UNICEF poll shows 44% of young migrants depart alone
More than half of a group of 4,000 young migrants and refugees said they were forced to leave their country of origin, and 44% of them traveled alone, according to a new UNICEF survey.
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Italy extends Operation Sophia for three months
The Italian government has decided to extend Operation Sophia, the European mission to fight illegal immigration in the Mediterranean, for three months.
Coalition of civil society organizations in Italy works together to protect stateless people
The 'Tavolo Apolidia,' a network of civil society organizations that protect stateless people in Italy, has been meeting in Rome.
UNHCR and Libyan government inaugurate new facility for vulnerable refugees
The UNHCR announced the evacuation of the first group of refugees, hosted in new departure facilities, from Libya to Niger last week.
Spanish NGOs condemn serious delays in registration of asylum requests
The Spanish Ombudsman has opened ex officio action before the General Commissariat for Foreigners and Borders as a reaction to the long delays people seeking to register an asylum application in Madrid face.