The UNHCR has received several hundred reports of sexual and gender-based violence of migrants and refugees, with many occurring after arrival in Greece. The refugee agency has urged Greece to reduce overcrowding in migrant centers1
In Greece's ongoing refugee crisis, a small migrant community center which has been making a big difference is struggling to make ends meet and has made an impassioned plea for financial support so it can keep operating. Welcommen i1
Approximately 10 percent of farm laborers are foreign and Italians are less inclined to take up agricultural work, according to the Confederation of Italian Farmers (CIA). The organization is working to combat exploitation.
As hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees are being returned from Pakistan and Iran back to Afghanistan, the World Bank is calling on Gulf States to open up legal venues for Afghan migrant workers.
For the first time, Germany has become the second largest donor to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. With a total of 477 million US dollars in aid in 2017, it contributed more than the European Union who came in third place.