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  • Some 3,300 people a day still arriving on Lesvos

    news UNHCR, 13 Nov 2015 (8 years ago )
    GENEVA, Nov 13 (UNHCR) – With winter closing in, more than 3,000 people a day are still arriving on the Greek island of Lesvos despite dangerous sea conditions and overstretched and inadequate reception facilities, the UN refugee agency said today. "The number of refugees and migrants arriving on...
  • X Factor dà il benvenuto ai rifugiati

    news SKY, UNHCR, 26 Nov 2015 (8 years ago )
    Si chiamano Ayse, Aya, Alaa, Oyetunde, Baryali e Rahell, sono due ragazze e quattro ragazzi rifugiati in Italia in fuga da guerre, dittature, violazioni dei diritti umani, limitazioni della libertà di ogni tipo, persino quella di fare musica. Sono stati ospiti della sesta puntata di X Factor, in ond...
  • UNHCR concerned by violence at Greek border, calls for improved security

    news UNHCR, 03 Dec 2015 (8 years ago )
    UNHCR is deeply concerned about the tension and violence at the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and calls on the authorities of both countries to manage the border in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection principles. As a result of restri...
  • Hungary urged to refrain from policies and practices that promote intolerance and hatred

    news UNHCR, Council of Europe and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, 21 Dec 2015 (8 years ago )
    UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency, the Council of Europe and ODHIR – the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights have urged Hungary to refrain from policies and practices that promote intolerance, fear and fuel xenophobia against refugees and migrants. The Organizations have joined voices...
  • UNHCR urges Central European leaders to show solidarity with refugees ahead of the V4 Summit

    news UNHCR, 11 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )
    UNHCR Press Release Budapest, 11 February 2016 UNHCR urges Central European leaders to show solidarity with refugees ahead of the V4 Summit The UN Refugee Agency is urging leaders in Central Europe to show greater solidarity with desperate refugees who seek sanctuary in the continent as war...
  • Grandi concerned at reports of Balkan border closures

    news UNHCR, 24 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )
    LESVOS, Greece, Feb 24 – Europe is backing into an even greater refugee crisis by tightening border restrictions on the hundreds of thousands who have fled war and conflict in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries. That was the message of UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi o...
  • UNHCR, UNICEF launch Blue Dot hubs to boost protection for children and families on the move across Europe

    news UNHCR, 26 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )
    Press Releases, 26 February 2016 Joint UNHCR, UNICEF Press Release As part of a joint endeavour to step up protection for the growing numbers of children and others with specific needs arriving in Europe, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF are setting up special support centres for childre...
  • UNHCR's reaction to Statement of the EU Heads of State and Government of Turkey, 7 March

    news UNHCR, 08 Mar 2016 (8 years ago )
    This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 8 March 2016, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR has taken note of the Statement of the EU Heads of State and Government of Turkey last night and w...
  • UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt visits Greece

    news UNHCR, 16 Mar 2016 (8 years ago )
    Press Releases, 16 March 2016 UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt is visiting Greece today on behalf of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. The Special Envoy's mission will concentrate on the humanitarian situation of thousands of refugee families in Greece, most of whom...
  • UNHCR redefines role in Greece as EU-Turkey deal comes into effect

    news UNHCR, 22 Mar 2016 (8 years ago )
    This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 22 March 2016, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This past Sunday, the provisions agreed between the EU and Turkey to stem the large-scale arrival of ref...