UN urges resettlement of nearly 1.5 million refugees
From Turkey to the Horn of Africa, refugees are in dire need of permanent resettlement. The UNHCR said there "simply has to be more equitable sharing of responsibility for global crises."
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Filippo Grandi: 'Europe needs to find a more unified voice'
The High Commissioner of the UN refugee agency UNHCR talks to InfoMigrants about tackling the root causes of migration and refugee flows, the current rhetoric around people on the move, and Europe's political response.
Italian PM 'weighing Libya humanitarian corridor'
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has expressed interest in a proposal for a humanitarian corridor from Libya, the Comunità di Sant'Egidio said Thursday.
Yemen: UNHCR helps Somali refugees return home
Many Somali refugees have decided to return home from Yemen because of the worsening security situation, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR reports. Last week, 125 refugees boarded a ship to return to Somalia.
UN secures release of 96 people from Libyan detention center
In Tripoli, a group of migrants who were being held in the Zintan detention center have been relocated to a UN facility awaiting evacuation from Libya. There are still concerns for more than 5,000 detainees suffering ‘dire’ conditions.
'What I went to Europe to find, I already had at home'
After spending seven years in Spain, Issa went back to live in his village in Senegal. He told InfoMigrants that many people who are headed to Europe underestimate how hard life can be for migrants.
Yazidi women victims of IS resettled from Iraq to France
More than 130 members of Iraq’s Yazidi community have been flown to Toulouse to be resettled in France. The families include women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State group.
Private sponsorship: Refugee resettlement another way
If you are a refugee living in a foreign country but you cannot stay there, you may be able to get help to resettle in a new place, like Britain, Spain or Canada. But in reality, the lack of places being offered by governments means the chance of being resettled as a refugee is almost nil. The solution? Put the people in charge.
Fact check: The UNHCR resettlement program
You might have heard of the resettlement program that relocates refugees to another country. Many people wonder: How does it work, and who gets chosen?
New German resettlement program enlists members of civil society as mentors to help refugees integrate better
"Hand in hand from the beginning" — that’s the motto of a new pilot program for the resettlement of 500 vulnerable refugees to Germany. Serving as “mentors,” groups of people commit to helping refugees find a new home and improve overall conditions for integration. In Canada and the UK, comparable community sponsor programs have existed for years.
Refugees in Germany: Legal entry — without asylum
Germany is increasingly making use of humanitarian admissions programs as part of its refugee policy, meaning orderly entry for migrants rather than high-risk journeys. But resettlement is tied to three conditions.
Working to empower refugees: Kelly Clements UNHCR
Kelly Clements is Deputy High Commissioner for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR. She sat down with InfoMigrants' Emma Wallis to talk about her work and about how she and her team are working to empower refugees around the world.