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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... -
Mediterranean Crisis 2015 at six months: refugee and migrant numbers highest on record
news UNHCR, 01 Jul 2015 (8 years ago )The large majority of the 137,000 people who crossed the Mediterranean Sea into Europe during the first six months of 2015 were fleeing from war, conflict or persecution, making the Mediterranean crisis primarily a refugee crisis, a UNHCR report released today concludes. One third of the men, wo... -
Libya: Refugees and migrants held captive by smugglers in deplorable conditions
news UNHCR, 17 Oct 2017 (6 years ago )This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. For over a week, UNHCR teams have been working around the clock to meet the urgent needs of over 14,500 migrants and ref... -
Lending a Hand in Hungary - Locals in the Hungarian capital are coming together to help exhausted asylum-seekers with food, clothes and kind...
news UNHCR, 14 Jul 2015 (8 years ago )It is dusk by the time volunteers arrive at a busy square in central Budapest. With them, they carry hot food and fresh water – nothing short of a lifeline for the tired and hungry refugee families who are there to meet them. Little children are at first shy to accept the plates and spoons. However,... -
Learning is a welcome respite for child refugees on Kos
news UNHCR, 14 Feb 2019 (5 years ago )The KEDU school offers classes, museum trips and a sense of normalcy to young asylum-seekers on Greek island. Thirteen-year-old Bahez from Iraq carefully sketches an ancient marble head. His skills – and interest in Greece – are taking shape thanks to a school set up by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agen... -
Leaders' Meeting Western Balkans Route - Joint press conference: Opening remarks by António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
news European Commission, 25 Oct 2015 (8 years ago )Joint press conference: Opening remarks by António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees: http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?sitelang=en&ref=I111028 -
Joint press release: The registration of asylum seekers residing in open reception facilities in the mainland will begin in the next few wee...
news UNHCR / Greek Asylum Service / EASO, 14 May 2016 (7 years ago )Athens, 14/05/2016 The Asylum Service will conduct a pre-registration exercise for international protection in the mainland from end of May to end of July with the financial support of the European Commission (DG Home). The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the European As... -
Joint press conference opening remarks by António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
news European Commission, 05 Oct 2015 (8 years ago )Joint press conference opening remarks by António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees -
Joint UNHCR, IOM, and UNICEF statement on new border restrictions in the Balkans
news UNHCR, 20 Nov 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 20 November 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In the last couple of days, we have witnessed Governments instituting a range of restrictions against ... -
Joint UNHCR and IOM statement on addressing migration and refugee movements along the Central Mediterranean route
news UNHCR - IOM, 02 Feb 2017 (7 years ago )Ahead of the informal meeting of the European Council in Valletta tomorrow, we call on European leaders to take decisive action to address the tragic loss of life on the Central Mediterranean route and the deplorable conditions for migrants and refugees in Libya. To better protect refugees and migr...