Migrants

UN Refugee Agency warns that a “ship-by-ship” arrangement it's not sustainable.

The United Nations just celebrated its first ever Global Migration Compact on Friday, yet countries like Italy continue to close their borders to African migrants leaving from Libya. As deaths continue in the Mediterranean Sea, what can the international community...

With the General Assembly set to agree a new global compact on migration, the United Nations chief on Thursday highlighted its “immense potential” to harness the benefits of orderly migration and lower the risks facing millions on the move without...

“They are saving a life, they are not making any politics, it’s not a political statement. It’s an humanitarian act, it’s what we have been doing since the beginning.”

Last 28th and 29th June there was an important political meeting of the European Council, focusing on migration. The Council was held in a very polarized and bewildering scenario. Despite many observers fully expecting it to fail, it was able...

While Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini was in Libya advocating for the creation of the new camps, the U.N. headquarters was discussing the responsibility to protect. But when Secretary-General António Guterres was speaking, the migrants futures were out of the...

When asked about Italy's migration policies violating international law, the Secretary-General stated that "countries have the right to manage their borders... should do it in full respect for international refugee law.” However, once again, he never explicitly stated that Italy...

The Rule defines the distribution of responsibilities among EU states regarding asylum seekers. But the reform proposal that tries a compromise between the Dublin III Rule and the request to introduce compulsory quotas didn't reach an agreement among Member States

After the United States' implementation of its zero-tolerance policy, all children entering the border illegally are being separated by their parents. The United Nations Office of Human Rights has condemned the U.S. for the policy, yet the Trump administration still...

New Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini, leader of far-right Lega party, during a visit to Sicily, makes harsh remarks about NGOs that rescue migrants and accuses Tunisian government of sending "convicts" to Italy. We asked the U.N. for their...