UNHCR has lauded the government of Pakistan for its campaign to verify and update the data of around 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees in the country. The Afghans received smart identity cards.
The Court of Rome ruled in favor of two young Afghans in an urgent case they filed for humanitarian protection. The court ordered Italy to issue the Afghans humanitarian visas and grant them the right to enter Italy for protection d1
The Lithuanian government says it flew 98 people back to Iraq over the weekend. It was the first chartered flight to return migrants who had entered from Belarus.
Last year, more than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel from France to the UK in small boats. At least 44 people died or went missing during the attempt.
A tent city in the southern Italian Calabria region that hosts migrants working in the orange harvest burned down on New Year's Eve. The accident highlights the need for decent accommodation for migrant workers.