The international community has not done enough to support Lebanon, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The country has been suffering a dire economic crisis while trying to accommodate more than one million Syrian refugees.

More than 184,000 irregular border crossing into the EU were detected by Frontex in the first eleven months of this year. That's a 60% increase compared to the same period in 2020.

Pakistan hosted a conference of Muslim countries pledging financial assistance to stave off "chaos" in Afghanistan. They vowed to unlock frozen aid funds and set up a humanitarian trust.

EU leaders have agreed to take action to make sure migrants who are not allowed to stay legally in Europe are returned to their countries of origin.