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A girl plays outside the former international airport in Athens
GERMANY

As the UN met to discuss the refugee crisis, one Syrian family was desperate to reunite

Kasem Alsabsabi has a German passport, and cancer, but his family is stuck in a camp in Athens.

  • Sarah Crowe
7 min read
In times of crisis, and with humanitarian funding in decline, the outlook for women and girls will be devastating. Photo: File
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

NGOs speak: Their most pressing humanitarian priorities for 2016

Following a call from the UN for a record $20.1 billion, 15 of the world’s leading aid agencies were polled on their top humanitarian concerns.

  • Staff Reporter
9 min read
A $3.2-billion EU deal with Turkey – which is currently home to more than two million Syrian refugees – to stop migrants coming to Europe has yet to bear fruit.
EUROPEAN UNION

EU summit: Migrant crisis top of agenda

Delegates will discuss a controversial plan for a new European Union force that could shore up borders without the host country’s consent.

  • Danny Kemp
4 min read