"Strong leadership and vision needed to deal with the refugee situation. This is as much a crisis of European solidarity as it is a refugee crisis", HC Grandi.

UASCs arriving from January to June 2016 rose to 10,524 compared to 4.410 during the same period in 2015

18/04 shipwreck last year left at least 675 people dead, talian navy said as it concluded operations to recover the corpses

End of large scale pre-registration on mainland Greece

"This is a primarily refugee crisis, not only a migration phenomenon" (UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres)

Loss of hope and deepening poverty driving Syrians to seek refuge in Europe. (UNHCR)

It is essential that Greece receives massive support from the European Union for adequate reception, registration and screening processes. (UNHCR)

With the support of interpreters, volunteers and partners, UNHCR is providing information on legal rights and obligations to all people of concern. (UNHCR)

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

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