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Mogherini: Refugees came because agencies on the ground were underfunded
EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini made a major revelation today (23 September), just hours before the extraordinary EU summit on the refugee crisis.
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Cameron, Hollande call on Syria’s neighbours to take in more refugees
British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President François Hollande agreed on Tuesday (22 September) that European Union leaders should look at ways to help countries neighbouring Syria take in more refugees.
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UN says one million refugees should be no problem for EU
The UN rights chief yesterday (15 June) called for the European Union to take bolder steps to address its swelling migrant crisis, insisting the bloc could easily take in one million refugees. The announcement coincides with today's meeting of EU interior ministers who find it difficult to re-distribute 40.000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece to other countries of the Union.
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Georgieva urges UN to adopt ‘humanitarian declaration’ on Syria
EXCLUSIVE / EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva has urged the United Nations Security Council to adopt a declaration on the humanitarian situation in Syria, telling EURACTIV in an interview that such a decision could greatly improve the fate of millions of citizens, half of them children, who are trapped by the ongoing civil war.
