Europe’s migrant crisis: ‘To do nothing is to let people die’

73,335 migrants who braved the deadly Mediterranean route have arrived Europe so far, in 2017. Italy, Greece & Bulgaria are the top three welcoming European countries.

EU interior ministers are in Estonia for a meeting to address the migrant crisis.

At the end of 2016, 65 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide, a figure almost equal to the population of France.

Libya's crackdown on people trafficking into Europe has forced smugglers into a new course through Tunisian waters, with many migrants being unemployed Tunisians.

Israel has been trying to find a way to force between 30,000 and 40,000 African migrants to leave the country. Many of them arrived years ago when they were minors.

As more die at sea trying to reach Europe from North Africa, our panel discusses where the real migration solution lies.

Hyperinflation, a lack of food and medicine force thousands of Venezuelans every day to seek refuge in neighboring countries. Many of them in Brazil. The situation in Roraima state has become increasingly difficult - and occasionally violent.

Chancellor Merkel is facing huge pressure: she needs to bring divided European governments together to support a common line on refugees if she is to patch up a deep rift in her coalition in Berlin. But how can that be achieved? Guests this week: Thorsten Benner (GPPI), Monica Goracci (IOM), Raghida Bahnam (freelance journalist).

Politics and art: Irish artist puts spotlight on migrant crisis.

At a meeting in Malta, the three largest countries in the EU want to find a solution to the issue of distributing migrants. Will other countries follow their lead? Bernd Riegert reports.

The migration crisis on the Spanish-Moroccan border likely has its roots in a long-running conflict that lies in about 2,000 kilometers (1242 miles) away. DW explains what's behind it.

At least 6,600 of the more than 8,000 migrants who arrived at Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta this week have been sent back over the border to Morocco following a diplomatic dispute. Also, critically ill Covid-19 patients are more likely to die in Africa than elsewhere. Our correspondent in Cape Town explains why. And we bring you a report on how Bangui residents are dealing with a shortage of drinking water in the Central African Republic.