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UNHCR, 12 Apr 2018
Despite a drop in the number of refugees and migrants reaching Europe last year, the dangers many face along the way have in some cases increased, according to a new report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, setting out changing patterns of movement. The Desperate Journeys report found that sea arr... Read more
UNHCR, 16 Feb 2018
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, expressed today its dismay over recent additional restrictions at border crossing points, which have further reduced access to territory, for asylum-seekers and refugees. It also called the Government of Hungary to withdraw a proposed bill that would deprive people flee... Read more
UNHCR, 15 Feb 2018
Since November, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has evacuated over 1,000 highly vulnerable refugees out of Libya and is looking for durable solutions for them in third countries. On Tuesday, a flight departed from Tripoli bound for, Niamey, Niger, carrying 128 refugees and on Wednesday, a second plane... Read more
UNHCR, 09 Feb 2018
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is very concerned by reports from asylum seekers of sexual harassment and violence in sub-... Read more
UNHCR, 12 Jan 2018
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is renewing its appeal to countries for help in saving human lives by offering more reset... Read more
Previous years | Sea arrivals | Dead and missing |
2017 | 172,301 | 3,139 |
2016 | 362,753 | 5,096 |
2015 | 1,015,078 | 3,771 |
2014 | 216,054 | 3,538 |
Despite a drop in the number of refugees and migrants reaching Europe last year, the dangers many face along the way have in some cases increased, according to Desperate Journeys report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, setting out changing patterns of movement. | |
11 Apr 2018 | |
Since November, UNHCR has evacuated 1,084 refugees out of Libya. 770 of them were taken to Niger and 312 to Italy. Cooperation of UNHCR's partners and support by the governments of Niger, Libya and Italy crucial. | |
15 Feb 2018 | |
UNHCR very concerned by reports from asylum seekers of sexual harassment and violence in sub-standard reception centres on the Greek islands, despite welcomed Government measures to address overcrowding and dire living conditions. | |
09 Feb 2018 | |
After reports of some 160 deaths in the Mediterranean, UNHCR renews its appeal to countries for help in saving human lives by offering more resettlement places and other safe alternatives to protection for refugees, including through family reunification. | |
12 Jan 2018 | |
UNHCR calls for international solidarity to help reach objective of bringing to protection 1,300 highly vulnerable refugees out of Libya as soon as possible. | |
22 Dec 2017 | |
UNHCR evacuated vulnerable refugees straight from Libya to Italy for the first time. | |
22 Dec 2017 |
Greece as a Country of Asylum | |
UNHCR Observations on the Current Situation of Asylum in Greece - December 2014 | |
International Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) | |
IOM Portal - Routes | |
Migration flows - Europe | |
Links to maps of mine fields near the border crossing points / potential routes of migrants and refugees - Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina maps of mine fields near the border crossing points / potential routes of migrants and refugees | |
Mali situation information sharing portal | |
Up-to-date information on Malian Refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger and IDPs in Mali | |
Malta Asylum trends | |
Statistics and Analysis of Asylum Applications and Decisions - Malta | |
Mine Situation in Croatia - Croatian Mine Action Centre | |
Map illustrating the Mine Situation in Croatia | |
Mixed Migration Hub - North Africa | |
The MHub is the public platform of the North Africa Mixed Migration Task Force, a joint initiative of UNHCR, DRC, IOM, OHCHR, RMMS and UNODC. | |
Nigeria Situations Information Sharing Portal | |
Up-to-date information on Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger / IDPs in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria | |
Signup for the Latest Information products | |
Somali Displacement Crisis Information Sharing Portal- Refugees in the Horn of Africa | |
Statistics, Analysis and Reports on Somali Displacement in Africa | |
Syria Regional Refugee Response Inter-agency Information Sharing Portal | |
Statistics, Analysis and Reports about Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt and North Africa | |
UNHCR Education in Emergencies | |
UNHCR Italy | |
UNHCR Spain website | |
UNHCR Spain website |