short readsMar 15, 2017 European asylum applications remained near record levels in 2016 In 2016, European Union countries, Norway and Switzerland received more than 1.2 million asylum applications, below the record 1.3 million applications received in 2015.
short readsNov 2, 2016 Italy on track to surpass Greece in refugee arrivals for 2016 With nearly 160,000 arrivals so far in 2016, Italy may surpass Greece as Europe’s new focal point for refugee flows.
short readsAug 3, 2016 Nearly 1 in 100 worldwide are now displaced from their homes More than 60 million people are displaced from their homes as of the end of 2015, the highest number of displaced people since World War II.