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UNHCR, 20 Jun 2017
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Cécile Pouilly – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 20 June 2017 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency received information last night about three new shipwrecks in the Mediterrane... Read more
Refugees and migrants entering and crossing Europe via the Mediterranean and Western Balkans routes, 27 Feb 2017
In a new report, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, details the impact of the increased border restrictions introduced in 2016 on refugee and migrant movements towards and inside Europe. It shows that people continued to move but undertook more diversified and dangerous journeys, often relying on smuggle... Read more
UNHCR, 01 Feb 2017
Tunis, Tunisia – 1 February 2017. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is conducting a two-week course on human rights and refugee law for the Libyan Coastguard and Navy. The training is being held on an Italian ship crossing the Mediterranean Sea. “This training represents an important opportunity t... Read more
UNHCR, 13 Dec 2016
The European Union (EU) needs a bold, imaginative and workable approach to overcome fragmentation and manage refugee movements effectively in accordance with international law. This paper provides a vision for how this could be achieved both within the EU and globally. The last year was exception... Read more
UNHCR, 05 Dec 2016
In a paper presented to the European Union (EU) today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called for a far-reaching reform of Europe’s global engagement with refugees, including the European asylum system. UNHCR called on Europe to offer more strategic and targeted support to countries of origin, asylum ... Read more
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Previous years | Sea arrivals* | Land arrivals | Dead and missing** |
2021 | 41,979 | 1,218 | 1,571 |
2020 | 40,326 | 1,535 | 788 |
2019 | 26,168 | 6,345 | 684 |
2018 | 58,569 | 6,814 | 811 |
2017 | 22,103 | 6,246 | 202 |
2016 | 8,162 | 6,443 | 77 |
2015 | 5,312 | 11,624 | 59 |
* Including the sea arrivals to Canary Islands. Data are as of 31 December 2021. ** Including the incidents occured along the Canary Islands route.
* Including the sea arrivals to Canary Islands. Data are as of 31 December 2021. ** Including the incidents occured along the Canary Islands route.
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Location name | Source | Data date | Population | |
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Mainland Andalucia | 31 Jul 2022 | 18.7% | 3,182 | |
Ceuta | 31 Jul 2022 | 4.6% | 789 | |
Melilla | 31 Jul 2022 | 7.3% | 1,238 | |
Mainland Eastern Mediterranean | 31 Jul 2022 | 8.1% | 1,381 | |
Canary Islands | 31 Jul 2022 | 56.9% | 9,670 | |
Balearic Islands | 31 Jul 2022 | 4.2% | 721 |
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