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Refugees at Idomeni Showing Greater Interest in Relocation Programs, UNHCR Staff Reports
UNHCR staff at the refugee camp in Idomeni, near the border crossing between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), on Monday...
Alternate Migration Minister Mouzalas Attends Series of Meetings at UNHCR Conference in Geneva
Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas had a series of meetings with officials representing countries affected by the refugee crisis during the UNHCR...
UNHCR, Aid NGOs Pull Out of Hotspots and Refugee Camps as Protests Intensify
The UN Refugee Agency announced it is suspending some of its activities in Greece as it opposes mandatory detention, UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming said...
UNHCR Proposes Plan to Address Europe’s Refugee Crisis
The U.N. refugee agency reports that the refugee situation in Greece is rapidly deteriorating, with about 30,000 people living under miserable conditions, but it's...
UNHCR: Restrictive European Policies Won’t Keep Refugees Away
The U.N. refugee agency has expressed concern over the increasingly restrictive policies being adopted by European countries against asylum seekers. It warns the measures...
UNHCR: One Million Migrants Reached the EU in 2015
Over one million migrants and asylum seekers reached Europe by sea in 2015, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said...
UNHCR: Greece Overwhelmed by Migrants
The U.N. refugee agency is warning that Greece cannot cope with the flood of refugees and migrants landing on its shores because it lacks...
Greece and UNHCR Express Solidarity in Migrant Crisis
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres expressed the importance of collaboration with each other in dealing with the...
UNHCR: 1.4 Million Asylum-Seekers to Reach Europe in 2015, 2016
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says 700,000 asylum-seekers will reach Europe via the Mediterranean this year and it projected that approximately the same...
UNHCR Sounds the Alarm on Refugee Situation in Greece
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees sounded the alarm regarding the refugee situation in Greece after several EU member states shut their borders.
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