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Photo Story: King and Queen of Spain visit Majorca

Queen Letizia (L) and King Felipe VI (R) of Spain, walk along El Arenal promenade in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 25 June 2020, to show their interest for the situation…

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Danish Refugee Council calls for solutions For the world’s 79.5 million refugees

By the end of 2019, 79.5 million refugees and displaced persons were driven out of their homes and communities, marking an increase of 8.7 million compared to the year before.…

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Angelina Jolie speaks about the global refugee crisis and reveals why she divorced Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie has revealed she split with Brad Pitt for the "wellbeing" of her family as she continues to "focus on their healing". The Hollywood actress said…

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‘Every action counts’, UNHCR says for World Refugee Day

The United Nations’ refugee agency is marking this year’s World Refugee Day with the message that “every action counts”, as it faces the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic and record…

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Record 50 million people displaced inside own countries by violence and disasters

The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) around the world has reached an all-time high, according to a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), part of the…

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The Culture of Indifference – A Christmas Lament

The nativity scenes across churches and homes this Christmas season inspires love and hope. But for those who follow the international news, it is hard not to think about the…

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Caged Nativity scene poses question ‘What if the Family sought refuge in our country today’?

A nativity installation depicting Mary, Joseph and Jesus separated in cages has caused a stir in a southern California city, a few hundred kilometers from the US border with Mexico.…

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Seeing the misery of so many innocent people, we must not fail to weep, we must not fail to respond – Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday reminded the faithful to be hospitable towards all those who arrive on our shores and in our societies. Addressing those present for Holy Mass and the…

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Erdogan says Syrian refugees in Turkey and Europe can be resettled in ‘safe zone’ in Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria could host 2-3 million Syrian refugees that have settled in Turkey and Europe after eight years of…

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UNHCR warns more than half of world’s refugee children ‘do not get an education

Refugee children in their millions are missing out on an education, the UN said, in an appeal to host countries to back more inclusive policies to prevent them from “languishing”…

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Photo Story: La Liga project at Zaatari refugee camp

Refugee children, beneficiaries of La Liga Foundation socio-educational project, prepare to join a celebration, at the Big Sports House Stadium, in the Zaatari refugee camp, about 100 km north of…

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Don’t take African generosity towards refugees for granted, says UN refugee chief

The international community must not take the generosity of Africans for granted, UN refugee chief, Filippo Grandi, told an informal meeting of Security Council members at UN Headquarters in New…

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More than 70 million displaced people worldwide, says UNHCR

The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million globally last year - the highest number in the UN refugee agency's almost 70 years of operations. The…

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Libya’s migrants and refugees with tuberculosis ‘left to die’ in detention centres

Amid ongoing conflict in and around the capital, UNHCR spokesperson Rupert Colville expressed deep concern about the “ghastly conditions” in which migrants and refugees are being detained in the capital Tripoli and elsewhere.…

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Germany withholds funds from Uganda

The German government has decided to withhold €100 million of funds it had pledged to Uganda for refugee resettlement annually. Germany’s decision follows that of the United Kingdom which suspending…

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Photo Story: Children saved from Libya go for a drive with Pope Francis

Pope Francis gave a lift to eight children who only last month were airlifted out of Libya. Pope Francis took eight children rescued from crisis-hit Libya for a ride in…

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ECJ rules that EU States cannot repatriate refugees even after committing a crime

The European Court of Justice said Tuesday that it has ruled that EU member States cannot repatriate people who have a well-founded fear of torture or other forms of…

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Italy welcomes 147 refugees rescued from Misrata, Libya

A group of 147 mainly African refugees, rescued from the Libyan city of Misrata, were flown to an Italian military airport near Rome on Monday for resettlement. Italy's interior ministry…

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Pope Francis asks for prayers and safe humanitarian corridors for refugees of the Libyan conflict

Pope Francis has asked for prayers for vulnerable refugees trapped detention centers in Libya, where conflict is raging. Addressing the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Coeli…

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Singer Dua Lipa visits children uprooted by Syria’s conflict

Dua Lipa traveled to Lebanon with UNICEF this week to meet children and young people who were uprooted by the eight-year conflict in Syria. There are more than 1 million Syrian refugees…

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UNHCR chief warns New Zealand massacre was the result of toxic politics and media

Filippo Grandi, the head of the UNHCR, warned that the deadly attack in Christchurch, New Zealand was the result of the worst toxicity in politics and media toward refugees, migrants…

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NewsRefugees, Syria, Winter

Eight-year-old Syrian girl found dead as colder weather hits Syrian refugee camps

In the northern town of Minyeh, an eight-year-old Syrian girl was found dead after falling into a river during the storm, AP reported. Khaled Alawi who comes from the same…

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NewsEducation, Refugees, Syria

The other back to school – When there is a will, there’s a way

She is writing on a notebook like any child who in these days have started going to school. But instead of going into classroom, or waiting for her free transport,…

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The U.S. is to cap refugees number at 30,000

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States would cap the number of refugees allowed into the country at 30,000 for fiscal year 2019, a move rights advocates described…

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NewsIdlib, Migration, Refugees, Syria, Turkey

Any major offensive in Idlib would cause new refugee crisis from Turkey to Europe

Turkey's presidential spokesperson has said a major offensive targeting Syria's northwestern province of Idlib could cause a new refugee crisis from Turkey to Europe."Everyone's common point is that the solution must be…

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Watch: Special Feature France 24 : 400 refugees return from Lebanon to Syria

France 24: Some 400 refugees on Thursday crammed into trucks, tractors and buses lined up by the Lebanon-Syria border to join the convoy that would bring them back to Syria. “I prefer…

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German churches intervened in almost 500 deportation of asylum seekers in Q1 2018

Deutsche Welle reports that German churches intervened in 498 deportations of asylum seekers who they believed required reconsideration, in the first quarter of 2018 in line with a 2015 law. According…

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MOAS to to scan for Rohingya refugees in Southeast Asia

The Asian Correspondent reports that MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station) has announced it will deploy its search and rescue vessel MY Phoenix to the Andaman Sea for a one-month observation…

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