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More than one million migrants and refugees reached Europe this year, including over 970,000 who made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean, the UN refugee agency said today.

The UN rights chief said Friday he was "appalled" that three Southeast Asian countries were pushing back starving migrants, of whom some 6,000 were stranded at sea.

More than one million migrants and refugees reached Europe this year, including over 970,000 who made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean, the UN refugee agency said today.

The UN rights chief said Friday he was "appalled" that three Southeast Asian countries were pushing back starving migrants, of whom some 6,000 were stranded at sea.