Jordan has granted the UN refugee agency permission to drop aid over the border into the Rukban camp in southern Syria. The desert camp, which houses approximately 40,000 people, has not been provided with aid for the last six month1

The crisis that Greece is facing in terms of accommodating asylum seekers shows little sign of abating. Attempts are being made to alleviate the situation, but critics say too little is being done and efforts are too slow.

As of March 2018, people will be able to apply to reunified with family members in Germany. But it is unclear how long this will last, as this issue is under debate between the political parties that will form the next German govern1

The UN migration agency now says 64 people likely lost their lives when a boat carrying migrants sank off Libya on Saturday. Initial reports had put the death toll much lower in what was the first such incident in 2018.