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  • UNHCR urges Greece to accelerate emergency measures to address conditions on Samos and Lesvos. Greek authorities must take urgent steps to address the humanitarian situation for around 11,000 asylum-seekers on the islands of Samos and Lesvos. Conditions in the Reception and Identification Centers (RICs) on the two islands are abhorrent.
    highlight 06 Nov 2018 (5 years ago)
    Greece / Various - Refugees/Migrants
  • UNHCR evacuates hundreds of vulnerable refugees out of Libya to safety. Amid violent clashes and a deteriorating security situation in Tripoli, 149 vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers were evacuated to safety in Rome on 30 May. Many of the evacuees need medical treatment and are suffering from malnourishment. The group was moved from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF), after surviving months in dire conditions inside detention centres in other parts of the city. The evacuation was carried out in collaboration with Libyan and Italian authorities.
    highlight 30 May 2019 (4 years ago)
    / Various - Refugees/Migrants
  • Mediterranean Sea crossings exceed 300,000, including 200,000 to Greece. UNHCR, 28 August 2015, http://www.unhcr.org/55e033816.html
    highlight 28 Aug 2015 (8 years ago)
    / Various - Refugees/Migrants
  • More than 300,000 people have risked their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea so far this year. Over 2,600 didn't survive the dangerous crossing, (UNHCR)
    highlight 04 Sep 2015 (8 years ago)
    / Various - Refugees/Migrants
  • The management of borders needs to be consistent with national, EU and international law, including guaranteeing the right to seek asylum. (UNHCR)
    highlight 24 Sep 2015 (8 years ago)
    / Various - Refugees/Migrants
  • Due anni fa 368 persone morirono nel tragico naufragio alle porte di Lampedusa. Fino ad oggi nel 2015 sono già quasi 3.000 le vittime del Mediterraneo. (UNHCR)
    highlight 03 Oct 2015 (8 years ago)
    Italy / Various - Refugees/Migrants
  • UNHCR has deployed 120 emergency staff to Greece to support the government in its effort to address the continuing crisis. (UNHCR)
    highlight 12 Oct 2015 (8 years ago)
    Greece / Various - Refugees/Migrants
  • A healthy Syrian boy was born on 4 Nov in Slavonski Brod hospital on the day his family arrived in the Winter Transit Center. They left on 7 Nov. (UNHCR)
    highlight 04 Nov 2015 (8 years ago)
    / Various - Refugees/Migrants
  • UNHCR is working with the Hellenic Coast Guard to facilitate the deployment of experienced life guards and equipment to support rescue efforts at sea. (UNHCR)
    highlight 13 Nov 2015 (8 years ago)
    Greece / Various - Refugees/Migrants
  • UNHCR calls on authorities to manage borders in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection principles. (UNHCR)
    highlight 04 Dec 2015 (8 years ago)
    / Various - Refugees/Migrants