EU interior ministers have set out a 10-point plan to aid in resettling those fleeing Russia's war in Ukraine. The ministers agreed to set up a central platform to help EU governments provide necessary support.
Pope Francis has called on countries to share responsibility on migration and refugee issues, and engage in dialogue to solve conflicts throughout the globe.
The foundation Migrantes set up by the Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) has called on European countries to open 'legal pathways of migration' to prevent human trafficking and 'deaths both at sea and on land.'
Seventy Syrian refugees who were living in refugee camps in Lebanon arrived in Italy on Monday (November 29). The refugees flew to Rome from Beirut thanks to humanitarian corridors -- an initiative promoted by the Community of Sant'Egidio, the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy and the Waldesian Table, in agreement with the Italian government.
The British government is promoting its plan to resettle 20,000 Afghan citizens in the UK. But it is insisting that people who arrive on its shores seeking protection are far from welcome.
Hungary has refused to accept more refugees coming from Afghanistan, as a new wave of refugees is expected to try to make their way to Europe.
After the Taliban's takeover, there is an urgent need to find shelter for Afghans airlifted out. Albania has been negotiating with the US on accommodating people who have fled in Tirana. Details are slowly emerging.
As the Taliban swept into Kabul, Germany scrambled to evacuate its citizens. But Afghans who had long worked for its forces had to wait for a call to safety, then brave the dangerous route to the airport. DW reports.
The UN has cast doubt on claims that the Taliban have become less intolerant over the past 20 years. Military aircraft continue to transport people from Kabul airport.
Just weeks before a general election, German politicians are worried that large numbers of Afghan refugees might make their way to Europe. The wave of mostly Syrian refugees who came in 2015 still haunts German politics.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), together with humanitarian organization Intersos, has launched a project to enable 35 unaccompanied refugee children currently living in Niger to move to Italy to continue their studies. The first five minors will arrive in Italy in September, UNHCR said on Thursday, August 12.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called on countries around the world to defend the principles of the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Various experts have expressed concern over the convention being ignored and habitually breached.