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UNHCR, IOM and partners in $550m appeal for humanitarian operations for Europe's refugee and migrant situation
news UNHCR, 26 Jan 2016 (8 years ago )This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 26 January 2016, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As continuing conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere drives people to seek refuge in Europe, UNHCR, ... -
With growing numbers of child deaths at sea, UN agencies call for enhancing safety for refugees and migrants
news UNHCR, 19 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )Joint UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM Press Release GENEVA, 16 February 2016 – An average of two children have drowned every day since September 2015 as their families try to cross the eastern Mediterranean, and the number of child deaths is growing said IOM, UNHCR, and UNICEF. The agencies are calling for enha... -
Grandi warns of critical refugee bottleneck in Greece
news UNHCR, 25 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )ATHENS, Greece, Feb 25, 2016 – Border closures in the Balkans may create an enormous and potentially critical refugee bottleneck in Greece, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has warned. Grandi spent most of Wednesday (February 24) in Athens. meeting the Greek prime minister Alexis ... -
UNHCR expands its support to the temporary accommodation of new arrivals in Kalymnos and their registration in Kos
news UNHCR, 27 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )Kos – 27.02.2016 UNHCR’s Representation in Greece expanded yesterday its support to the temporary accommodation of new arrivals in Kalymnos, by installing new hygiene facilities at the island’s port. In nearby Kos, the local office of the UN Refugee Agency furthered its support to the registration ... -
More than one million refugees travel to Greece since 2015
news UNHCR, 16 Mar 2016 (8 years ago )News Stories, 16 March 2016 A Syrian refugee hugs her daughter moments after reaching the shores of Lesvos island in an inflatable boat earlier this year. GENEVA, March 16 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency said today that more than one million people, mostly refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanist... -
UNHCR lauds Pope's solidarity with refugees
news UNHCR, 16 Apr 2016 (7 years ago )Geneva, 16 April 2016 UNHCR lauds Pope's solidarity with refugees UNHCR welcomes the Pope's demonstration of solidarity with the world's refugees today on his visit to the Greek island of Lesvos and by offering a home to three Syrian families. Pope Francis travelled back to Rome from Lesv... -
Survivors report massive loss of life in latest Mediterranean Sea tragedy
news UNHCR, 20 Apr 2016 (7 years ago )Press Releases, 20 April 2016 On Tuesday, a UNHCR team interviewed survivors of what could be one of the worst tragedies involving refugees and migrants in the last 12 months. If confirmed, as many as 500 people may have lost their lives when a large ship went down in the Mediterranean Sea at an ... -
Over 15,500 asylum seekers pre-registered on mainland Greece
news UNHCR, 01 Jul 2016 (7 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 1 July 2016, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. By: William Spindler | 1 July 2016 | A large-scale exercise to pre-register asylum seekers on mainl... -
Slovenian centre provides warm welcome after escape ordeal
news UNHCR, 14 Jun 2016 (7 years ago )I have to pinch myself because I think I’m dreaming,” says pharmacist Mazen Al-Khatib Al-Masri, whose family is finally safe in Slovenia after fleeing the dangers of Damascus. He still remembers landing on an uninhabited Greek island and living “like Robinson Crusoe”. “There were just the dolphins ... -
UNHCR: 6 steps towards solving the refugee situation in Europe
news UNHCR, 04 Mar 2016 (8 years ago )Ahead of a meeting of heads of state of government of the European Union (EU) with Turkey on 7 March in Brussels, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today issuing recommendations aimed at helping States solve the refugee situation in Europe. The situation is quickly deteriorating with around 30,000 p...