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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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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A COMPLEX ISSUE Some Definitions: “The flow of migrants across borders is controlled increasingly by criminal networks. Due to more restrictive immigration policies in destination countries and improved technology to monitor border crossings, “willing illegal” (inverted commas my addition, in view of the known desperation motivating these individuals and in view of the repeated statements
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Fahamu (which means ‘understanding’ or ‘consciousness’ in Kiswahili) Refugee Programme Italy Pro Bono Directory As UNHCR statistics generally rely on data from host countries, statistics on refugees alone can give an insufficient account of refugee numbers, as some host countries will not grant refugee status to certain groups. Including statistics for individuals in refugee-like situations
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Humanitarian Group Sets Off On First Mission to Aid Migrant Boats in Distress By gCaptain On August 25, 2014 An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is brought in to land on the flight deck of the Phoenix I, the expedition vessel of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) project, south of Malta, during the vessel’s first
Worldwide Refugee Prayer Needs Present Refugee Situation in Italy Heavenly Father, we stand in the gap for the desperate refugee situation in Italy, where the government, NGO’s, churches and other aid organisations feel completely overwhelmed at the massive demand on their completely inadequate resources. Many refugees are therefore wandering the streets homeless, destitute and in
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Present Refugee Situation in Italy (2014) Refugee population by country or territory of asylum published by the World Bank 1994-98 1999-2003 2004-08 2009-13 Italy 54,965 56,397 58,060 64,779 Throughout the whole of 2013, a total of 2,925 vessels of various shapes and sizes landed on Italian shores. The number of refugees
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