Top UN official to give asylum lecture

A senior United Nations official will give a lecture on asylum issues in Dublin today as thousands of migrants continue to try to enter the European Union.

Fri, 23 Jun, 2006 - 11:14

A senior United Nations official will give a lecture on asylum issues in Dublin today as thousands of migrants continue to try to enter the European Union.

Figures have revealed more than 6,000 people have been intercepted trying to cross the Mediterranean to enter the EU since January.

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