Migration

Aid agencies say much more international help needed as 100,000 people flee what they say is a killing campaign by pro-government militia

Ioane Teitiota, from the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati, had hoped to become the world’s first climate change refugee. His low-lying homeland is likely to be engulfed by waves by the end of...

An estimated 6,000 Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis are stranded at sea as south-east Asian nations turn back refugees

Like the proverbial ostrich who buries his head in the sand, African reporters and politicians seem blind to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean. A look at how the continent's press is addressing...

Migrant sea disaster deserves to be on G7's agenda, and traffickers should not be blamed: they are but a symptom, not a cause.

International Organization for Migration says 1,727 migrants have died so far in 2015, up from 56 at same point in 2014.

UN special rapporteur says inaction is creating a market for people smugglers, adding that world needs to take in a million Syrians over next five years

The UN migration expert argues that opening legal channels for migrants would save lives, reduce people smuggling and reduce the cost of asylum claims

Ikea and UNHCR's knowledge-sharing collaboration shows how global companies can provide solutions that really work

As the international community marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, one question worthy of some reflection is: Is world population better or worse off demographically sinc

Human rights advocates call for a continent-wide response.

The Islamic State (Isis) terrorist group has threatened to "flood Europe" with half a million migrants from Libya

Instability in Libya is forcing desperate migrants to place their lives in the hands of unreliable and often violent smugglers, and prompting civilian groups to respond to the dangers they face.

Since 2000, more than 27,000 migrants and refugees have died attempting the perilous journey to Europe. With an unprecedented number of people breaking throu...

En à peine deux décennies, le numérique a transformé tout un tas d’industries, parfois violemment. Il a entrainé de nombreuses migrations de valeur, souvent au profit de grandes sociétés amé...

The drowning of more than 300 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea this week could have been prevented with better EU lifesaving provision, experts say.

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A couple in Malta have launched what they say is the world's first privately funded boat to help migrants in trouble at sea.

More on the 'Invasion of Europe,' or shall we call this archive the European death spiral? Reader Robin sent us this story from Yahoo News. Yes one more story about the tens of thousa...

The rescue of all persons in distress at sea – including illegal migrants – is an obligation under international maritime law, as well as

The death toll for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean has quadrupled in 2014.

The crisis in Greece, refugees in Lampedusa, revolutions in the Arab world, bombs in Gaza: The countries surrounding the Mediterranean haven’t exactly been quiet in recent years. Antwerp photographer...