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US migrant children policy reversal, still ‘fails’ thousands of detained youngsters: UN rights experts

New York: The United States government decision to end its border policy of forcibly separating migrant children from their parents, does not help thousands of youngsters already in detention, who should be released and reunited with their families, a group of UN rights experts said on Friday. more

Italy shuts ports to migrant rescue ship

Milan: In a major development, Italy has refused to give permission for a rescue vessel to drop off 629 migrants which it had picked up off Libya's coast, media reports said on ...

Colombia: UN food relief agency seeks urgent funds to help 350,000 Venezuelan migrants

New York: The United Nations emergency food relief agency has issued an urgent appeal for nearly $46 million to feed some 350,000 impoverished migrants who crossed the border from Venezue ...

Despite drop in numbers, desperate migrants to Europe face greater perils, UN refugee agency reports

New York: While the number of migrants and refugees reaching Europe declined last year, the dangers they faced along the journey in many cases increased, according to a new report from th ...

Migrant deaths along US-Mexico border remain high despite drop in crossings – UN agency

New York, Feb 7 (JEN): The number of migrants losing their lives attempting to cross the United States-Mexico border in 2017 remained high in spite of substantial decrease in the number o ...

Latest round of UN-led global consultations spotlights migrants’ contributions to development

New York, July 25 (Just Earth News): Although the net benefits of migration far outweigh its costs, the public perception is often the opposite, a senior United Nations official pointed ou ...