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Programme seeks 20,000 places for asylum seekers in Greece
news UNHCR, 14 Dec 2015 (8 years ago )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 budge... -
UNHCR, IOM and partners in $550m appeal for humanitarian operations for Europe's refugee and migrant situation
news UNHCR, 26 Jan 2016 (8 years ago )This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 26 January 2016, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As continuing conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere drives people to seek refuge in Europe, UNHCR, ... -
With growing numbers of child deaths at sea, UN agencies call for enhancing safety for refugees and migrants
news UNHCR, 19 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )Joint UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM Press Release GENEVA, 16 February 2016 – An average of two children have drowned every day since September 2015 as their families try to cross the eastern Mediterranean, and the number of child deaths is growing said IOM, UNHCR, and UNICEF. The agencies are calling for enha... -
Grandi warns of critical refugee bottleneck in Greece
news UNHCR, 25 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )ATHENS, Greece, Feb 25, 2016 – Border closures in the Balkans may create an enormous and potentially critical refugee bottleneck in Greece, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has warned. Grandi spent most of Wednesday (February 24) in Athens. meeting the Greek prime minister Alexis ... -
UNHCR expands its support to the temporary accommodation of new arrivals in Kalymnos and their registration in Kos
news UNHCR, 27 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )Kos – 27.02.2016 UNHCR’s Representation in Greece expanded yesterday its support to the temporary accommodation of new arrivals in Kalymnos, by installing new hygiene facilities at the island’s port. In nearby Kos, the local office of the UN Refugee Agency furthered its support to the registration ... -
VIDEO - UNHCR Global Trends 2014
news UNHCR, 18 Jun 2015 (8 years ago )A UNHCR report shows that worldwide displacement from wars, conflict, and persecution is at the highest levels we have recorded, and accelerating fast. -
UNHCR outlines proposals to manage refugee and migration crisis in Europe ahead of EU Summit
news UNHCR, 22 Sep 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 22 September 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As EU leaders meet in Brussels today and tomorrow, UNHCR is urging them to unite behind emergency pr... -
UNHCR praises Austrian, German leadership and civil society response
news UNHCR, 05 Sep 2015 (8 years ago )UNHCR welcomes the decision of Austria and Germany to receive thousands of refugees and migrants who crossed the border last night from Hungary. This is political leadership based on humanitarian values. UNHCR also praises the civil society groups and individuals of Austria and Germany who are mo... -
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres on refugee crisis in Europe
news UNHCR, 04 Sep 2015 (8 years ago )The European Union is preparing key emergency meetings to take decisions in its response to the present refugee and migration crisis. The situation requires a massive common effort that is not possible with the current fragmented approach. Europe is facing its biggest refugee influx in decades. ... -
UNHCR head thanks Greece, frontline islands, for improved response to continuing arrivals
news UNHCR, 11 Oct 2015 (8 years ago )LESBOS, Greece (UNHCR) – In a weekend mission to the main EU entry point for nearly 450,000 refugees and migrants so far this year, UNHCR chief António Guterres witnessed the improved humanitarian response mounted by Greek local authorities and civil society while lamenting the continued lack of a l...