European migrant crisis

The European migrant crisis or European refugee crisis began in 2015, when a rising number of refugees and migrants made the journey to the European Union (EU) to seek asylum and for better living standards, travelling across the Mediterranean Sea or through Southeast Europe. They came from areas such as Western and South Asia, Africa, and the Western Balkans. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the top three nationalities of the over one million Mediterranean Sea arrivals between January 2015 and March 2016 were Syrian (46.7%), Afghan (20.9%) and Iraqi (9.4%). Another UN report puts the the figures at 28% Syrian, 14% Afghan, 9% Iraqi and 8% Nigerian. According to the UN, of the migrants arriving in Europe by sea in 2015, 72% were men, 13% women and 15% children

European migrant crisis

The European migrant crisis or European refugee crisis began in 2015, when a rising number of refugees and migrants made the journey to the European Union (EU) to seek asylum and for better living standards, travelling across the Mediterranean Sea or through Southeast Europe. They came from areas such as Western and South Asia, Africa, and the Western Balkans. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the top three nationalities of the over one million Mediterranean Sea arrivals between January 2015 and March 2016 were Syrian (46.7%), Afghan (20.9%) and Iraqi (9.4%). Another UN report puts the the figures at 28% Syrian, 14% Afghan, 9% Iraqi and 8% Nigerian. According to the UN, of the migrants arriving in Europe by sea in 2015, 72% were men, 13% women and 15% children