An Iranian refugee won Australia's most prestigious literary prize for a book he wrote on his mobile phone. The author, Behrouz Boochani, is however detained in Papua New Guinea and not allowed in Australia.
163 countries have adopted the UN Global Compact for Migration, a non-binding treaty that outlines standards on safe, orderly and regular migration. Critics fear that the agreement could threaten the sovereignty of nations when it comes to immigration. What's true?
Murder, torture, arbitrary detention, gang rape, forced labor, extortion: A recent United Nations report details the horrors suffered by migrants and refugees in Libya. The authors call on the European Union to increase rescues efforts in the Mediterranean and to facilitate the work of humanitarian ships.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel handed in his resignation on Tuesday, less than two months after his main coalition partner quit in a row over migration, leaving him leading a minority government.
The UN General Assembly is set to endorse the Global Compact on Refugees, a week after a similar accord for migrants. Nearly 170 countries have pledged help to nations that host those fleeing war and persecution.
The fight against illegal immigration in Spain was at the center of a meeting between Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez and his Moroccan counterpart Saadeddine Othmani on the sidelines of an intergovernmental conference on migration organized by the UN in Marrakech.
UN member states have adopted the UN's controversial migration compact at a conference in Morocco. A number of countries have refused to sign the nonbinding accord, among them the US.
Criticized by many European countries, the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration presents migration in a positive light and proposes to improve the rights of migrants and the duties of host countries while combating illegal migration.
A majority of German parliamentarians has voted in favor of a global pact aimed at regulating migration. Despite its nonbinding nature, the pact has increasingly come under fire from populists across the world.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern for the "continued smear campaign in Italy against NGOs." The new immigration measures proposed by the government as well as a climate of hate are threatening the rights of migrants in Italy, according to the UN.
Detention centres, parallel education programs and segregation… A new report from UNESCO shows that many countries aren’t doing enough to include migrant and refugee children in their national education systems.
The UN migration pact continues to be at the center of political debate in Germany. A second UN agreement on refugees is also now under fire, with the far right saying it will facilitate an unregulated refugee influx.