“These Are The Faces Of Migrant Life In The ‘New Jungle’ Of Calais”, The New Continent featured on OKAY Africa

Schengen — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:11:58 +0000

The New Continent project photographs have been featured by the World Policy Institute to illustrate the ongoing migrant crisis in the Calais area.

“Just over 20 miles from Dover, the northern port city of Calais is the closest French town to England. The site is home to another chapter of what the New York Times referred to this week as a painful drama playing out across Europe. According to the World Policy Institute, between 3,000 to 5,000 migrants, largely from East Africa and the Middle East, live in the city’s resource-scarce camps, often lacking proper shelter and medical services. Many of these migrants seek to flee for Britain each night by stowing away on UK-bound trucks and ferries.

The crisis in Calais escalated this week, when thousands of migrants entered the high-traffic Channel Tunnel on July 27 and 28, reports WPI. One Sudanese migrant was killed in an accident, making him the ninth person to die in an attempted tunnel crossing since June.

In the series of portraits below, French photographer Phil Le Gal photographs individuals living in the city’s largest camp, the New Jungle. The images are part of Le Gal’s larger body of work documenting migrant experiences with The New Continent, a photo series and documentary project that aims to tell the stories of migrants living inside and outside the borders of Europe’s Schengen Area.

The photos below are presented with permission from Le Gal and the World Policy Institute, where they originally appeared, with captions from Le Gal. For more on The New Continent, head to the project’s official page and follow Le Gal on Twitter and Instagram.”

All details here : http://www.okayafrica.com/news/calais-france-migrants-the-new-jungle-phil-le-gal-photos

Thank you Alissa Klein

The New Continent featured by The World Policy Institute.

Schengen — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:57:10 +0000

The New Continent project photographs have been featured by the World Policy Institute to illustrate the ongoing migrant crisis in the Calais area.

“July 27 and 28 saw the growing migrant crisis in Calais, France, escalate when thousands of migrants entered the high-traffic Channel Tunnel in an effort to reach the United Kingdom. One Sudanese migrant was killed in an accident, making him the ninth person to die in an attempted tunnel crossing since June. Between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants, largely from East Africa and the Middle East, live in resource-scarce camps in Calais, often lacking proper shelter and medical services. Many seek to reach the U.K. by stowing away on U.K.-bound trucks and ferries at great risk.

Phil Le Gal’s “New Continent” initiative, a photo project and documentary series, brings the experience of migration in the Schengen Area to light, showing the day-to-day realities of migrant life in areas throughout Europe. In a recent trip to Calais, Le Gal documented life in the “New Jungle,” one of the city’s largest camps. A portion of the photos are presented here. For more on New Continent and Mr. Le Gal’s work, please see the project page .”

All details here : http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/07/29/faces-calais-migrant-life-france

Thank you Katherine A. Peinhardt

World Policy Journal – The New Continent

“These Are The Faces Of Migrant Life In The ‘New Jungle’ Of Calais”, The New Continent featured on OKAY Africa

The New Continent featured by The World Policy Institute.