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Factsheet on the EU-Turkey Agreement
On 18 March, following on from the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan activated on 29 November 2015 and the 7 March EU-Turkey statement, the European Union and Turkey decided to end the irregular migration from Turkey to the EU. Yesterday's agreement targets the people smugglers' business model and removes the incentive to seek irregular routes to the EU, in full accordance with EU and international law.
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Philip Hammond: UK supports Libyan Government of National Accord
The Government of National Accord (GNA) is the only legitimate government in Libya, endorsed unanimously by the UN Security Council. The GNA needs to start work in Tripoli as soon as the security situation allows. It must take control of security forces and financial institutions to deliver the peace and stability that the Libyan people deserve. I have today assured Prime Minister Fayez Serraj of the UK’s full support.
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‘Alarmed’ over violence in South Sudan, Security Council sets out steps for implementation of peace deal
Civilians flee the violence that erupted in the Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, South Sudan.
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Schulz: “We cannot and should not outsource our problems to Turkey”
Talks with Turkey on dealing with the refugee crisis should not be linked to the country’s efforts to join the EU, warned Martin Schulz. The EP President addressed European heads of state and government at the start of the EU summit on 17-18 March dedicated to the migration crisis and economic priorities. “Turkey won’t get any discounts on media freedom and minority protection, the separation of powers or the rule of law,” he said, calling them “non-negotiable issues”.
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Leaders Launch New Humanitarian-Development Partnership to Respond To Forced Displacement and Global Crises
Signaling a great urgency to address the crisis of millions of people forcibly displaced from their homes, leaders of multilateral development banks, UN agencies and major NGOs today agreed to strengthen collective action and to work together more effectively.
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More than one million refugees travel to Greece since 2015
A Syrian refugee hugs her daughter moments after reaching the shores of Lesvos island in an inflatable boat earlier this year.
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MEPs propose a centralised EU system for asylum claims with national quotas
MEPs stressed that the current asylum system does not take proper account of the particular migratory pressures faced by member states with EU external borders
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Growing number of Mozambicans flee to Malawi
A Mozambican family is registered by UNHCR staff at the Kapise site, Malawi.
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Crime prevention: experts speak out on new gun control rules
The terrorist attacks in Paris last November have led to the European Commission proposing updated rules to prevent guns ending up in the wrong hands. However, could these new rules have unintended consequences? The internal market committee debated the proposals and their possible impact with experts during a hearing on Tuesday 15 March.
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Syria conflict at five years
Newly arrived Syrian refugee women and children queue for registration and aid distribution in the town of Arsal, Lebanon, February 17 2014.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020