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Berlin Says Security Situation Permits Refugees to Return to Iraq From Germany

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday that there are grounds for the return of Iraqi refugees home from Germany.

UN Asks for $2.7Bln to Help South Sudan Refugees - Statement

The UN refugee agency urged international donors on Tuesday to contribute $2.7 billion in funds for refugees who fled South Sudan after a civil war broke out five years ago.

German Constitutional Court Dismisses AfD Lawsuits Against Merkel's Immigration Policy

German Federal Constitutional Court dismissed on Tuesday three lawsuits filed by Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) right-wing party earlier this year against the country's government against Chancellor Angela Merkel's immigration policy during the 2015 migration crisis.

EU States Agree to Prolong Migrant Rescue Sea Mission Sophia Until March 2019 - Committee

The EU countries agreed to prolong the Operation Sophia, formally European Union Naval Force Mediterranean (EU NAVFOR Med), aimed at rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean Sea as well as countering human trafficking, for three months until March 2019, the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) said

Russia's Bogdanov, UN Humanitarian Chief Discuss Situation in Syria, Yemen - Moscow

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock on Tuesday met in Moscow to discuss humanitarian agenda focusing on the crises in Syria and Yemen,

EU adopts new projects to support Syrian refugees in Jordan, Iraq, Turkey

The EU Trust Fund adopted projects worth 122 million to support access to education and basic health care for Syrian refugees and vulnerable local communities in Jordan, to provide livelihood opportunities in Turkey and make available critical health care services in Iraq.

UN endorses historic global compact to support worlds refugees

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly affirmed a non-legally binding Global Compact on Refugees on Monday, marking the latest move by member states to support the rights of 258 million people on the move worldwide.

Over 700 Syrians Return to Homeland From Abroad Over Past 24 Hours - Refugee Center

Over 700 Syrian refugees, including 359 minors, have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees said on Tuesday

UNGA adopts Pak resolution reaffirming peoples' self-determination right, urging end to occupation

The UN General Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Pakistan-sponsored resolution reaffirming the right of peoples to self-determination, and calling on countries to immediately cease their foreign military intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories, as well as acts of repression, discrimination and maltreatment.

Terrorists From Iraq, Syria Taking Refuge in Balkan Region - Nebenzia

UN Assembly adopts refugee pact, without US and Hungary

UK Aid to provide emergency food to 62,000 Palestinian refugees in Gaza

Militants Mortared 2 Syrian Provinces, Aleppo Over Past 24 Hours - Russian Military

UN General Assembly Approves Global Compact to Track, Respond to Refugees

A global compact on refugees that is intended to reduce the burden on host nations has been overwhelmingly adopted by the UN General Assembly, days after participants at a United Nations conference in Morocco adopted a similar compact on migration, the United Nations said in a press release on Monday.

Kids Born to Syrian Refugees in Turkey Should Have Turkish Citizenship - Interior Minister

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu suggested Monday that children born to Syrian refugees in Turkey over the past seven years should be granted Turkish citizenship.