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Those fleeing war in neighboring Ukraine arrive at the border crossing in Palanca, Moldova, on March 19, 2022 | Photo: Sergei Grits/AP/picture alliance

Calls for help as Moldova struggles to cope with Ukrainians fleeing war

Moldova has taken in more than 370,000 people fleeing the Russian invasion. WHO and UNHCR are calling for more help as airlifts begin from Moldova to EU states.

A man outside the 'Bruzgi' logistics center turned makeshift migrant reception facility in Belarus | Photo: Maxim Shemetov/REUTERS

More migrants trying to reach Poland from Belarus

The number of migrants trying to reach Poland from Belarus is on the rise. Polish authorities said on Tuesday that 134 people had attempted to cross the border over the previous 24 hours – a 'record this year'.

From file: Migrants in the Lipa camp in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Photo: Archive / EPA / FEHIM DEMIR

IOM reports on migrant flows in Bosnia

The number of migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains low, according to the UN Migration Agency. Most of those traveling through or stuck in the country are Afghans who hope to make it to Germany.

Hundreds of people in line in front of the national stadium in Warsaw to get a PESEL number, a sort of tax identification number that enables access to numerous rights across Poland including healthcare and registering for jobs | Photo: ANSA/DOMENICO PALESSE

Long queues at stadium to 'become Poles'

Ukrainian refugees are lining up in Poland to get a PESEL national identification number in order to get access to basic services like education, work, and healthcare assistance.

Memorials for the victims of the lorry tragedy were held in Vietnam | Photo: Reuters/Khan

UK: Smuggler jailed over October 2019 Vietnamese migrant lorry deaths

Another person has been jailed in the UK for his part in a people smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants inside a lorry in October 2019.