Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, has praised cooperation with third countries as part of his country's strategy for combatting illegal migration. Tajani stressed that irregular arrivals have fallen by nearly 60 percent and1
From the new European regulations to the Albanian model, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi addressed the issue of migration on December 13 at the Atreju political event.
Blistering budget cuts have forced the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to reduce its workforce by more than 5,000. The agency warned that it will be unable to support about 11 million of the roughly 36 million people it currently helps.
The bodies were reported to have been found in Ras Asfour, a remote mountainous area in Morocco near the Algerian border. The area is marked by rugged terrain and harsh, cold winters where temperatures can mercilessly drop.
Maltese rescue teams brought 61 migrants to shore after the boat they were traveling on capsized in the Mediterranean. The boat was reportedly carrying a mixture of migrants from Bangladesh and sub-Saharan African countries. One per1