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Greece

Greece says it can now register all migrants.

Just hours before EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss migration, Athens announced the opening on Wednesday of four migrant reception centres on

Europe News

UNHCR: International humanitarian law 'blatantly violated' in Syria

As migrants continue to brave winter weather to reach Europe and the focus turns to Turkey to help stem the flow, euronews has spoken to the UN High

Lebanon

Syrian refugees struggle to keep warm during winter in Lebanon

Nearly two million Syrian refugees have settled in Lebanon. As another harsh winter sets in, many people struggle to keep their tents warm enough for

Hungary

Hungary's campaign 'fuelling xenophobia towards migrants'

Hungary must stop fueling fear, intolerance and xenophobia towards migrants, says the UN’s refugee agency. UNHCR, in a joint statement with two other

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Italy

No respite for aid workers as refugees continue to flood into Europe

An indication of just how desperate some people are to get to Europe is that it is now December, when a sea crossing in an open boat is extremely

World News

Migrant numbers reaching Europe slides says UN

The number of migrants and refugees reaching Europe has dropped, according to the United Nations refugee agency. UNHCR says an estimated 140,000

My Europe Series

Jordan's refugee burden: a costly solidarity

From an early stage in the Syrian war, Jordan has been a refuge for people fleeing the ever-intensifying fighting. By now, some 1.4 million of

Republic of North Macedonia

FYROM: hundreds of migrants enter, thousands stranded at Greek border

Heading north: migrants enter the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as it opens its southern border to 300 people, every two hours.

World News

Migrant deaths at sea plummet after rescue resources improved

Crisis-rocked Greece has overtaken Italy as the main maritime gateway for migrants trying to reach Europe, new figures have revealed. The UN’s

Ukraine

World Refugee Day: UN estimates 1.2 million internally displaced in Ukraine

Ukraine has problems of its own to contend with. But the country is still managing to shelter refugees – from far-flung war-torn places as well as

World News

UNHCR: Angelina Jolie visits Turkey on World Refugee Day

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has spent World Refugee Day 2015 visiting the country with the highest number of refugees in the world. It is the

World News

UN urges South East Asian countries to do more for migrants at sea

Hundreds of boatpeople have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after being stranded at sea for more than 40 days. Myanmar is said to have

Yemen

UNHCR aid shipment arrives in Yemen despite continued fighting

Clashes continued in Yemen on Saturday (May 16) between Houthi rebels and fighters loyal to the country’s exiled president despite a five-day truce

My Europe Series

Djibouti refugees: a confluence of the desperate

Djibouti has long been a transit point for migrants on the move from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. Since the intensification of

Kenya

UNHCR mulls Kenya's call to close Dadaab camp for Somali refugees

The United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Saturday it had not received a formal request from Kenya to remove a huge refugee camp housing

Syria

Syria: Civilians in 'acute danger' at Yarmouk refugee camp, warns UN

The United Nations is sounding the alarm over the “desperate” plight of civilians trapped amid fierce fighting in the largely Palestinian Yarmouk

World News

Data 'mocks' claims migrants try for Europe 'expecting' sea rescue

Syria

UN calls for countries to resettle 180,000 Syrian refugees

The UN is calling on countries to take on 180,000 Syrian refugees. The figure represents just five percent of the projected refugee population by the

USA

From Tinseltown to Capitol Hill: When superstars switch to politics

Lebanon

Number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon surpasses 1 million