11 million people at risk due to funding cuts – UNHCR
Cuts to humanitarian budgets are putting over 11 million refugees at risk of losing access to humanitarian assistance from UNHCR, the UN refugee agency has denounced in a report.
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Austria: Sharp decline in asylum applications
Austria's interior minister has called on fellow EU states to take a lesson from the declining number of asylum applications in his country. This year has so far seen 37 percent fewer applications compared to last year, according to1
EU Migration Commissioner calls for further negotiation with Libya
Magnus Brunner, the EU’s Home Affairs and Migration Commissioner, told the news magazine Politico that he believes further negotiation with both forces in Libya is needed in order to help manage migration towards Europe.
Germany: Rollout of payment card for asylum seekers remains patchy
A survey has revealed that the payment card for asylum seekers in Germany is far from being available in all municipalities, despite all but one state having introduced it by now. This is reportedly mainly due to resistance and tech1
Germany allows Taliban envoys to facilitate deportations
Germany is allowing two Taliban officials to work at Afghan diplomatic missions in the country, even though it does not recognize the Islamist regime. Chancellor Merz has made curbing migration a policy priority.