Humanitarian centre near Paris welcomes first arrivals of female migrants and families

Record ID: 164934

  • Title: Humanitarian centre near Paris welcomes first arrivals of female migrants and families
  • Date: 19th January 2017
  • Summary: IVRY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE (JANUARY 19, 2017) (REUTERS) VAN ARRIVING AT HUMANITARIAN CENTRE VARIOUS OF VAN PARKED IN FRONT OF ENTRANCE VARIOUS OF MIGRANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES STEPPING OUT OF VAN HUMANITARIAN CENTRE COMPLEX SIGN READING (French) "EMMAUS SOLIDARITE/EMERGENCY SHELTER/PARIS-IVRY" VARIOUS OF MIGRANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES ENTERING CENTRE PARTS OF CENTRE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION EMMAUS SOLIDARITE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, BRUNO MOREL, WALKING CUBICLES OF CENTRE (SOUNDBITE) (French) EMMAUS SOLIDARITE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, BRUNO MOREL, SAYING: "Here, the goal is first to allow them, after all the difficult journeys they have been through, to rest and to meet their vital needs: housing, food, hygiene, locker rooms." ACCOMMODATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION (SOUNDBITE) (French) EMMAUS SOLIDARITE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, BRUNO MOREL, SAYING: "We are going to support them in their asylum applications. In time, they will be directed towards reception centres for asylum seekers. Meanwhile, in addition to meeting their vital needs, there will be a significant component of social aid, as you can imagine." WORKERS ON BUILDING SITE (SOUNDBITE) (French) EMMAUS SOLIDARITE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, BRUNO MOREL, SAYING: "There are people doing rounds through the streets of Paris to spot migrant camps and to offer shelter since the night before yesterday." VARIOUS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE
  • Embargoed: 2nd February 2017 13:59
  • Keywords: migrants refugees humanitarian centre Emmaüs immigration shelter
  • Location: IVRY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE
  • City: IVRY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Asylum/Immigration/Refugees,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0015ZQZCJR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Paris opened its second reception centre for migrants on Thursday (January 19) aimed at sheltering women and families.
    The first twenty people were welcomed at the humanitarian centre in Ivry-sur-Seine near the capital, managed by French non-profit organisation Emmaus Solidarite.
    Its chief executive, Bruno Morel, explains the aim is first to help these women and children rest and meet their vital needs such as having a hot meal and be able to have a wash.
    The NGO plans to shelter up to 400 people by March 2017, when the construction of the site will be fully completed. They will be housed, fed and provided with social aid.
    "We are going to support them in their asylum applications. In time, they will be directed towards reception centres for asylum seekers," Morel said.
    A first reception centre opened in the North of Paris last November in northern Paris which houses male migrants.
    According to Emmaus Solidarite, 30.000 migrants settled down in and around Paris and since June 2015.
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