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Brussels, Sep 7 (EFE).- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) Hundreds of thousands of Afghans could try to request asylum in the European Union (EU) in the medium term, according to the director-general of the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Michael Spindelegger, who explains in an interview with Efe that the arrival of these people will depend on the attitude of the Taliban.INTERVIEW IN ENGLISH WITH MICHAEL SPINDELEGGER, GENERAL DIRECTOR OF ICMPD.
After around 36,000 civilians were displaced following violence in Juba, hundreds are still searching for secure shelter as the rainy season approaches.
More than 1,000 people line up at the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday as young people seek to leave Myanmar after the junta said it would impose military service. IMAGES
More than 200 Rohingya refugees were relocated from the beaches of a remote Indonesian island on Wednesday as authorities drive them in trucks and prepare them to be transported by ferry to a temporary shelter. More than 1,000 desperate and exhausted Rohingya have landed on the shores of Aceh province in the last week. IMAGES
Images of families from Sudan's Darfur region crossing the border into neighboring Chad, as heavy fighting continues in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, despite an announced truce between the army and paramilitaries, whose clashes have brought the country to the brink of a "catastrophe" and could prompt "more than 800,000 people" to flee the country, according to the UN. At least 20,000 Sudanese have sought refuge in Chad since the conflict began, of whom about 5,000 have registered, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). IMAGES
Sudanese refugees in neighboring Chad who fled deadly fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries received humanitarian aid distributed by UNICEF in the village of Koufroun, near the town of Adré on the border between the two countries. At least 20,000 Sudanese have sought refuge in Chad since the conflict began, of whom about 5,000 have been registered, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). IMAGES
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