World Refugee Day 2025
In December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly designated 20 June as World Refugee Day, to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.
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Remove decisions on lone child asylum seekers from Home Office, report says
Call for root-and-branch reform of treatment of children, many of whom are wrongly classified as adults Decisions relating to lone child asylum seekers should be removed from Home Office officials because of fundamental problems with the way they treat…
Experts question Rachel Reeves’ spending promises
Hoped-for savings from drop in asylum backlog would be difficult to achieve, say economistsExperts have questioned whether Rachel Reeves will be able to meet the spending promises she made on Wednesday, given how many of them require a sudden and unpre…
EU proposes extending right for 4m Ukrainians to stay in bloc until 2027
European Commission also calls for voluntary return schemes to support people wishing to go back to Ukraine • Europe live – latest updatesThe European Commission has said more than 4 million Ukrainians living in the EU should have their right to stay e…
More than €1bn in EU funds used in discriminatory projects, report says
Examples from six countries include segregated housing for Roma and holding centres for asylum seekersHundreds of millions in European Union funds have been used in projects that violate the rights of marginalised communities, a report alleges, citing …
Syrian refugee, 19, praised after pinning down assailant in Hamburg knife attack
Muhammad Al Muhammad called a hero after helping to halt train station attack in which 18 people were injuredA 19-year-old Syrian refugee in Germany has been hailed as a hero after he pinned down an assailant at Hamburg’s main railway station, helping …
Council of Europe chief warns against politicising court of human rights
Alain Berset says no judiciary should face political pressure after nine countries make intervention over migrationEurope’s leading human rights body has criticised nine governments that have urged a rethink of the interpretation of the European conven…
Trump falsely claims Australia being ‘inundated’ by white South Africans fleeing ‘genocide’
‘They’re being executed,’ US president tells Cyril Ramaphosa in chaotic meeting in Oval OfficeTrump ambushes South African president with video and false claims of anti-white racismAnalysis: Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims ignore reality in South Afric…
Gran Canaria centre for unaccompanied migrant children closed over abuse allegations
Court asks police to raid centre on outskirts of Las Palmas after ‘extensive evidence and testimony’ of alleged crimesA court in the Canary Islands has ordered the closure of a centre for unaccompanied migrant children, citing allegations that include …
One person dead after small boat sinks in Channel, French authorities say
Sixty-two people pulled from water overnight after boat broke up, including child and his mother suffering from hypothermiaOne person has died after a small boat sank while trying to cross the Channel overnight, French authorities said.Sixty-two people…