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Bodies found dead in a truck near border, while asylum seekers flow into Hungary
news UNHCR, 28 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )GENEVA, Aug 28 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency said it was "deeply shocked and saddened" at the grim discovery yesterday of the bodies of 71 people inside a truck abandoned near the Austrian border with Hungary. "This tragedy underscores the ruthlessness of people smugglers who have expanded thei... -
UNHCR welcomes more EU support to refugees, urges fast implementation
news UNHCR, 24 Sep 2015 (8 years ago )GENEVA, Sept 24, (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency today welcomed a decision by European Union leaders to boost resources for humanitarian assistance to countries neighbouring war-torn Syria. UNHCR, in a statement issued after the European Council decision, also welcomed a parallel decision to relo... -
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... -
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 urges further EU action on refugees Briefing Notes, 26 June 2015
news UNHCR, 26 Jun 2015 (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 June 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR notes last night's decision of the European Council to relocate 40,000 people in need of internatio... -
UNHCR head Guterres urges massive EU response to help Greece attend to refugees
news UNHCR, 09 Oct 2015 (8 years ago )GENEVA, Oct 9 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today appealed to the European Union to provide "massive support" to Greece to meet the needs of up to 6,000 refugees arriving each day as winter looms across Europe. He stressed that Greek authorities alone were not able ... -
Turmoil and tragedy in Lesvos as sea arrivals surge, urgent support needed to rapidly improve reception
news UNHCR, 16 Oct 2015 (8 years ago )Turmoil and tragedy in Lesvos as sea arrivals surge, urgent support needed to rapidly improve reception Briefing Notes, 16 October 2015 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 16 October 2015, at ... -
Winter of 2015-16: Tens of thousands of refugees and migrants in Europe and millions displaced in the Syria region face a winter in the cold
news UNHCR, 23 Oct 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 23 October 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Europe The first winter weather, including freezing temperatures, rain and storms, has arrived in m... -
UNHCR chief says it is "absolute nonsense" to blame refugees for terror
news UNHCR, 17 Nov 2015 (8 years ago )PRESEVO, Serbia, Nov 17 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said today it was "absolute nonsense" to try to blame refugees for terror attacks, stressing that they were its "first victims" and could not be held responsible for what happened in Paris, Beirut and elsewhere. ... -
New Balkan border restrictions untenable
news UNHCR, 20 Nov 2015 (8 years ago )GENEVA, Nov 20 (UNHCR) – A range of new restrictions against the movement of refugees and migrants from Greece through the Western Balkans and further northwards is increasingly untenable, the UN refugee agency, the International Organisation for Migration and the UN children's fund said on Friday. ...