Sentence examples for countries of transit from inspiring English sources
Another E.U. policy — diplomatic pressure on countries of transit to stop immigrants from heading into the E.U. — has been equally counterproductive.
Ultimately the most sustainable way of decreasing demand for the boats is to curb repression in countries like Eritrea, and end wars in countries of transit or origin like Libya and Syria.
As refugees formally apply for asylum, there's an expanding gap between countries of transit and countries of destination, and as the crisis spreads farther north and west, the need continues to grow for a working, coordinated response to bring refugees into the labor market.
UNHCR demands capacity building in countries of transit and first asylum.
LGBTI people are doubly marginalized in that the few who manage to escape often find their countries of transit are not much better than the places they fled.
Frontex Deputy Executive Director Gil Arias told VICE News that border control is not the solution for irregular migration, it's just a piece of the puzzle: "To tackle migratory flows, you need to work on development in the countries of origin and the countries of transit, among many other things".
Morocco "has always been a country of transit, and we have found the cement for all this — our multifaceted monarchy," he said.
While Italy used to be a country of transit, with thousands of migrants historically continuing the journey north to Germany and other countries, it has increasingly become a destination for migrants because of tougher border controls that stop them from leaving.
The EU has backed authoritarian regimes and dictators such as Muammar Gaddafi as a trade-off for stability in the region and for a better control of immigration flows across the Mediterranean, since Libya is the main country of transit for many African migrants and asylum-seekers.
The United States also asks whether Mexico, the country of transit, ought to take responsibility for screening asylum seekers.
A fact sheet issued by the UK Home Office on the Syrian resettlement program stated, "We believe that Sudan is primarily a country of transit, though there are refugees fleeing conflict in Darfur".
