UNHCR: Cyclone Chido has displaced 'thousands' in Mozambique
The UN agency has expressed grave concern for displaced people after Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique. Other parts of Africa have also been affected.
News
Greece struggling to cope with record arrivals of unaccompanied minors
Data from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) indicates that the number of unaccompanied or separated children arriving in the country in 2024 has more than doubled to an estimated 3,000 this year. Aid agencies are describing this as a "c1
UK asylum system under scrutiny for severe housing failures
The UK asylum system faces intense scrutiny over administrative inefficiencies, policy failures, and systemic flaws, leading to unsafe housing and rising homelessness among refugees.
Italian Deputy PM acquitted in migrant kidnapping case
The verdict was the culmination of a dramatic incident that started in 2019 when Matteo Salvini, then the country’s Interior Minister, blocked an Open Arms humanitarian vessel from docking in Italy for nearly three weeks.
Greece: Eight people die, 18 rescued after migrant boat capsizes off Rhodes
The Greek coast guard has confirmed that eight bodies have been recovered and 18 migrants rescued after a speed boat capsized during a chase off the Greek island of Rhodes.