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UNHCR Calls on Greece to Investigate Alleged Migrant Pushbacks

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urged Greece on Friday to investigate multiple reports of pushbacks by Greek authorities at the country’s sea and land borders. UNHCR Spokesperson Babar Baloch said in Geneva that there are credible allegations that Greece may...

UNHCR Looking for Hotels, Ships to House Vulnerable Refugees on Greek Islands

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has issued a call for hotels and ships on Greek islands that can be leased to house vulnerable groups of asylum-seekers who might be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The move was approved...

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...

UNHCR: Greek Refugee Camps Overcrowded, Unfit for Winter Weather

The government must speed up winter preparations at refugee camps on islands in the Aegean Sea where there has been a sharp rise in arrivals, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday. Nearly 5,000 refugees; mostly Syrian or Iraqi...

UNHCR Concerned about Deteriorating State of Refugee Camps on Greek Islands

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned by the deteriorating situation of migrant facilities on Greece’s eastern Aegean islands. The number of new arrivals, which accelerated in August, is putting pressure on overcrowded reception facilities and is hampering efforts to...

Mouzalas Signs Agreement With UNHCR for Refugees to Live in Homes on Crete

An agreement to house and host refugees on Crete in the coming days was signed by Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas, the UNHCR and local authorities in Heraklion on Tuesday. The program to house asylum seekers in 125 apartments in Crete...

Migration Dep Min: Cash and Apartments for Refugees with UNHCR Aid

Migration Deputy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas announced on Monday that refugees will be getting cash instead of free meals and will be staying in rented apartments in order to decongest migrant camps. In a joint press conference with the participation of...

UNHCR Calls on Greece to Adopt Eight Measures for Sustainable Refugee Response

Although progress has been made in the management of the refugee crisis in Greece, significant challenges related to reception, registration and asylum processing remain, the UN Refugee Agency said on Monday and proposed eight steps to address the “serious...

UNHCR High Commissioner Lepri: Greece has Ignored Proposals for Helping Migrants at Camps

On Thursday Giovanni Lepri of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees spoke to reporters claiming that the UN had given Greece's Migration Ministry three proposals on three different occasions detailing how to deal with the overcrowded migrant reception...

UNHCR Urges Swift Resettlement of Migrants from Greek Islands Due to Harsh Winter Conditions

On Friday the United Nation’s refugee agency (UNHCR) urged authorities to speed up the relocation of over 15,000 migrants, saying that they are living with inadequate heating supplies to keep them warm in the overcrowded camps on the Aegean...

UNHCR Investigates Syrian for Child Abuse Video in Chios Refugee Camp

A video showing the abuse of a three-year boy in the Souda camp on Chios island has been posted in social meadia, instigating an investigation by the UNHCR and Greek authorities. The video shows a child abused by a man who...

UNHCR to Replace Tents With Prefabricated Houses in Eight Refugee Centers Around Greece

The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Thursday it will replace the tents used by refugees with prefabricated houses in eight camps and centers around Greece. The agency said the aim is to make refugee housing suitable for winter. The...

UNHCR Urges Immediate Action to Address Refugee Humanitarian Needs on Samos

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urged for action to be taken to address the humanitarian needs of refugees and migrants on Samos island following the severe deterioration of their living conditions. The overcrowding at the Vathy Reception and Identification Centre...

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...

The Hellenic Rescue Team and Efi Latsoudi Receive UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award in Geneva

On Monday, Greek volunteers Efi Latsoudi and Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) became the latest in a long line of distinguished everyday heroes to receive UNHCR’s prestigious annual Nansen Refugee Award. Both winners of the...