UNHCR and partners increased accommodation capacities at Eidomeni to provide more dignified waiting conditions to refugees and migrants. (UNHCR)

UNHCR is working with the Hellenic Coast Guard to facilitate the deployment of experienced life guards and equipment to support rescue efforts at sea. (UNHCR)

First group of thirty Syrian and Iraqi asylum-seekers relocated from Greece to Luxembourg. (UNHCR)

It is essential that Greece receives massive support from the European Union for adequate reception, registration and screening processes. (UNHCR)

UNHCR has deployed 120 emergency staff to Greece to support the government in its effort to address the continuing crisis. (UNHCR)

"This is a primarily refugee crisis, not only a migration phenomenon" (UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres)

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