Canada’s government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Quebec’s premier has been urging the federal government to slow the influx of refugees which he…
EU agrees to tighten asylum system in sweeping migration reform
EU member states and the EU Parliament have agreed to significantly stricter asylum procedures in a major reform of the European asylum system. The painstakingly negotiated compromise announced on Wednesday provides for numerous additions and tightening of the existing rules…
Turkey’s Kılıçdaroğlu vows to expel 10m refugees if elected
Turkey’s opposition presidential candidate, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu pledged on Thursday to expel “10 million refugees” if he is elected after the May 28 run-off. “As soon as I come to power, I will send all refugees back to their homes,” Kılıçdaroğlu…
6,000 people enter Ethiopia fleeing fighting in neighboring Sudan
More than 6,000 people have entered Ethiopia fleeing fighting in neighboring Sudan, according to local officials. In a press statement , the West Gondar zone communication office in Ethiopia’s northern region of Amhara said the fleeing people are from 42…
Foundation empowers children of migrants/refugees with back-to-school kit
Caring Hands Foundation, an NGO, has distributed back- to- school education support materials to pupils of Topgoodness Schools at Addo, Ajah area of Lagos. The Executive Director of the Foundation, Jasmine Asekome, made the disclosure to the News Agency of…
At least 20 missing after boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 20 people are missing after a boat attempting to cross the Mediterranean sank off Tunisia, according to an official, amid a sharp rise in the number of refugees trying to reach Europe by boat from the North African…
Germany call for more equal allocation in EU for Ukraine refugees
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has called for a fairer distribution of war refugees from Ukraine in the European Union, noting that if the war continues, countries taking the bulk of the refugees will have to be assisted. Faeser told…
Only one country out of 186 backs US in United Nations vote against agreement to support refugees (The Independent)
Only Hungary’s far-right government vote with United States as Donald Trump’s administration finds itself increasingly isolated over concerns about promotion of abortion and plan to address global refugee crisis Donald Trump addresses the 72nd Annual UN General Assembly in New…
Mini-summit on migration unlikely to heal European rifts (Guardian)
It will take much more than a mini-summit to bridge the profound differences both between and within EU capitals over how to handle asylum and irregular migration. Indeed, no sooner had the European commission convened the informal meeting, to be…
