Saturday 10 November 2007

African migrants die in Atlantic

  

At least 47 African migrants died of hunger and thirst after their boats drifted into Mauritanian waters.Mauritanian soldiers who discovered the two vessels off the northern port of Nouadhibou also found more than 90 survivors on board, officials said.

British Red Cross Teaching resources

Excellent powerpoint with images

Mystery on " geographyalltheway"

Link to BBC NEWS | World | Africa | African migrants die in Atlantic

UNHCR Against all odds interactive game

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n “Against All Odds”, students follow a young person’s flight from oppression in his or her home country to exile in an asylum country. The game is intended to increase students’ awareness and knowledge about refugees – where they come from, what situations they have faced and how they adapt to their new lives.

Link to UNHCR