Grandi calls for more international support for Lebanon
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for greater international support to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Lebanon.
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Hungary repeats calls for EU asylum rule exemption
The government of Hungary has sent a letter to the European Commission, demanding the possibility to withdraw from EU asylum rules. This comes ahead of a divisive visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Brussels.
G7 agrees new plan to dismantle migrant smuggling gangs
The interior ministers of the world's most industrialized countries have agreed to work together to boost border security and combat migrant smuggling.
'Tunisia not a safe port' say 63 NGOs
In a joint statement, dozens of humanitarian organizations argue that cooperation between Tunisia and the European Union on returning migrants intercepted at sea to the North African country is contributing to human rights violation1
Lampedusa garden honors migrant rescuers
A garden has been created on Lampedusa to honor those, especially fisherman, who have saved the lives of migrants. It opened on the anniversary of one of the Mediterranean's worst migrant shipwrecks off the island's coast.