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Fire destroys Lesbos refugee camp leaving thousands stranded
Residents could be seen wandering through the ashes and remains of tents, trailers and containers in which they once lived.
Hypocrisy towards terrorism is unacceptable, India says at UN amid rising tension with Pakistan
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, India said terrorism was the root cause behind people fleeing from their home soil.
World leaders back UN plan to share responsibility for refugees, but not before 2018
UN's 193 members have agreed to provide better resources, opportunities, housing and education to refugees and migrants.
10,000 people now live in Calais Jungle migrant camp
New census shows number of unaccompanied minors in Jungle camp rose by 51% since August.
Thousands to march in London in support of refugees
Organisers say they want to the pressure the government to accept 20,000 refugees.
Build bridges, not walls: We can only solve the refugee crisis by changing our approach to humanity
Barack Obama's greatest legacy may be yet to come at the Leaders' Summit on refugees.
German town erupts in violence as far-right supporters clash with asylum seekers
Bautzen has become a flashpoint for anti-refugee sentiment.
Why we travelled to Greece to build solar-powered phone charging stations at refugee camps
Renewables aid crisis management, give autonomy to refugees and lower the economic burden for local communities.
On the road with Hungary's far right vigilante migrant hunters
Mayor Laszlo Toroczkai's militia has risen from obscurity to nationwide acclaim.
Revise policy and reunite refugee families in the UK faith leaders plead
A letter signed by 200 leaders across faiths has called on the Government to act.
Refugee crisis: 28 unaccompanied children go missing each day from Italian reception centres
Europe is failing refugee and migrant children, Oxfam claims, as increasing numbers go missing.
50 million children vulnerable to trafficking and abuse live as refugees worldwide
The shocking figures show that the number of refugees worldwide has doubled in the past 10 years.
Refugees stranded in Como are learning German despite Switzerland tightening its border controls
IBTimes UK visits a makeshift camp in Como, northern Italy, where dozens of refugees have been left stranded.
Paris to open refugee centres to halt spread of illegal migrant camps
Announcement from city's mayor comes after makeshift camps were demolished by police.
Protesters demanding closure of the 'Jungle' migrant camp blockade Calais
Demonstrators want a date for closure of camp which is home to thousands seeking to travel to UK.
Refugees in Como: 'We beg Switzerland to open the borders, we don't want to stay in Italy'
IBTimes UK speaks with refugees left stranded in Como as Switzerland denied them access.
Calais: Hundreds block major highway in protest against 'Jungle' camp
Tensions among locals have increased after the population of the camp rose to at least 7,000 people.
US-Russia Syria deal falls through as Obama blames 'grave differences'
Talks to end brutal conflict between the countries will continue on Monday.
Memories of Aleppo: Syrian refugees remember life in a city now lost beneath the rubble
Syrian refugees now living in Britain reflect on the war that has devastated their city.
Refugee dies trying to set fire to his wife in Germany
Woman was seriously injured in attack by estranged husband and asylum centre damaged.
Refugee crisis: Libyan naval ship fired at charity rescue boat
Warning shots fired at the Bourbon Argos in international waters off the coast of Libya.
Germans urge Angela Merkel not to run for fourth term due to immigration policy
Chancellor's approval ratings dip as critics demand she end her open-door policy towards refugees.
Germany could see up to 300,000 refugees enter the country this year
In 2015, over a million people from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa arrived in Germany.
Serbian hunter allegedly shoots dead Afghan refugee
Male aged 22 died after being shot in the chest.
Britain wants to save refugee children - so why is government shunning these helpless infants?
Theresa May tried to persuade me to withdraw the amendment to save refugee children - I declined.
Germany overwhelmed by 1,000 refugee child brides as call for ban grows
Girls, some 13, have arrived in Germany married to men more than twice their age.
World Humanitarian Day: The Syrian woman saving refugee children from child labour in Turkey
Nasira Lopez set up a school for refugee children in Istanbul, Turkey, to save them from illegal child labour.
Germany: Merkel's CDU party says burqa is 'contrary to integration'
Earlier party chiefs called for ban on Islamic veils.
Berlin asylum accommodation employees 'joked about guillotining refugee children'
Company's contracts cancelled following email leak.
Refugees turning to Alpine routes into Europe last used by the French Resistance
Desperate migrants are using dangerous mountain paths to enter northern Europe.