Cate Blanchett Appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Refugee Agency
Cate Blanchett was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N.’s agency for refugees. In her new role, she will help raise awareness about the worldwide refugee crisis.
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The EU-Turkey deal will see the return of Syrian refugees from Greece to Turkey in exchange for more funding and visa-free travel ban for Turks to Europe.
Concerns rise all over Europe that finds itself inadquate to handle the ongoing rush of refugees crossing over from the Mediterarnean with Greece as its first stop. More than 100,000 asylum seekers have made the trip in just two months, an unprecedeented number according to migrant officials.
Slovenia said on Tuesday it would deploy the army to guard its border and appealed for help from the European Union as migrants streamed through the tiny country and many thousands more spent another cold night outside in the Balkans.
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