migrants
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5 February Feb 2016 1533 05 February 2016 Falak and her family show Europe the way
Italy opens the first 'humanitarian corridor' for Syrian refugees. An example model for other European countries that, in the midst of war and the refugee crisis, wish to preserve human dignity.
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2 February Feb 2016 1528 02 February 2016 Syrian refugee women face exploitation and harassment
The Amnesty International report "I want a safe place’: Refugee women from Syria uprooted and unprotected in Lebanon" paints the dire conditions Syrian women are enduring in Lebanon.
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2 February Feb 2016 1428 02 February 2016 Religious leaders offer concrete proposals against violent extremism
The Harmony call made by the Community of Sant’Egidio was answered by leaders and politicians searching for common ground on current challenges that are facing our societies: terrorism, arrival of migrants in Europe, coexistence and youth education.
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1 February Feb 2016 1259 01 February 2016 Europe is getting the best migrants ever
Syrian activist Bassam Al-Kuwatli shares his views on how to engage the human and professional capital of immigrants and warns of the consequences of the Eu stand-by policy in Syria
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29 January Jan 2016 1154 29 January 2016 Interfaith Harmony Breakfast: Religious and political leaders discuss terrorism and migration
It will take place Monday, February 1st in Brussels.Forty representatives of the Christian churches, the Sunni and Shiite Islam, Judaism and other religions will engage in a dialogue with the Belgian Minister of Justice Koen Geens and Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans.
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19 January Jan 2016 1411 19 January 2016 MSF: European policies guilty of making the refugees crisis worse
The report "Obstacle Course to Europe" released today by Médecins Sans Frontières, blames Europe for turning its back on refugees as its focus shifted from a humanitarian to a security-driven response.
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10 January Jan 2016 1000 10 January 2016 Zygmunt Bauman:«Multiculturalism is outdated»
Today multiculturalism only means living beside, but not with each other. The great thinker Bauman asserts that it is advisable to replace the term “multiculturalism”, with the concept of "diasporisation": a process by which the stranger becomes a next-door neighbor.
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7 January Jan 2016 1224 07 January 2016 Filippo Grandi takes helm as UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Filippo Grandi, a UN official who has worked in refugee and political affairs in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, began his five-year term as UN High Commissioner for Refugees on January 1, succeeding António Guterres whose more than 10 years in office ended last week.
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17 December Dec 2015 1655 17 December 2015 150 million migrants in the global workforce
A new ILO statistical study provides estimates on labour migration, including regions and industries where international migrant workers are established and a special focus on migrants in domestic work.
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16 December Dec 2015 1425 16 December 2015 Making social inclusion a reality for all migrants in Europe
Undocumented migrants and the Europe 2020 strategy. The new Picum (Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants) position paper.