Refugee and migrant women and girls face risks of sexual and gender-based violence along the journey to and in Europe. (UNHCR)

UNHCR and partner NGOs provide food, medical care, psychosocial support and legal advice to unaccompanied and separated children. (UNHCR)

Children make up one in four of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean since January 2015. Many travel without their parents or caretakers. (UNHCR)

Un milione di rifugiati e migranti fuggiti in Europa nel 2015, oltre 140,000 sono arrivati in Italia (UNHCR)

Arrivals in 2015 represent more than 4.5 times the total number of arrivals of 2014 and reached a daily average of 2,700. (UNHCR)

In proportion to the scale of arrivals, more lives were saved at sea than in 2014. (UNHCR)

UNHCR deployed over 600 emergency staff and resources to 20 different locations, providing life-saving assistance and protection. (UNHCR)

UNHCR advocates for access to asylum – particularly for refugees with specific needs, such as unaccompanied children and women-headed households. (UNHCR)

UNHCR and the European Commission have launched a programme to provide 20,000 additional reception places for asylum seekers in Greece. (UNHCR)

UNHCR will support Greece in developing its asylum reception capacity through European Union-funded rent subsidies and host family programmes. (UNHCR)