Turkish Refugee Camp

African countries have been seeking the right response to the crisis. South Africa and Nigeria have started easing lockdown restrictions to give the economy breathing space. Experts have warned that it may be too soon. Djibouti started easing lockdown measures on Monday, despite the country having the highest number of COVID-19 cases in East…

The Humanitarian Works of Shigeru Ban Cardboard Cathedral. Image © Stephen Goodenough 2014 Pritzker Laureate Shigeru Ban may be as well known for his innovative use of materials as for his compassionate approach to design. For a little over three decades, Ban, the founder of the Voluntary Architects Network, has…

Silvia Romano (centre) said she was feeling well, both "physically and mentally"An Italian aid worker, who was abducted in Kenya in November 2018, has been flown back to her home country.Silvia Romano, 25, embraced her parents and sister, and was greeted by Italy's prime minister and foreign minister after she…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Silvia Romano (centre) said she was feeling well, both "physically and mentally" An Italian aid worker, who was abducted in Kenya in November 2018, has been flown back to her home country.Silvia Romano, 25, embraced her parents and sister, and was greeted by Italy's prime…

Ahmad al-Mostafa can't afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able to feed his family since Lebanon sank into economic crisis last year. But now, a coronavirus lockdown has made things even worse. "Nobody will hire us anymore," said the 28-year-old, who lost his…

Germany's foreign minister took aim at the EU's approach to refugees, saying nothing has been solved since the 2015 migrant crisis. He also called again for a scheme to distribute asylum-seekers across the EU. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has accused European Union member states of not doing enough to…

A group of hooded men are beating a German photojournalist repeatedly in broad daylight in front of a large crowd while he is trying to report on the refugee situation on the Greek island of Lesbos. Under the cover of darkness, another group gathers around the Mare Liberum ship and pours…

A large refugee camp in Idlib, near the Syian/Turkey border - Ghaith Alsayed/APThe U.N. children's agency said Tuesday that an estimated 46 million people - 19 million of them children - fled violence and conflict last year but remained in their home country, and millions more were displaced by disasters.A…

Two months ago, life was finally looking up for 33-year-old Mousab, a Syrian refugee living in Tunisia’s second-largest city, Sfax. He had recently used his savings to open a kebab restaurant and was looking forward to earning enough to marry his sweetheart. Then, in early March, COVID-19 struck. The lockdown…

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published: April 29, 2020 11:29:01 am Doctor Giovanni Passeri relaxes in the doctor’s lounge after completing a routine round of medical examinations during a night shift in his ward in the COVID-19 section of the Maggiore Hospital in Parma, northern Italy, Wednesday,…