Summary

  • A day of live BBC coverage examining how the movement of people is changing the world

  • Ex-Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) chief Sir Richard Dearlove warned of a "populist uprising" on the issue.

  • UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt said there was a "race to the bottom" between countries showing how tough they were

  • The BBC is carrying reports from Vietnam, San Francisco, Iraq, Greece and Bangladesh during the day

  • A live radio drama by award-winning playwright James Graham was broadcast

  • Get involved on social media using #WorldOnTheMove

  1. 'Are we more or less compassionate than before?'published at 15:37 (14:37 Greenwich Mean Time)

    Stephen Sackur asks Lord Dubs: "Do you see a change amongst us humans? Do you think we are more compassionate or less compassionate today than we were in 1939?"

    "I'd like to think we're more compassionate," Lord Dubs says, because we see more about crises on our television screens. "Equally, we seem to have more concerns about migration."

    However, Lord Dubs says he believes the British are still very compassionate. 

  2. Inside the world's biggest refugee camppublished at 15:31 (14:31 Greenwich Mean Time)

    Dadaab was meant as a temporary home for Somalis fleeing their country's civil war. Twenty five years later, it's home to 330,000 people - and the third biggest city in Kenya. This week, the Kenyan government announced plans to try and close it down.  

    Media caption,

    Inside the world's biggest refugee camp

  3. Coming up next: Lord Dubs on HARDtalkpublished at 15:30 (14:30 Greenwich Mean Time)

    Labour peer Lord Dubs arrived in the UK in 1939 as a six-year-old refugee fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.   

    He was one of 669 children who escaped the Holocaust on trains from Prague organised by British stockbroker Sir Nicholas Winton.  

    He'll be on HARDTalk on BBC World News speaking to Stephen Sackur.

    Lord DubsImage source, AFP
  4. Buried without a namepublished at 15:29 (14:29 Greenwich Mean Time)

    More than 1,250 unnamed men, women and children have been buried in unmarked graves in 70 sites in Turkey, Greece and Italy since 2014. The majority died trying to cross the Mediterranean to seek a new life in Europe.

    But who cares for these dead? Where are they buried? And how can desperate relatives many miles away discover if their missing loved ones are among the drowned?

    Read the BBC's report about the untold story of Europe's drowned migrants here

    Tombstones are pictured on migrant graves, who died during the attempt to reach the Island of Lesbos, at a newly built cemetery on March 11, 2016 in Kato Tritos, GreeceImage source, Getty Images
  5. How did the crisis get so bad?published at 15:14 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    The international human system that deals with refugees is so "broken" that the UN has called a summit to address it.

    But how did things get so bad? The BBC explains the numbers behind the headlines. 

    Media caption,

    How the global refugee crisis got so bad - in numbers

  6. "Leave this city, join the exit."published at 15:11 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    That's the call of Alfie, a young teacher, when he and his girlfriend hit breaking point when they stop being able to pay London rent and are forced to move back to the family home. 

    James Graham's short drama for Radio 4 tried to show the "movement of people" is not just a distant, global phenomenon but something that is affecting many young people in the UK. You can still catch up and listen to the play

    Stephen Wight and Jade Anouka
    Image caption,

    Stephen Wight and Jade Anouka in James Graham's play.

  7. UN envoy demands end to migrant detentionspublished at 15:05 (14:05 Greenwich Mean Time)

    The UN's special rapporteur for the human rights of migrants has urged Greece to end the detention of all migrants arriving after the accord between Turkey and the EU.

    Speaking in Athens, Francois Crepeau said the detentions were particularly unacceptable in the case of children.

    He said he had met children who had been kept in police cells for more than two weeks and were not allowed outdoors. 

    Francois CrepeauImage source, Reuters
  8. 'Be a real friend'published at 14:42 (13:42 Greenwich Mean Time)

  9. Migration: What is it like for children?published at 14:39 (13:39 Greenwich Mean Time)

    What is life like for young people who move to the UK? Many experience snow for the first time - but find it difficult not being able to speak English fluently.

    As part of BBC School Report, Maneeha, originally from Pakistan, and her best friend Maria, born in Lebanon, both at Archbishop Holgate's School, external in York, interviewed each other about their experiences.

    You can listen to their interview here.

  10. A new life in Europe: Was it worth it?published at 14:29 (13:29 Greenwich Mean Time)

    For the last nine months, BBC Radio 4's the World at One has been following the journey of the Dhnie family from Syria, as they risked their lives to get to Europe.

     Manveen Rana looks at the twists and turns of their journey and the difficulties of settling in when they reached Europe.

    You can listen to the latest in the podcast series here.

    Media caption,

    The story of one Syrian family heading for Europe in search of a better life.

  11. Continue the discussion on Facebookpublished at 14:14 (13:14 Greenwich Mean Time)

    Debate on Angelina Jolie Pitt's speech on the migration crisis in continuing on the BBC's Facebook page, external.

    Tom Newton calls Jolie Pitt out of touch: 

    Quote Message

    Sorry Angie, but I'm not going to take words of wisdom from someone with your privilege and wealth. You don't have to live with the negative consequences of mass immigration.

    However, Gloria Navarro McDermott is glad Jolie Pitt spoke out: 

    Quote Message

    I don't have much respect for Hollywood and their politics, but Angelina Jolie is a shining example of what fame and fortune can be used for raising awareness to certain world crisis. Kudos to her.

  12. Acclaimed playright's migration dramapublished at 14:13 (13:13 Greenwich Mean Time)

    James Graham, the author of award-winning play This House, has turned to domestic migration as the subject for his latest drama. 

    He produced the radio play script, which is being live broadcast at 1415 BST (1315 GMT) on BBC Radio 4, for the World On The Move day. 

    Media caption,

    Migration for work is a British invention, says James Graham.

  13. 'Best place to be a refugee'published at 14:03 (13:03 Greenwich Mean Time)

    Khadija al-Hassan

    Uganda has been praised for having some of the world's most welcoming policies towards refugees, the BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga reports.

    Khadija al-Hassan, who fled fighting in Somalia six years ago, likes her life there. "There is no problem in Uganda. Refugees are given houses, food and free education for their children. You can even sleep in the open and no-one will bother you."

    At the heart of this generosity may be that many people in power know what it is like to be forced to flee. Thousands of Ugandans were refugees in the years after independence in 1962 - even President Yoweri Museveni and some of his cabinet colleagues have been exiles themselves.

    Read Catherine's report here

  14. 'When I learned he wanted to sell me I started crying'published at 13:56 (12:56 Greenwich Mean Time)

    Rohingya Muslims, who are denied citizenship and freedom of movement by the government of Myanmar, are described by the UN as one of the world's most persecuted minorities. Many have fled to Bangladesh - but, as these two women found, they were still in danger.

    Media caption,

    Rohingya women tell of rape and trafficking in Bangladesh

  15. 'Don't shy away from tackling repression'published at 13:52 (12:52 Greenwich Mean Time)

    Concerns about interfering in other cultures should not make people shy away from helping victims of repression, Jigsaw's Yasmin Green has said. 

    Ms Green is head of research and development at the think tank, which was formerly known as Google Ideas. 

    She argued that everybody deserved the right to access information. 

    Media caption,

    Yasmin Green from Jigsaw (formerly Google Ideas), on their vision of a more open internet.

  16. Jolie's fight for victims of war 'admirable'published at 13:45 (12:45 Greenwich Mean Time)

  17. System 'breaking down'published at 13:33 (12:33 Greenwich Mean Time)

    Watch Angelina Jolie Pitt's warning that we are seeing the accustomed system of dealing with refugees over recent decades break down. 

    Media caption,

    Angelina Jolie-Pitt, UNCHR Special Envoy, addresses global migrant crisis.

  18. Newcastle 'totally changed my life'published at 13:30 (12:30 Greenwich Mean Time)

    Listen as students at Newcastle's Excelsior Academy describe how they coped with coming to the city.

    Media caption,

    Newcastle 'totally changed my life'

  19. 'Treat refugees as you would want to be treated'published at 13:26 (12:26 Greenwich Mean Time)

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