Hundreds of migrants were recently evicted by Italian police from two buildings in the eastern outskirts of Rome. Many people are now living in the streets, including women and children, and some have complained of police violence.
To mark this year's World Refugee Day, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and Entreculturas are launching "Education opens the world", a campaign advocating for educational access for refugees and displaced people around the world.
For the second time in a matter of months, thousands of Spaniards have demanded their government do its part for refugees. Spain has resettled fewer than ten percent of the refugees it promised to take in by September.
Libyan coast guard has intercepted a group of boats heading to Europe with over 900 migrants abroad, including 25 children. The migrants came from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, authorities said.
The UN Refugee Agency's annual count has highlighted the crisis in South Sudan as the main driver for the new high. However, the agency reported that the number of newly displaced people is going down.