Number of 2023 humanitarian emergencies highest in decade, UNHCR
The year 2023 saw the highest annual number of humanitarian emergencies declared over the past decade, according to a report published by the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR on January 19.
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IOM helps 392 migrants return home from Tunisia
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that it aided the voluntary return of 392 migrants from Tunisia to their countries of origin last week. The repatriations were carried out in cooperation with the Tunisian gove1
Irregular migration on agenda as British and Belgian leaders meet
The UK and Belgian prime ministers met in London on Tuesday, to discuss migration policy and cooperation between the two countries.
Dutch parliament approves controversial asylum-seeker law
A new law related to the fairer distribution of asylum seekers in the Netherlands has been approved by the country's parliament, amidst fierce opposition from radical right-wing parties.
Two teenage Tunisian migrants die en route to Europe
The Tunisian authorities discovered two teenage Tunisian migrants dead in a shipping container. Two further migrants were taken to hospital after being found in the container in the port of Tunis.