Allowing refugees and locals to interact and support each other – that's the concept of the 'Hope Houses' in Germany, where a tenth location will open this year. The aim is to help refugees integrate into society.
Greece is hosting some 2,220 unaccompanied minors, while the European Union is reporting a growing number of unaccompanied children and adolescents due to the increase of Afghan refugees.
With the travel season starting in Germany's capital, hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers are forced to leave hostels and hotels in favor of tourists. But adequate alternatives are reportedly hard to come by, especially for whee1
Anti-mafia priest Father Luigi Ciotti, founder the association Libera (Free), has urged Italy to welcome migrants.
The private rescue ship Geo Barents spent more than 11 hours rescuing 440 people from a boat off Malta overnight. Meanwhile, the Ocean Viking disembarked 92 migrants in the Italian port of Salerno.