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November 26, 2020

European Commission presents action plan on integration and inclusion

Successful integration and inclusion is an essential part of a well-managed and effective migration and asylum policy, and essential for social cohesion and for a dynamic economy that works for all, says the European Commission.
November 8, 2020

Inclusion key to protecting refugees and their hosts amid pandemic, says UNHCR

Measures restricting access to asylum must not be allowed to become entrenched under the guise of public health, says the UNHCR.
April 12, 2020

UN Committee welcomes Danish asylum for Syrian mother

The UN child rights committee has applauded Denmark’s decision to grant asylum to the mother of six Syrian refugee children living in the country.
October 4, 2019

EU Governments face crucial decision on sea rescue responsibility

European Union governments should improveon, and then sign up to a plan to ensure timely disembarkation and relocation of people rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say
August 15, 2019

UN urges Europe to allow 507 rescued passengers to disembark

The UN Refugee Agency is calling on European governments to allow the immediate disembarkation of 507 people recently rescued on the Central Mediterranean who remain stranded at sea.
August 13, 2019

Call for Lebanese authorities to stop the demolition of refugees’ homes

Personnel from the Lebanese Armed Forces have partially demolished over 350 refugees’ homes in four tented settlement in Akkar, in northern Lebanon, using sledgehammers.
June 18, 2019

UNHCR welcomes new UK commitment to refugee resettlement

The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed the UK’s pledge to resettle significant numbers of the world’s refugees after its Syria focused programme expires next year.
March 20, 2019

New analysis of UK asylum system published

The Refugee Council has published a new analysis of the latest developments in the UK asylum system.
March 10, 2019

Institute for Government issues new report on managing migration after Brexit

The Home Office may not be the right department to manage immigration policy after Brexit, argues a new report by the Institute for Government.
December 6, 2018

Faith leaders to take mass action at US-Mexico border

More than a hundred faith leaders will converge on the US-Mexico border for a mass action in support of the migrant caravans and all those who seek refuge in the US.