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Pournara Refugee Camp in Cyprus. | Photo: Anupam Deb Kanunjna

Cyprus returns 70 migrants to Lebanon

Over 70 migrants, including more than 10 children, were sent back to Lebanon on Sunday after being rescued by security officials off the coast of the tiny eastern Mediterranean island.

From file: Migrants from Africa are seen next to the seashore at the Libyan-Tunisian border in Ras Ajdir, Libya on July 23, 2023 | Hazem Ahmed/Reuters

UNHCR, IOM appeal for migrants stuck between Tunisia and Libya

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in a joint press release on 27 July have called for an urgent resolution for refugees and migrants blocked at the borders between Tunis1

Some of the 87 migrants returning to The Gambia from Libya on July 26, 2023 | Source: twitter.com/IOMGambia

The Gambia repatriates 127 migrants from Tunisia and Libya amid growing racism

Gambian authorities have reportedly repatriated a total of 127 Gambian nationals from Tunisia and Libya over the course of two days. Since Tunisian President Saied's xenophobic and racist comments in February, western African countr1

A meeting of the Coreper, the 'Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union' | Photo: EPA/Olivier Hoslet/Pool

European Union: Migration deal postponed amid disagreement

EU member states have failed to come to an agreement on a key aspect of the new migration and asylum pact this week. This means that the migration reforms planned by the EU Commission will now be delayed.

Chiara Cardoletti (UNHCR) and Nicola Dell'Arciprete (UNICEF) on a visit to the Lampedusa hotspot on July 26, 2023 | Photo: UNHCR/M. Molina

UNHCR and UNICEF urge more efforts on Lampedusa visit

UNHCR and UNICEF visited the hotspot for asylum seekers on Lampedusa this week. They said that more support was needed, in particular for vulnerable refugees and unaccompanied minors.