Migrants' doctor from Lampedusa elected to EU parliament
Pietro Bartolo, known as the "doctor of migrants" for his work on the island of Lampedusa, has been elected to the European Parliament. He has vowed to go "to work, without fear."
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Rise in attacks on Afghan schools
In Afghanistan, the number of attacks on schools has tripled in the past year. The UN says the hopes and dreams of a generation of children are being destroyed.
Migrants: 329,000 return to Syria from Turkey
The Turkish government has said that since 2016 a reported 329,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Turkey after cross-border military operations carried out by Ankara.
Pope warns that fearing migration leads to racism
Migrants, refugees and trafficking victims have become “emblems of exclusion,” Pope Francis said in his message for the 2019 World Day of Migrants and Refugees which will be celebrated on September 29 this year. The attitude is “sou1
Germany: Migrant women remain unemployed while more men get jobs
More men than women migrants are entering paid employment in Germany, according to government figures. The percentage of unemployed migrant men who got jobs has increased significantly in the past three years, while the situation fo1