Far from any major public attention, the humanitarian situation in the central Mediterranean has hit new and sad lows in recent weeks. The civil rescue ships SEA-WATCH 3, AITA MARI and GEO BARENTS were able to save more than 800 lives within a few days. At this hour, the AITA MARI and the GEO BARENTS […]
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Prayer for Refugees (Based on UNHCR statements) 2 April 2020 For countries to manage border restrictions in a manner that respects international human rights and refugee protection standards, through the use of quarantine and health checks; Developed countries to help the less developed to bolster their health systems and for a focus on the most
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Greece’s Economic & Political Climate: The (Greek) economy has shrunk by a quarter in five years, and unemployment is about 25 percent. The (EU) bailout money mainly goes toward paying off Greece’s international loans, rather than making its way into the economy. And the government still has a staggering debt load that it cannot begin
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My heart goes out to the people in Europe at this time, especially the countries at the epicentre of the latest terrorist event in Paris. I sense great turmoil in the minds and hearts of Europeans, especially so as at the same time they are being flooded by refugees seeking asylum. As it has been revealed
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As we continue to pray for the latest prayer issue (refugees in and heading for Europe), we all have heard of many of those refugees abandoned in desert areas (the sea of course is another type of “desert area”), often due to people smugglers’ dodgy cars (or boats) braking down, or abandoned in “holding camps”
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Father God, we lift up the refugee situation in Europe. As wars and the threat of terror posed by many rogue terror groups increases all across the Middle East and the African Continent and as wars and rumours of wars become the norm (Matt. 24:6), we pray that the hearts of Europe’s leaders and its
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The scale of … tragedies is shocking but no novelty. It is estimated that since 1993 some 20,000 migrants have died trying to cross Europe’s southern borders. The true figure is undoubtedly higher: Thousands have perished, their deaths unrecorded. Who is to blame? European politicians point the finger at traffickers. On Monday (20.4.2015 my inclusion),
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