Migrants on the border

Migrants on the border

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The United Nations agency for refugees this week called on central European countries to overcome public opposition and give more help to refugees.

The region saw significant numbers of refugees pass through its territory en route to Austria, Germany and Sweden in the last year, until Hungary built a fence on its southern borders with Serbia and Croatia.

. Sid, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

Calls for more assistance also came from a U.S. senator visiting migrants and refugees at a train station in the town of Sid, which straddles the border between Serbia and Croatia.

Senator John McCain urged financial help for refugees in Europe, including those fleeing violence in Syria and Afghanistan.

"We will be returning and asking our colleagues to vote for additional assistance,” said McCain.

“We also will do everything we can to bring about peace in the Middle East, to stop the wanton killing which is causing this enormous humanitarian problem,” said the Republican senator.

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A migrant takes a rest at a reception centre.
. Adasevci, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

A migrant takes a rest at a reception centre.

Migrants charge their mobile phones.
. Adasevci, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

Migrants charge their mobile phones.

Migrants are seen through a window at a migrant centre.
. Adasevci, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

Migrants are seen through a window at a migrant centre.

A migrant holds a child in her arms.
. Adasevci, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

A migrant holds a child in her arms.

A migrant is seen.
. Adasevci, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

A migrant is seen.

A migrant woman feeds a child.
. Adasevci, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

A migrant woman feeds a child.

A man assists a migrant in a wheelchair.
. Sid, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

A man assists a migrant in a wheelchair.

Migrants and refugees queue to board a train.
. Sid, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

Migrants and refugees queue to board a train.

A migrant child looks through a train window.
. Sid, Serbia. Reuters/Marko Djurica

A migrant child looks through a train window.