2020-06-26 UN: Migrants in Somalia Know Little if Anything About COVID-19
It is hard to imagine that there is anyone in the world who has not heard of the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. But, migrants arriving in…
2016-03-06 Don’t Come to Europe, EC Chief Tells Migrants
Migrants should not travel to Europe, says European Council President Donald Tusk. “I want to appeal to all potential illegal, economic migrants wherever you are from,” Tusk said. “Do not…
2015-09-05 Are They Migrants or Refugees?
Young and old, they walk along the highway, weary and struggling. Others lay down on the train tracks in Hungary. A small lifeless body of a boy washes up at…
2015-07-16 African Refugees, Migrants Face Dangers in Yemen
The United Nations is telling refugees and immigrants from the Horn of Africa that they should not sail across the Red Sea to Yemen. The UN refugee agency says thousands…
2015-05-20 Indonesia, Malaysia Agree to Temporarily Shelter Migrants
Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to provide temporary shelter to thousands of migrants and human trafficking victims trapped at sea. The agreement was announced Wednesday after talks among the foreign…
2015-05-13 Southeast Asian Nations Refuse Calls to Rescue Migrants
Thousands of Bangladeshis and ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar remain stranded on boats off the coasts of Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. However, governments in the area show little interest in rescuing…
2015-05-11 Thousands of Migrants Arriving in Indonesia, Malaysia
Since Sunday, more than 2,000 people have arrived in Indonesia and Malaysia by boat. Thousands of others could follow. They are all migrants – moving from country to country to…
2015-04-29 Migrants Arriving in Italy Find an ‘Angel’
Immigrants continue arriving in southern Italy from North Africa. These migrants faced a dangerous trip when they sailed across the Mediterranean Sea. They reach land only to face an unknown…