ECFR suggests ways of improving EU migration policy: In order to reduce the arrival of migrants in Europe, a study published by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) recommends not closing the borders to economic migrants but rather managing the flows, and puts forward concrete proposals. Click here to read more

Unaccompanied minors under 14 in Italy triple in five years: From 2011 to 2016, the number of unaccompanied foreign minors under age 14 has tripled in Italy. The the number of females, some extremely young, within the category has quadrupled. The statistics are part of a new report from Save the Children Italy, titled "Atlas of Foreign Unaccompanied Minors in Italy." Click here  to read more.

Social media networks, the best friends of smugglers: A smuggler posted a video on his Facebook page that showed a conversation between him and someone trying to illegally immigrate in an effort to convince potential clients that the crossings he organizes are, as he claimed, safe. Click here to read more.

Worldlink: Growing up in a refugee camp: The Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian desert hosts tens of thousands of Syrians who have fled the war in their country. One of them is Mohammad, a boy who's had to grow up quickly to help his family survive. Click here  to listen to the audio report.

From the Sinjar mountains to Germany's Rhineland: The Yazidi are a religious minority in northern Iraq and other parts of the Middle East whose people have been persecuted by the "Islamic State." One Yazidi who fled Iraq and sought refuge in Germany shares his story with InfoMigrants. Click here to read.