1. News stories
   

   International Community United in Solidarity with Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees

   On 26 May, the international community gathered again to show solidarity with millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants who have had to flee their country in order to find refuge abroad, especially in the neighbouring countries including Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. The Covid-19 pandemic has only

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 26/05/2020

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   EU mobilises all its tools in support of Syrian people, announces fourth Brussels Conference

   The EU will host a fourth Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the region on 29 and 30 June 2020, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell announced on Friday, following an extraordinary session of the Foreign Affairs Council.

   Author: Publication date: 07/03/2020

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   EU stands strong to ensure safe, orderly, well-managed migration

   Migration is a global phenomenon driven by many forces starting with aspirations for dignity, safety and peace. The decision to leave home may be extreme, and often, the beginning of a dangerous, sometimes fatal journey. On the occasion of International Migrants Day the EU states "we stand

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 18/12/2019

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   International community gathers in Geneva to support refugees and deliver more on Global Compact

   Millions of refugees around the world are in need of assistance and protection. One year after the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), world leaders are gathering in Geneva on 17 and 18 December at the Global Refugee Forum to provide greater support to the people in need, exchange good practices and

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 17/12/2019

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   Venezuela Conference starts engine of international solidarity

     "The Venezuelan crisis and its humanitarian impact need to go back on top of the international agenda. I believe that the conference has been a success in this respect", said EU High Representative/Vice-President  Federica Mogherini  following the two-day International Solidarity

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 31/10/2019

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   Venezuela Conference: Making sure the whole world mobilises when one continent is in need

     On 28 October in Brussels, EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini officially opened, together with Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and António Vitorino, Director General of IOM, the two-day International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan refugee and

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 29/10/2019

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   "We have built an EU external migration policy when there was none", Mogherini says

   The European Commission has taken stock of all work strands of the European Agenda on Migration in its Progress Report. The report highlighted that almost 760,000 lives at sea and over 23,000 migrants in the Nigerien desert were rescued with EU support since 2015.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 16/10/2019

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   Girls speak out: EU strives to leave no one behind

   Each year 12 million girls under 18 are married; 130 million girls worldwide are still out of school; and approximately 15 million adolescent girls aged 15-19 have experienced forced sexual activity. The EU is committed to continue its full support to see progress and not regress, for girls and

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 11/10/2019

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   EU and IOM support gives hope to vulnerable migrants

   The EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration has proven fundamental to provide Sudanese migrant returnees with access to health insurance, to give shelter to elderly migrant returnees in Addis Ababa as well as to help victims of trafficking. EU High Representative Federica

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 14/08/2019

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    Niger: Mogherini meets vulnerable migrants who speak about their stories and vital EU-IOM support

    EU High Representative Federica Mogherini met and spoke this week with a number of women migrants in "Bobiel 2", the International Organization for Migration's transit center for women in Niamey, Niger. With financial support from the European Union, the transit center allows women

    Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 12/07/2019

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