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Mediterranean Sea crossings exceed 300,000, including 200,000 to Greece
news UNHCR, 28 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )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 28 August 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The number of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean this year has now exceeded 300,000, inc... -
UNHCR chief Guterres stresses need to fight human trafficking, protect victims
news UNHCR, 26 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )GENEVA, Aug 26 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency head António Guterres on Wednesday reiterated the need to protect refugees fleeing to Europe by ensuring they are protected from human traffickers and that a properly functioning system is created to allow them to apply for asylum legally. At a joint... -
GREECE: Sea Arrivals and Onward Movements
documentGREECE: Sea Arrivals and Onward MovementsPublish date: 25 August 2015 (8 years ago)
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Refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe
documentRefugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to EuropePublish date: 25 August 2015 (8 years ago)
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Treat refugees humanely, work together, says UNHCR, as thousands continue heading into the Western Balkans from Greece
news UNHCR, 25 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )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 25 August 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In Serbia, UNHCR and the Serb authorities are working to respond to the humanitarian needs of the more... -
UNHCR voices concern about developments at border of FYR Macedonia and Greece
news UNHCR, 21 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )GENEVA – The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is concerned about the increasingly precarious situation at the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR Macedonia), where force was used earlier today to prevent people from crossing. UNHCR is particularly worried about the ... -
Picking Up the Pieces - A Syrian family find safety in Germany, only for tragedy to bring them back to Sicily, where their European journey ...
news UNHCR, 19 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )Rimaz and her husband, Mohammed, are flicking through photos on their smartphone while their young children explore a park in Catania, Sicily. There’s Liain’s third birthday party a few months ago, four-year-old Iyad enjoying a horse ride, Rimaz’s mother, and the bloodied body of a relative killed t... -
Numbers of refugee arrivals to Greece increase dramatically
news UNHCR, 18 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )GENEVA, Aug 18 (UNHCR) – More refugees and migrants arrived in Greece last month than during the whole of 2014, the UN refugee agency announced on Tuesday, and called for a European-wide response to deal with the escalating crisis. UNHCR said that in July 50,242 people, mostly fleeing the conflic... -
Miracle Ali’s Nightmare at Sea
news UNHCR, 14 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )Just 40 days old, a boy with Down’s Syndrome may never remember his journey to Europe. His parents will never forget it. -
UNHCR warns of deepening refugee crisis in Greece and calls for urgent and bold action
news UNHCR, 07 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )Geneva, 7 August 2015 The UNHCR Directors of the Bureau for Europe and of Emergency, Security and Supply, visited Greece last week to assess the refugee crisis in the country, where some 124,000 refugees and migrants have arrived by sea this year – as of 31 July – mainly to the islands of Lesvos...