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Africa: UN Refugee Agency Chief Urges Europe to Formulate Collective Response to Migrant Crisis
UN News, 26 August 2015
With the number of migrants fleeing to Europe the violence in their countries of origin continuing to increase, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António… Read more »
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Africa: When to Use the M-Word
IRIN, 27 August 2015
Using the right terms when referring to Europe's migration crisis has become a minefield for journalists. Read more »
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Africa: Merkel - Germany Won't Tolerate Xenophobia
News24Wire, 26 August 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was booed and called a "traitor" on Wednesday during a visit to a refugee home to condemn anti-foreigner rioting there at the weekend. Read more »
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Africa: Denmark Cuts Benefits for Asylum Seekers
News24Wire, 26 August 2015
Danish lawmakers on Wednesday approved cutting welfare benefits for new asylum seekers in a bid to curtail arrivals. Read more »
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Africa: Refugee, Asylum Seeker, Migrant. What's the Difference?
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 26 August 2015
Europe is grappling for answers to its worst refugee crisis since World War Two with the crisis testing the unity of the 28-nation European Union and fuelling anti-immigration… Read more »
Collective Response to Refugee Crisis Needed - UN
"It is clear that Europe has the capacities and the size needed to meet the challenges, assuming that it shows unity and jointly assume this responsibility," says the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
InFocus
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To be effective in cracking down on smugglers and traffickers, the number of legal avenues for people in need of protection to come to Europe must be increased, a UN official says. Read more »
