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08.12.2017, Zeit Online
In Münster, Gießen and Bamberg, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is currently testing a return to asylum decisions from a single source. It is about to check what impact this has on the quality of the decisions and the duration of the proceedings and in which concrete circumstances separation of asylum seekers and decision-makers is still useful, said a spokesman for the authority. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
08.12.2017, European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ecre)
The Global Compact for Refugees (GCR) enters its next stage with the High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges next week and a zero draft of the Compact due early next year. Even given the limitations of the GCR, it is important that civil society engages, and there are still opportunities to influence, in order that positive elements are included and to mitigate the risk of harmful suggestions ending up in the final document. The key questions are how to make it useful, given what it is and what it is not, and Europe’s role in it. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Weltweit
08.12.2017, Swissinfo
Switzerland receives 80 vulnerable refugees evacuated from Libya. It follows a request from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Österreich / Schweiz
08.12.2017, jurablogs
On 3 October 2017, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) clearly rejected the long-held "push-backs" in the Spanish exclave of Melilla and made a clear judgment on the applicability of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the treatment of human rights People at EU external borders like. Above all, the subjects to which the ECtHR continues to be silent and a partially divergent special vote are the cause of inflammation. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa
08.12.2017, University of Oxford
Egypt has been considered a destination country for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees from various Arab Mashreq countries and some African countries, as well as an important transit point in the Mediterranean region due to political instability, conflicts and civil wars in their homelands. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Afrika
08.12.2017, queer.de
The Lesbian and Gay Association in Germany has launched the project "Queer Refugees Germany". As reported by the LSVD on Friday, it aims to connect, support, and advise refugees throughout Germany, belonging to sexual or gender minorities. "Those who flee have good reasons for doing so, especially lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans and intersex people (LGBTI), who had to experience persecution and violence on the part of the state, the family or society in their countries of origin" said the LSVD. read more
08.12.2017, Frankfurter Rundschau
The deportation ban to Syria will be extended by one year until the end of 2018. The interior ministers of the federal and state governments agreed to conclude their conference on Friday in Leipzig. read more
08.12.2017, Oxfam
The Greek government has said that it intends to transfer 5,000 people from the Greek islands to the mainland before the start of winter. Responding to the news, Nicola Bay, head of mission for Oxfam in Greece, said: “This is a very positive step that will save lives. People across Europe are asking for action and now it is imperative that people are moved quickly and in a safe and well-coordinated manner. Winter is just around the corner and thousands of people are still sharing unheated tents exposed to the bitter cold." read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
08.12.2017, The Guardian
Madina Hussiny’s family say they were put in harm’s way after crossing from Serbia, then had to fight for the return of her body. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa
08.12.2017, neues deutschland
Pro Asyl has criticized the cooperation of the federal government with Libya. "We call for an immediate halt to cooperation with Libya. The country is no longer a state, but a failed state," said the director of the refugee organization, Günter Burkhardt, after the meeting of German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Libyan prime minister Fajis al-Sarradsch in the "New Osnabrücker Zeitung". read more
08.12.2017, Today
La task force congiunta creata dall'Unione europea, dall'Unione africana e dall'Onu al vertice tenuto la scorsa settimana ad Abidjan, in Costa D'Avorio, punta a rimpatriare, entro le prossime sei settimane, 20.000 migranti attualmente presenti nei centri di detenzione del governo che hanno espresso l'intenzione di lasciare la Libia. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
08.12.2017, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Simonetta Sommaruga plans to accept a quota of refugees from Libya. Now UNHCR has sent a request to Switzerland. The Federal Council is likely to decide today. read more
08.12.2017, WAZ
Several thousand euros have to be repayed by two men, because they guareented surety bonds for refugees. The case is negotiated by the Higher Administrative Court in North Rhine-Westphalia. read more
08.12.2017, European External Action Service
On 6 December the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis adopted new projects totalling €150 million to support refugees and their host communities in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Serbia. read more
07.12.2017, Ruhr Universität Bochum
At the Ruhr-Universität Bochum the program "Teachers Plus" will start in December 2017. It offers refugee teachers a perspective to practice their profession in Germany. For this they will be qualified for a year on a linguistic and professional level and will sit in schools to gain practical experience. Teachers Plus is a project of the Professional School of Education, designed for three years. Each year, 25 refugee teachers can further qualify. Stiftung Mercator is funding the program with 400,000 euros. The NRW Ministry of Education supports the project. read more
07.12.2017, Scharf links
The European Union wants to set up "crime information cells" to exchange data between police, intelligence services and the military. In addition to the participants (military) EU Missions of Security and Defense Policy (civil) actors in the field of Justice and Home Affairs would be involved. A pilot project will be launched at the EUNAVFOR MED military mission, and the proposal will be discussed at today's meeting of EU interior and justice ministers. read more
07.12.2017, FAZ
Beirut, Several people have died in a fire in a refugee camp in eastern Lebanon. "Our teams have so far recovered six bodies," said Secretary General of the Lebanese Red Cross, George Katteneh. However, the number of victims could still increase because there are numerous injuries with severe burns. According to the information, at least 60 tents were completely destroyed in the refugee camp. The cause of the fire is still unclear. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Naher Osten
07.12.2017, Rwanda News Agency
The Kingdom of Belgium has contributed a total of 1.5 million EUR to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP – 1M EUR) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR – 500,000 EUR) in order to maintain food assistance for over 128,000 Burundian and Congolese refugees as well as asylum seekers residing in camps in Rwanda, and to pilot an innovative cooking fuel solution for refugees to enhance their livelihoods and reduce environmental, health and protection impacts of cooking. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Afrika
07.12.2017, Baden Würtemberg
The Labor and Social Ministers' Conference in Potsdam has approved an application from Baden-Württemberg to extend the so-called 3 + 2 rule for refugee trainees without protection status to one-year helper jobs. The aim of the state is to provide planning security for refugees and training companies. read more
07.12.2017, Spiegel Online
Die EU-Kommission reicht gegen Ungarn, Polen und Tschechien Klage beim Europäischen Gerichtshof ein, weil sie sich weigern, Flüchtlinge aufzunehmen. Es gebe keine Hinweise darauf, dass die drei Mitgliedstaaten wie beschlossen Flüchtlinge aus den Hauptankunftsstaaten Italien und Griechenland aufnehmen wollten, teilte die Behörde mit. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europäische Union, Europa
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