Ignoring this great crisis is no option - Europe’s refugee crisis

THE scale of Europe’s refugee crisis appears immense but it could attain biblical proportions in the not too distant future because of the failure of EU nations to agree a common strategy, the lethargy of the United Nations and, notably, climate change.

Ignoring this great crisis is no option - Europe’s refugee crisis

The UN has criticised the EU’s response but has confined itself to calling for an international conference on the issue - a paltry response to a growing and immediate crisis.

Add to that, the failure so far of the Irish Government to engage with charities and migrant support groups here to help tackle the crisis.

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