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24 May May 2016 1730 24 May 2016 Kenya: using the lives of refugees to blackmail Europe
The proposed decision of the Kenyan government to shut down two of the world’s largest refugee camps is surprising, for a country that hosts over 600,104 refugees stemming mainly from conflict-ridden Somalia and South Sudan, and who have nowhere else to go. The government insists that its actions are based on security concerns, but according to The Economist, “money is probably the real reason for the sudden announcement.”
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24 May May 2016 1540 24 May 2016 Will the new migration plan compact Europe?
Italian Prime Minister Renzi’s ‘Migration Compact’ is set to be integrated into a new European Commission plan that will be unveiled in June, but without the original proposal of euro bonds as a guarantee to attract private investment enough to reach the €60 billion target aimed towards addressing the root causes of migration in the regions of the Middle East, North Africa, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa.
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24 May May 2016 1106 24 May 2016 Aiesec and Cittalia partner for refugees
AIESEC and Cittalia have launched a cooperation to promote the integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Italy
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23 May May 2016 1707 23 May 2016 The latest mise-en-scène in a sector of endless conferences
The day after the Cannes film festival awarded director Ken Loach, the first World Humanitarian Summit gears up with a new production of good intentions, pleas but also empty rhetoric. It is not fiction: it is another anti poverty glamorous mise-en-scène self-directed and starred by the most privileged people on earth recalling the solutions that were not implemented.
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23 May May 2016 1344 23 May 2016 Life expectancy increased by 5 years since 2000, but health inequalities persist
The World Health Organisation has released its annual “World Health Statistics”, the definitive source of information on the health of the world’s people. Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs", the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015.
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17 May May 2016 0903 17 May 2016 The social protection policies that can give Europe a more secure foothold
Social inclusion, poverty reduction, inequality, CSR, migration, NGOs relations with Eu Commission. The state of the art on social affairs, challenges and proposals addressed by Lieve Fransen, former Director, Europe 2020 Social Policies DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the European Commission.
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12 May May 2016 1605 12 May 2016 EU remains the biggest world aid donor. And so?
Today EU Ministers for Development cooperation gathered in Brussels adopted the Annual report on 2015 EU Official Development Assistance (ODA). If the EU remains the biggest world donor, NGOs underlines the challenges that Member States and EU institutions have to face, including tax evasion, the promise to reach the 0.7% benchmark and the ongoing refugee crisis.
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5 May May 2016 1047 05 May 2016 New EU asylum procedures must give children better protection
As the European Union prepares for critical talks on the rules governing applications from people seeking protection in Europe, UNICEF has called for the interests and rights of children to be given greater priority.
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4 May May 2016 1137 04 May 2016 Humanitarian corridors becoming a reality
For the Syrian refugee crisis, many believe the obvious solution be humanitarian corridors. As demilitarized zones that are designed to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid and refugees out of a crisis region, humanitarian corridors represent a means of safe escape for those caught in conflict.
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3 May May 2016 1445 03 May 2016 New life for Syrians in Brazil
For 12 year old Hanan, her father Khaled, mother Yusra, brother Mostafá and baby sister Yara, relocating to São Paulo, Brazil was the start of a new life. Brazil’s humanitarian visa programme is offering those fleeing the Syria conflict a chance to start their lives again. “You turn back into a human being when you arrive in Brazil,” says Khaled. “I’ve never felt so good.”
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3 May May 2016 0952 03 May 2016 In 2015 almost 90,000 asylum seekers were unaccompanied minors
According to EU data, the highest number of asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors was registered in Sweden followed by Germany, Hungary, and Austria.
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29 April Apr 2016 1159 29 April 2016 European Parliament: political parties clash on aid and migration
The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the Green reject the call of the European People's Party to devote 25% of the European Development Fund for 2014-2020 on measures to combat the migration crisis. The S&D are calling for the EU to adopt a holistic approach to migration which covers all of the interlinked elements.
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28 April Apr 2016 1747 28 April 2016 The doctor who meets every single refugee who arrives in Lampedusa
Pietro Bartolo, an Italian gynaecologist who cared for hundreds of thousands of immigrants and refugees on the Italian island Lampedusa, is giant low profile hero whose merits and tireless efforts have been recognized and morally awarded by the docu-film Fire at Sea.
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27 April Apr 2016 1137 27 April 2016 Syrian refugee Olympics moral winner
Sport heals many wounds. It happened to amputee swimmer and judoka Ibrahim al-Hussein, who lost his lower leg in a bombing and who was granted asylum in Greece. Ibrahim proudly carried the flame of the Rio Olympics through an Athens centre for refugees.
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21 April Apr 2016 0935 21 April 2016 Fighting poverty is big business
With the West spending more than a trillion dollars in the past decade on programs to promote development, the business of doing good has never been better.
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20 April Apr 2016 1512 20 April 2016 EU-Turkey agreement is in breach of international protection
Caritas Europa warns that pushing people back will create a dangerous precedent for the future and will undermine Member States’ obligation to guarantee the international right to seek asylum.
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19 April Apr 2016 1152 19 April 2016 Young Italians in Australia
A book, a research and the video-reportage “88 days”, promoted by Migrantes Foundation, analyse in detail young Italians' migration in Australia, a constantly increasing phenomenon. Today the book “Young Italians in Australia. From temporary to permanent journey”, written by Michele Grigoletti and Silvia Pianelli, will be presented in Rome. The research, carried out by Australia Solo Andata, an independent study group on the youth community in Australia, will be presented on the 21st of April in Bergamo and on the 23rd of April in Verona.
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18 April Apr 2016 1115 18 April 2016 Matteo Renzi: European migration bonds will help us solve the refugee crisis
With the migration crisis ongoing, Italian Prime Minister Renzi has proposed an ambitious new finance solution involving enhanced cooperation with African states, and the use of euro bonds that would see EU countries issuing joint debt to stem the flow of migrants and strengthen African border controls.
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18 April Apr 2016 1001 18 April 2016 EIB and UNOPS partner up for projects in the countries that need it most
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and UNOPS signed an agreement to work together on key projects around the world in an effort to improve the lives of people in need.