Refugees/Migrants Emergency Response - Mediterranean

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  Refugee Crisis in the Media

A million refugees and migrants flee to Europe in 2015
UNHCR, IOM, 22 Dec 2015
Persecution, conflict and poverty have forced an unprecedented one million people to flee to Europe in 2015, according to estimates by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration, IOM. As of 21 December, some 972,500 had crossed the Mediterranean Sea, according t...
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Hungary urged to refrain from policies and practices that promote intolerance and hatred
UNHCR, Council of Europe and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, 21 Dec 2015
UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency, the Council of Europe and ODHIR – the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights have urged Hungary to refrain from policies and practices that promote intolerance, fear and fuel xenophobia against refugees and migrants. The Organizations have joined vo...
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Programme seeks 20,000 places for asylum seekers in Greece
UNHCR, 14 Dec 2015
ATHENS, Greece, Dec 14 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency and the European Commission have launched a programme to provide 20,000 additional reception places for asylum seekers in Greece through subsidies for private sector housing. The Commission is providing 80 million euros from the 2016 EU bud...
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UNHCR says most of Syrians arriving in Greece are students
UNHCR, 08 Dec 2015
GENEVA, Dec 8, (UNHCR) – The Mediterranean crossing is treacherous, the risk of drowning is constant. But still they come, day after day, in a fleet of dinghies spilling them onto the shores of Greek Islands near Turkey, almost 800,000 so far in 2015 alone. Most are fleeing the conflict in Syri...
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UNHCR questionnaire finds most Syrians arriving in Europe coming directly from Syria
UNHCR, 08 Dec 2015
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 8 December 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR is releasing today the results of a preliminary questionnaire of over 1,200 Syrian refugees ...
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  Highlights

UNHCR deployed over 600 emergency staff and resources to 20 different locations, providing life-saving assistance and protection. (UNHCR)
28 Dec 2015
UNHCR advocates for access to asylum – particularly for refugees with specific needs, such as unaccompanied children and women-headed households. (UNHCR)
28 Dec 2015
UNHCR and the European Commission have launched a programme to provide 20,000 additional reception places for asylum seekers in Greece. (UNHCR)
14 Dec 2015
UNHCR will support Greece in developing its asylum reception capacity through European Union-funded rent subsidies and host family programmes. (UNHCR)
14 Dec 2015
The majority of Syrian refugee arrivals interviewed by UNHCR between April and September 2015 have secondary or university level education. (UNHCR)
08 Dec 2015