Yazidi refugee Samir Qasu, 45, right, from Sinjar, Iraq, and his wife Bessi, 42, cried and embraced their children in early December 2015, after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey. The island was the first port of EU call for nearly 400,000 asylum seekers in 2015. Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Yazidi refugee Samir Qasu, 45, right, from Sinjar, Iraq, and his wife Bessi, 42, cried and embraced their children in early December 2015, after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey. The island was the first port of EU call for nearly 400,000 asylum seekers in 2015. Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Yazidi refugee Samir Qasu, 45, right, from Sinjar, Iraq, and his wife Bessi, 42, cried and embraced their children in early December 2015, after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey. The island was the first port of EU call for nearly 400,000 asylum seekers in 2015. Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Yazidi refugee Samir Qasu, 45, right, from Sinjar, Iraq, and his wife Bessi, 42, cried and embraced their children in early December 2015, after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey. The

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Year in review 2015: A migrant crisis not seen since the Second World War - graphic

The number of migrants and refugees crossing into Europe by land and sea in 2015 passed one million, according to the International Organization for Migration.

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December 26, 2015

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The number of migrants and refugees crossing into Europe by land and sea in 2015 passed one million, according to the International Organization for Migration.

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