On Saturday police resorted to using tear gas and stun grenades as around 500 Afghans attempted to seize and board a ferry heading to Athens. Amid renewed violence local officials processing newcomers this morning locked themselves in a container as refugees, once again, vented their anger over delays in registration. Scenes of stone-pelting refugees engaged in hand-to-hand battle with local police has prompted the government to step up security with two extra units of riot police being dispatched to the island earlier today.
Greece’s migration minister Ioannis Mouzalas has rushed to Lesvos after a second day of street fighting on the Aegean isle.
The situation has become increasingly explosive on Lesvos, Greece, one of the islands on the frontline of the crisis, as running battles escalate between riot police and refugees desperate to board boats for Athens, our correspondent Helena Smith reports. The former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey became the latest senior figure to call for a renewed military effort to “crush” Islamic State in its Syrian heartlands.Ī policeman hits people during a protest at the Lesvos Port Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images David Cameron is facing growing pressure to extend RAF air strikes into Syria as the worsening conflict threatened to drive increasing numbers of desperate refugees to seek sanctuary in Europe.Guardian reporter provides this analysis of how the UK will pay for refugees the government has pledged to take. The chancellor, George Osborne, announced that the government would use funds from the UK’s £12bn annual overseas aid budget to help local authorities cover the costs of housing refugees.Nicola Sturgeon and Yvette Cooper have indicated that they would be prepared to house Syrian refugees as the Scottish government and Labour party intensified pressure on David Cameron to act generously.Volunteers and donors for refugees condemned government’s response at charity event in east London.Germany is not asking how many refugees it can afford to shelter, but how it can make the new arrivals feel safe at last, the mayor of Munich said as the city prepared to register thousands of people on Sunday.A fundamental review of Britain’s £9bn aid budget will be used to fund Syrian refugees for their first year in the UK and to support Syria’s neighbours hosting camps, George Osborne has said.Here’s a round up of the main events on Sunday as the migration crisis continues to unfold: The One Young World Summit runs now to October 1 st in Ottawa.Refugees arrive at Munich main station Photograph: Andreas Gebert/EPA He will be speaking alongside Emma Watson on gender equality. “I think when celebrities get involved in initiatives like this it tells the world that we need to stand up," says Joannes Paulus Yimesalu of Camaroon. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Oscar-winning produder Jon Landau, musician and humanitarian Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, and entertainer Cher. Other names appearing in Ottawa include former U.N. The sessions include “councillors” who are global leaders from a variety of fields. The 3-day summit is broken into a number of sessions addressing different world issues. It's a summit for young leaders who are leading now" says co-founder David Jones. “It's not a summit for young leaders who will one day go on to lead. Participants range in age from 18 to 30, and can come from universities, NGOs, and the world of business. "What you do, what you say, and the choices you make have the power to change the world," said the Prime Minister.įounded in England, the summit is described as the principal global forum for young leaders to network and share ideas. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on hand to help kick off the 2016 summit, challenging participants to harness their potential to make the world a better place. The occasion was the opening ceremonies of the One Young World Summit – an annual gathering of young leaders that has been staged in different world cities since 2009. There were also nobel laureates, world leaders, and about 1300 young high-achievers from around the world.
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