Kathmandu, June 7 -- Every evening, at least 10 Nepalis arrive at a park outside Trieste Central railway station seeking help from Linea d'Ombra ODV, a volunteer organisation that provides food, clothes and basic medical assistance to migrants sleeping rough in the northern Italian city.

"At dusk every day, at least 10 Nepalis come looking for food and clothing," said Lorena Fornasir, founder of the organisation. "Due to the administrative inefficiencies and delays within the local state apparatus, Nepalis are often at the bottom of the priority list when it comes to allocation of emergency institutional shelter."

According to Fornasir, the daily presence of Nepalis around the square in front of the station has increased noticeably over...