refugees
In rare phone call, Merkel and Lukashenko discuss help for refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko held a phone call on Monday to discuss humanitarian aid for refugees and migrants stranded at the EU-Belarus…
‘No going back’: Migrants tell of being trapped on Belarus-Poland border
By Alan Charlish BIALYSTOK, Poland (Reuters) - Syrian migrant Youssef Atallah feared he would die in the forest on the Polish border after being left without food or water in…
Germany offers Poland border guards to help manage Belarus arrivals
WARSAW (Reuters) - Germany's interior minister offered to send border control officers to Poland to help the country manage the influx of refugees seeking to enter the European Union from…
Afghanistan’s economic collapse could prompt refugee crisis – IMF
ALMATY (Reuters) - Afghanistan's economy is set to contract up to 30% this year and this is likely to further fuel a refugee crisis that will impact neighbouring countries, Turkey…
U.N deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island – leaked agreement
By Poppy McPherson and Ruma Paul (Reuters) -A deal for the United Nations to start work on a remote Bangladeshi island where the government has sent thousands of Rohingya refugees…
U.S. names veteran diplomat to take over Afghan relocation effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Tuesday appointed veteran diplomat Elizabeth Jones as a new coordinator for efforts to relocate Afghans who have fled or want to flee their…
Solution on migration from Haiti has to be led by U.S., Mexico – envoy
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A solution on a new wave of migration from Haiti has to be led by both the United States and Mexico, the U.S.…
Killing of Top Rohingya Leader Underscores Violence in Bangladesh Camps
For years, Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah, one of the most prominent advocates for the persecuted Muslim minority from Myanmar, predicted he would be killed by the hardliners who regularly sent…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Mexico sends 70 Haitian migrants back home by plane
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government sent 70 Haitian migrants back to Haiti on Wednesday in what it described as a "voluntary return" flight, days after…
EU’s first-time asylum seekers more than double over spring – Eurostat
(Reuters) - The number of first-time asylum seekers to the European Union has more than doubled over the spring months, according to a report by the bloc's statistics office on…
U.N. rights chief urges Belarus neighbours to protect asylum-seekers
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called on Belarus' neighbours on Friday to protect asylum seekers after four people died near the Polish border…
UN commissioner urges international effort on Myanmar ‘before it is too late’
(Reuters) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday warned of a human rights catastrophe under military rule in Myanmar and urged the international community to do more…
