UN rights experts urge France to provide safe water, sanitation for migrants in ‘Calais Jungle’

Oct 17, 2017, at 04:47 am

New York, Oct 16(Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts are urging the Government of France to devise long-term measures to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation for migrants in Calais and other areas along the northern French coast.

Politics prevailed over promises by France and UK in handling of children at Calais ‘Jungle’ – UN experts

Nov 03, 2016, at 04:36 am

New York, Nov 2 (Just Earth News): The Governments of France and the United Kingdom fell seriously short of their obligations under the international child rights convention by inadequately handling the situation of minors living at the Calais migrant camp in France, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has said.

UN agency supporting French authorities in transferring refugees from Calais ‘Jungle’

Oct 26, 2016, at 04:22 am

New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported on Tuesday that it is assisting French authorities as they begin to close the refugee camp in Calais known as ‘the Jungle,” and “environment not fit for human habitation” and which highlights the need for greater responsibility sharing and coordination between European Union member States.