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Refugees

Conflict, hunger and climate change have forced many to flee home in search of safety. The UN estimates that there were more than 117 million refugees worldwide in 2023.

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Several kids in a gym

Several kids in a gym

How a German football club is making refugees feel at home

German football club Hertha Bonn's project "Football Connects" helps refugee children integrate into the country.

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 24 October 2024

Russia's airspace incursions spark calls for NATO action, Moldova's EU poll could impact Sandu's reelection, Gisele Pelicot tells of her ordeal in mass rape trial and Turkey awaits a new refugee crisis. Also: Georgia picks its next parliament, how Russia's war economy is fueling a housing crisis, Spanish football takes action against racism and Italy's plans for more wind and solar spark protests.

A local fisherman navigates past a boat carrying Rohingya refugees anchored near the Indonesian coast

A local fisherman navigates past a boat carrying Rohingya refugees anchored near the Indonesian coast

Indonesia leaves Rohingya refugees trapped at sea

United Nations refugee agency urges Indonesian government to rescue over 100 Rohingya refugees stranded off its coast.

DW Fokus Europa | Italien: Neuer Streit über Staatsbürgerschaft

DW Fokus Europa | Italien: Neuer Streit über Staatsbürgerschaft

Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People

Will naturalization in Italy soon be possible after just a few years of study?

Newly constructed migrant shelter in Shengjin, Albania.

Newly constructed migrant shelter in Shengjin, Albania.

Italy sends migrants to Albania under new asylum scheme

Nongovernmental organizations criticize the move, questioning whether asylum-seekers will be treated well in Albania.

Palestinians walk during the evacuation of the Jabalia refugee camp and the Sheikh Radwan and Abu Iskandar neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip.

Palestinians walk during the evacuation of the Jabalia refugee camp and the Sheikh Radwan and Abu Iskandar neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip.

US sends warning letter to Israel over Gaza aid

As Israel continues bombing northern Gaza, the US has warned Israel it risks losing US support.

The Italian naval ship Libra

The Italian naval ship Libra

Italy diverts first refugees to Albania

The controversial plan will see men from "safe" countries have their Italian asylum applications processed in Albania.

Syrian refugee Fawsia, who fled Lebanon, uses a zimmerframe to walks towards a shelter at a refugee camp in Syria. The ground is hard earth and the makeshift shelters have canvas roofs tied down with ropes.

Syrian refugee Fawsia, who fled Lebanon, uses a zimmerframe to walks towards a shelter at a refugee camp in Syria. The ground is hard earth and the makeshift shelters have canvas roofs tied down with ropes.

Fleeing yet another war: Syrian refugees escape from Lebanon

Tens of thousands of Syrians are fleeing Israeli bombs in Lebanon to return to their home country.

Sister Rosita Milesi at a refugee shelter in Pacaraima

Sister Rosita Milesi at a refugee shelter in Pacaraima

Brazilian nun wins UN refugee prize

Sister Rosita Milesi has worked with refugees and the internally displaced within Brazil for the last 40 years.

Areej Rushdi Tanboura, a refugee from Gaza, talks to DW.

Areej Rushdi Tanboura, a refugee from Gaza, talks to DW.

Gaza: Displaced residents seek refuge amid Israeli strikes

Many in the Gaza Strip have spent the last year fleeing for their lives or burying loved ones amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Palestinians examine a destroyed mosque following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah.

Palestinians examine a destroyed mosque following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah.

Israel strikes Gaza mosque and former school

At least 26 have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a mosque-turned-shelter in central Gaza, Hamas officials said.

A man - sitting in a wheelchair - leaves his property.

A man - sitting in a wheelchair - leaves his property.

Growing number of Ukrainians leaving Pokrovsk

Russia's armed forces are moving ever closer to the strategically important Ukrainian mining town of Pokrovsk.

Afghan refugees in Hamburg during a cricket training session

Afghan refugees in Hamburg during a cricket training session

Hamburg's refugee cricketers

For a group of Afghan refugees in Hamburg, cricket offers a pathway to integration.

Afghan refugees play cricket in Hamburg

Afghan refugees play cricket in Hamburg

Cricket helps Afghan refugees feel at home in Hamburg

For a group of Afghan refugees in Hamburg, cricket offers a pathway to integration.

People displaced by conflict from southern Lebanon wait outside a temporary reception shelter in the northern city of Tripoli on September 25, 2024.

People displaced by conflict from southern Lebanon wait outside a temporary reception shelter in the northern city of Tripoli on September 25, 2024.

Lebanon estimates 1 million displaced amid Israeli strikes

Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian refugees in Lebanon are fleeing to find shelter, or any way out of the country.

Displaced Palestinians take shelter in a tent in the southern Gaza Strip

Displaced Palestinians take shelter in a tent in the southern Gaza Strip

Has Israel-Hamas war displaced Palestinian refugees forever?

The plight of Palestinian refugees has worsened since the Israel-Hamas war began. DW explains their status.

Border police walking alongside a fence

Border police walking alongside a fence

How Europe's far right is changing EU asylum policy

The EU has long been hardening its asylum policy, but the growing strength of the far right has member states skittish.

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Ukrainian refugees experience the healing power of dance

Many Ukrainian refugees living abroad are still suffering from the trauma of war and displacement.

A border guard in a yellow safety vest with the German word for 'police' on the back uses a traffic paddle to indicate to the driver of a black car to stop at the Walserberg border crossing between Germany and Austria

A border guard in a yellow safety vest with the German word for 'police' on the back uses a traffic paddle to indicate to the driver of a black car to stop at the Walserberg border crossing between Germany and Austria

Concern in Greece about German border checks

Athens is worried that Germany's reintroduction of border checks could have a knock-on effect across Europe.

Nach der Wahl in Brandenburg | Familie im Garten

Nach der Wahl in Brandenburg | Familie im Garten

Rise of Germany's far-right AfD sparks fear among refugees

Refugees and volunteers share their concerns over the AfD party's significant gains in the Brandenburg state elections.

An area of land in Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike in the Khiam valley.

An area of land in Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike in the Khiam valley.

AfricaLink News September 24, 2024

Bodies of migrants discovered off the coast of Senegal +++ 500 people killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon

Aerial view of a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Aerial view of a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Rohingya refugee: 'Myanmar soldiers put us in front'

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are reportedly being forced to fight in Myanmar's civil war. DW investigates.

Palestinians check a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced people in the Zeitoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City.

Palestinians check a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced people in the Zeitoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City.

Israel launches new wave of airstrikes on Gaza

At least 40 people have been killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that also hit the Jabalia refugee camp.

Refugees in a waiting room in Gießen, Germany

Refugees in a waiting room in Gießen, Germany

Germany: Number of refugees reaches new high in 2024

Russia's invasion of Ukraine contributed to an increase in refugees in Germany in recent years.

Freeway signs to Cologne, Antwerp, Heerlen and Aachen.

Freeway signs to Cologne, Antwerp, Heerlen and Aachen.

German police reintroduce spot controls at all borders

Checks are being temporarily reintroduced at Germany's borders, including in the far west. Not everyone is happy.

Afghan migrants carrying their belongings at a registration center at Iran's border

Afghan migrants carrying their belongings at a registration center at Iran's border

Iran plans to deport 2 million Afghan refugees

Iran's government has announced plans to deport some 2 million Afghan migrants in the coming months.

Geert Wilders in parliament

Geert Wilders in parliament

Dutch government eyes emergency laws to curb migration

The new far-right government of the Netherlands wants to wind back several policies.

Syrian migrant Abu Ali in his bakery in Libya

Syrian migrant Abu Ali in his bakery in Libya

Libya welcomes Syrian refugees as skilled workers

Crisis-ridden Libya benefits from Syrian refugees, despite its lack of an official asylum policy and dire human rights.

A Bosnian Red Cross volunteer (right) puts a bandage around the knee of a Moroccan migrant while his two companions watch

A Bosnian Red Cross volunteer (right) puts a bandage around the knee of a Moroccan migrant while his two companions watch

Bosnia: More migrants taking the Balkan route once again

The area along the Drina River on the Bosnian-Serbian border is once again a bottleneck on the busy Balkan route.

An office complex in the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

An office complex in the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Berlin plans new mass accommodation for refugees

Refugee accommodation centers in the German capital are full. Now, authorities are coming up with bright ideas.

Counseling for refugees

Counseling for refugees

Switzerland: Refugees support refugees

The Swiss association Paxion provides training for refugees who want to help others suffering from trauma.

DW "Global Us" Sendungslogo Composite

DW "Global Us" Sendungslogo Composite

Can you recycle an old army base? — Global Us

Children in Lebanon suffer as the threat of further conflict intensifies in the Middle East. Refugees support others.

DW Sendung Shift | Mexico borderpassing

DW Sendung Shift | Mexico borderpassing

Can AI predict migration flows?

Danish artificial intelligence may be able to forecast how many people are forced to flee war or natural disasters.

Frontex officers

Frontex officers

Rights groups criticize EU plans to strengthen Frontex

As the EU plans to strengthen its borders, activists fear the policy will push migrants back into authoritarian regimes.

Sudanese people wait in line at Kurmuk refugee transit camp, one of Ethiopia's main refugee entry points on the border

Sudanese people wait in line at Kurmuk refugee transit camp, one of Ethiopia's main refugee entry points on the border

Sudan conflict escalates refugee crisis in Ethiopia

Ethiopia's new Oura refugee camp is home to thousands of people who fled a devastating civil war in neighboring Sudan.

Three children walk with two adults in a refugee reception center in Halle, Germany

Three children walk with two adults in a refugee reception center in Halle, Germany

Refugee and asylum policy: Where is Germany heading?

After far-right AfD's recent electoral success, a party of the ruling coalition is calling for similar hardline demands.

Members of Israeli forces patrol a street during a military operation in the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams in the city of Tulkarem

Members of Israeli forces patrol a street during a military operation in the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams in the city of Tulkarem

Israel: Is a West Bank war imminent?

Israel's deadliest operation since October 7 has stoked fears of escalation in the West Bank. Is a second front looming?

A plane is seen after take-off, with barbed wire in the foreground

A plane is seen after take-off, with barbed wire in the foreground

Germany resumes deportation of asylum-seekers to Afghanistan

For the first time since 2021, a flight with convicted Afghan offenders took off to Kabul.

Ukrainian doctors receive training in Germany

Ukrainian doctors receive training in Germany

Germany’s bureaucracy blocks Ukrainian, Syrian doctors

Thousands of doctors from Ukraine and Syria who came to Germany as refugees are struggling to get licensed to work.

A woman holds a child in her lap at a refugee camp near Sudan's border with Chad

A woman holds a child in her lap at a refugee camp near Sudan's border with Chad

Sudan war: Refugees fleeing to Chad face bleak conditions

At the border with neighboring Chad, hundreds of thousands have sought refuge in camps under inhumane conditions.

A child holds up their arms, covered in blemishes symptomatic for the mpox virus

A child holds up their arms, covered in blemishes symptomatic for the mpox virus

Congo’s refugee camps face severe mpox outbreak

NGOs and the government are rushing to contain an oubtreak of mpox amid pleas for international solidarity.

Asawar, a woman in an overall and hijab, works on a car in the northwestern Libyan city of Misrata

Asawar, a woman in an overall and hijab, works on a car in the northwestern Libyan city of Misrata

Sudanese refugee defies all odds as female mechanic in Libya

Asawar Mustafa fled her war-torn country, Sudan. Now the only female mechanic in Libya, she found her new passion.

CDU lawmaker Jürgen Hardt in a DW interview

CDU lawmaker Jürgen Hardt in a DW interview

CDU lawmaker: Knife attacks 'imported'

Jürgen Hardt, a Christian Democrat who represents Solingen in parliament, speaks to DW's Ben Fajzullin.

A Special Forces police officer is seen through a window of a refugee home in downtown Solingen

A Special Forces police officer is seen through a window of a refugee home in downtown Solingen

Police in Solingen arrest suspect at asylum-seekers' home

Police have arrested a man during a raid on a refugee home in Solingen: DW's Aaron Tilton reports.

Young women, one of whom is holding a baby, on the roadside among bags and suitcases. A suitcase is used as a makeshift table for food and drink in disposable containers, Kocs, Hungary, August 21, 2024

Young women, one of whom is holding a baby, on the roadside among bags and suitcases. A suitcase is used as a makeshift table for food and drink in disposable containers, Kocs, Hungary, August 21, 2024

Hungary's government makes Ukrainian refugees homeless

A decree signed by Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has halted state support for the shelters used by many Ukrainian refugees.

A milestone at the India-Bangladesh border in a forrested area

A milestone at the India-Bangladesh border in a forrested area

Bangladesh crisis creates chaos along border with India

Thousands of people have been trying to cross over to India since violent protests gripped Bangladesh in July.

Women who fled the war in Sudan await the distribution of international aid rations at a refugee camp in Chad

Women who fled the war in Sudan await the distribution of international aid rations at a refugee camp in Chad

Famine looms in Sudan after 16 months of civil war

At Chad's border with Sudan, refugees told DW's Mariel Müller why they were forced to flee their homeland.

Aboy looks down at the ground.

Aboy looks down at the ground.

Fleeing War in Gaza — for a new life in Egypt?

Tens of thousands of people have fled to Egypt to escape the war in Gaza.

A person with a dog with a building in the background and lots of snow

A person with a dog with a building in the background and lots of snow

People leaving Sweden will exceed immigrants in 2024

Emigrants will outnumber immigrants this year — thanks in part to the government's restrictive migration policies.

A former Afghan prosecutor in Islamabad

A former Afghan prosecutor in Islamabad

Afghans await relocation 3 years since Taliban takeover

A former Afghan prosecutor told DW that his visa rejection has exposed his life to further risks in Pakistan.