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Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

Three years after fleeing Syria,18-year-old Numeir, who was scared he would be conscripted into the army, finally reunited with his family in Germany. UNHCR

In a small town of Idanha-a-Nova in central Portugal, a pilot scheme to attract investment and manpower is now also including refugees, who arrived in Portugal as part of the European Union (EU) Relocation Scheme. UNHCR

Increasing numbers of desperate refugees are trying to reach Greece not by crossing the Mediterranean but by travelling in the north from Turkey across the Evros River. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said facilities to receive and support the refugees, many of them from war-torn Syria, are in short supply. UNHCR

The President of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) called on governments to remove the barriers which prevent migrants from accessing basic services and stressed that “everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.” UNIFEED

Security Council seeks to strengthen protections for children in armed conflict, unanimously adopting Resolution 2427 (2018) at 8305th meeting.

Security Council seeks to strengthen protections for children in armed conflict, unanimously adopting Resolution 2427 (2018) at 8305th meeting.

Security Council seeks to strengthen protections for children in armed conflict, unanimously adopting Resolution 2427 (2018) at 8305th meeting.

United Nations humanitarian agencies generally welcomed a new deal on migration by the European Union countries, which calls for more Member States to take responsibility within their borders for those in need of protection. UNTV CH