Thousands of migrants fleeing war-ravaged countries in Africa and the Middle East have been making perilous, sometimes deadly, journeys to arrive in European countries unable, or unwilling, to help them. Here are some photographs from across the European Union and around the world, documenting their desperate plight.
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