Germany & International Rescue Committee

Germany: Germany is one of the EU member states that saw asylum applications soar in the past and is now exploring options to set up 'return hubs' and has been involved in deportations of recognized refugees to other EU border states.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee, through Susanna Zanfrini and Marta Welander, has voiced concerns about the new pact, stating it creates uncertainty for asylum seekers and could lead to increased detentions and deportations to unsafe countries.

Germany: Germany is receiving and treating a US citizen infected with Ebola and quarantining exposed individuals, playing a role in the international medical response.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee has teams responding to the outbreak and highlights the impact of declining donor funding on disease detection.

Germany: Germany, along with other European governments, has also cut development aid, contributing to the overall reduction in global health funding.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee is active in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlighting the immense pressure from conflict, displacement, and a collapsing health system, which is further strained by the Ebola outbreak.

Germany: An American citizen infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo>>> is receiving care in Germany>>>, demonstrating international medical support for severe cases.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee>>> has noted that years of conflict and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo>>> have severely weakened health systems, making the containment of the Ebola outbreak significantly harder.

International Rescue Committee: Jeanette Bailey, a child nutrition lead at the International Rescue Committee, described the situation as the 'worst possible humanitarian catastrophe' and predicted more child deaths.