The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed "concern" for the situation of migrants who reach Evros, Greece, from Turkey. It has urged authorities to improve the condition of hosting facilities there.

Italy has seen a significant drop in migrant landings for the 10th month in a row now: with 3,171 landings in April, the number is down 75 percent on the same month in 2017.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Germany have signed an agreement to step up reintegration support for Iraqi migrants repatriated from Germany.

Migration can pose challenges to malaria control and elimination, the IOM warns. The organization promotes efforts to tackle one of the oldest, yet most pervasive public health threats of our time.