Up to 3000 Refugees, Migrants Expected a Day in Macedonia

An estimated 514 Indonesians have gone to Syria and Iraq to fight with the IS, with around half of them consisting of Indonesian citizens who were already residing in nearby countries as students or migrant workers prior to the rise of IS, according to the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT).

The same study found an increase in the number of refugees who do not have enough food and are therefore adopting harmful behaviours to cope, including buying food on credit, withdrawing children from school and begging, which has increased 30 per cent since past year. Some migrant children traveling alone without adult relatives are “at greatesLatest developments across Europe as the continent struggles to manage its migrant influxt risk”, it said. Neighboring Hungary has begun building fences at its borders in order to stem the tide.

Addressing a news conference in Geneva, Fleming said: “It’s vital that these people are treated humanely, also that essential assistance is provided, not just by responding to their basic needs but respecting also their dignity, their human rights as asylum seekers and migrants”.

Crepeau said EU officials should do more to counteract people-smugglers and create a massive resettlement program for refugees fleeing violence and persecution from places like Eritrea and Syria.

With the increasing number of asylum-seekers and migrants arriving in the region, UNHCR appealed to all the governments involved to make sure that they handle the situation with sensitivity and abide by their global obligations.

Over the weekend, thousands of refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border, mainly from war-torn Syria, as well as from Africa and Asia, were allowed to enter Macedonia to transit into Serbia and the European Union, following a several-day standoff.

The defense ministry said in a statement Tuesday that baby Sophia – 49 centimeters big and weighing 3,000 grams (19.3 inches and 6.6 pounds) is the first to be born on board a German navy ship.

“The Greek authorities are unable to deal with the crowds of migrants that are washing up over their islands“. But, it warns the flight of these desperate people is continuing and is unstoppable.

The body of a third man was also recovered Monday night, but from a different part of the island, leading authorities to suspect he might have died in a separate incident.

The UN refugee agency has called on European nations to come out with a coordinated strategy for handling the migrant crisis amid the worsening situation. The vast majority arrive in Lesbos.