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Friday, 22 April 2022

UN relief agency: Ukraine war is making situation of refugees worse around the globe

The war in Ukraine has made the situation for refugees around the world much more difficult, a representative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said.

Belgium: The arrival of unaccompanied minors from Ukraine highlights issues caused by lack of legal guardians

Among the Ukrainian refugees arriving in Belgium are 600 unaccompanied minors. In order to register them administratively they need to be assigned legal guardians, according to Belgian law. 

Italian organizations send aid to Poland to help Ukranians

The Milan Fair Foundation and the Arca Project Foundation have collected over 100 tons of essential goods for Ukrainian refugees. Trucks departed for Poland earlier this week.

Over 100 tons of essential goods -- including food, medicines, diapers, glasses, plates, sleeping bags

Greece: 64 asylum seekers rescued from Evros

Greek police have reportedly rescued a group of asylum seekers, among them 10 children from a tiny island in the Evros river. This comes days after a woman was shot dead at the river separating Turkey from Greece.

German court: Deportation orders are valid even if deportees face long-term destitution

Germany’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled that the key factor in validating a deportation ban is whether deportees will be able to secure their subsistence level "for a foreseeable period" upon return; but it is not legally important whether this is possible on a "sustained basis or even permanently."