Norwegian Refugee Council [to 16 April 2016]
http://www.nrc.no/
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Greece
Deportations of refugees and migrants from Greece must be halted
15. april 2016
Deportations of refugees and migrants from Greece to Turkey must be halted immediately and people wanting to seek asylum should not be kept in detention, said Oxfam, Norwegian Refugee Council and Solidarity Now.
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Conference on Solutions to Displacement
A conference to inspire
13. april 2016
With the NRC hosting the Conference on Solutions to Displacement, the keynote speakers will be UN High Commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi and Norwegian State Secretary Tore Hattrem.
The Conference on Solutions to Displacement takes place on April 21st at Samfunnssalen, Arbeidersamfunnets plass 1, Oslo…
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07. april 2016
Greece
Five reasons why the EU-Turkey deal is a disgrace
How the EU-Turkey deal is being implemented is a disgrace to Europe. Here are five reasons why it must be stopped now.
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04. april 2016
Greece
Europe is imprisoning refugee children
“It is outrageous that young and innocent children fleeing war are kept imprisoned behind barbed wire in overcrowded detention facilities on European soil”, said Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland.
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07.04.2016
Press Release
Access urgently needed to 30,000 people displaced in eastern DRC
…Some 30,000 people were forced to flee the area following fighting between government forces and armed groups between 25 and 26 March. Most of these people were already vulnerable and had been staying in camps before the fighting broke out.
“All parties to the conflict, leaders of armed groups and individual fighters must spare civilians and respect international humanitarian law,” said NRC’s Head of Mission in DR Congo, Mickael Amar. “Families – including many women and children – have been forced to flee multiple times. Their situation is incredibly dire.”
NRC has been working to support local and displaced communities in Mpati, but had to suspend operations on 21 March due to the volatile security situation. It was about to set up education and food-security projects to help 34,000 vulnerable people in the area…