Geneva (Xinhua/UNI) About 65 people have drowned after their boat sank some 45 nautical miles off the coast of Tunisia early Friday, in one of the worst incidents on the Mediterranean in ...

New York: United Nations agencies are calling on States and regional organizations across Europe to take urgent action to ensure that thousands of currently stateless children are given t ...

Amsterdam: The Dutch parliament on Tuesday passed a law that imposed a partial ban on the wearing of the Islamic clothing-the burqa and the niqab-in public transports, schools, hospitals ...

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 ...

Brussels, July 18 (JEN): Europe, which boasts of its multiculturalism, is witnessing growing intolerance against Jews and Muslims, the most and second most persecuted groups in the continent ...

New York, Oct 24 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday expressed concern over the reported abuse of refugee and migrant women and children on the move in Europe, including “in ...

New York, Apr 9 (JEN): On International Roma Day, the United Nations independent expert on minority issues is calling on all European countries and institutions to fully include Roma people ...