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UNHCR: 33,600 Refugees in Greece Received Cash Assistance in October
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released the amount of cash assistance offered to refugees living in Greece for the month of October.
According to its data, October, 33,595 eligible refugees and asylum seekers (15,153 households) received...
Greece
EESC Looks for Solution for Disabled Refugees' Struggles in Greek Migrant Camps (Videos)
Following many outcries last month by NPOs such as Human Rights Watch claiming that disabled refugees living in Greek camps are "an afterthought," the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held discussions on the subject on February 14.
UNHCR representative...
Diaspora
A Hotel on Evia Provides Accommodations, Education and a Glimpse of Normalcy for Refugees [video]
To date there are over 60,000 migrants stranded in Greece as bordering EU countries have closed their borders and in efforts to help provide shelter for asylum seekers, the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has initiated a program in which...
Greece
Aegean 'Hotspots' Hosting Over 15,000 Migrants, Latest Data Reveals
Over this past weekend the numbers of refugees being hosted on the five Greek islands in the Aegean known as "hotspots" rose above 15,000, according to the latest government data.
The data shows that the island of Lesvos is currently...
Greece
UNHCR Claims 10 Syrians Returned to Turkey Were Denied Pursuit of Asylum in Greece
The civil protection ministry rejected claims made by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday that 10 Syrian refugees who had arrived in Greece were illegally returned to Turkey, saying they were seeking asylum in the EU but never...
Greece
Greek Volunteers Awarded UN Refugee Award, Nansen Prize
UNHCR announced on Tuesday that the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) made up of some 2,000 volunteers will share the annual Nansen prize for saving thousands of refugees with Efi Latsoudi, a human rights activist on the Greek island of...