwestern Syria, where fighting continues.
The experience of an Italian family that took six migrants into their home has inspired the EU-funded project Embracin. Their reception model will be replicated in six EU countries.
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, says less than five percent of refugees in urgent need of resettlement last year were moved to safety. The agency has repeated a call for governments around the world to offer more resettlement opportunities.
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has denounced that recent violence in western Darfur has forced tens of thousands of people to flee, stressing that their living conditions are terrible.
InfoMigrants received a testimony from a Sudanese migrant in Libya who, for years, has been living on a Tripoli landfill together with nine other migrants. He accuses the United Nations of having abandoned him and sees no future for himself.