Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has hit back at European sanctions, stating he won't stop the flow of irregular migrants across the Belarus-Poland border. In a surprising turn, China and President Xi Jinping have now also been drawn into the EU border and migration debate as Poland leverages a key Chinese-European trade route via Belarus.
Uyghur refugees in Turkey are facing increased surveillance and detention, leading to concerns among the diaspora and rights groups.
A new UN report says that more than 43 million children were uprooted between 2016 and 2021 due to weather disasters fuelled by climate change.
For over two weeks, the UN has been facing a political impasse regarding access to a border crossing with Syria's Idlib Province, a rebel-held enclave. This stand-off might leave more than four million Syrians living there in immediate danger, affecting displaced populations in particular.
The seas are rising in Senegal and driving people from coastal cities to either migrate inland or leave for Europe. Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis (Senegal) sociology professor Mamadou Dimé connects the dots between climate change and migration among the country's youth.
According to a report by two UN agencies, the number of people in forced labor or marriages increased by 10 million between 2016 and 2021. Climate change and the coronavirus pandemic are contributing factors.
The Irish government scheme has enabled people from all around the globe to gain regular legal status in the EU nation. However, some people did not qualify despite spending long periods of time in Ireland.
The UK Home Office has revealed that many of the boats being used by migrants to cross the English Channel are now being purchased in China to then be imported to Eastern Europe and later be used by smugglers.
The UN human rights chief has called on countries to take in people uprooted by natural disasters. According to a new World Bank report, climate change could cause some 216 million people in six regions to move within their countries by 2050.
Asylum applications from China to Germany have more than doubled in just one year. Increasingly, people from the oppressed Uighur minority have been looking to Germany to escape Chinese oppression.
The foreign ministers of the G20 are in Bonn to discuss sustainable development. With uncertainty over the Trump administration’s policies, China is seen as a possible new leader. DW talked to Chinese analyst Lina Li.