Tag: IOM
UN Agency Says 10,000 Refugees Left Greece Voluntarily From June 2016
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, is reporting that more than 10,000 migrants left voluntarily from Greece between June 2016...
Migrants Day: More than 2,500 Refugee and Migrant Children Attend Greek Schools
As the UN marks International Migrants Day, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released data according to which more than 2,500 refugees and...
IOM has Provided Health Services to 1,200 Refugees in Greece in Two Months
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and partner Médecins du Monde (MdM) announced today that together they have rapidly provided primary health care services to...
About 14,000 Migrants Return Home from Greece in 2017
Some 14,000 migrants returned to their home countries from Greece since the beginning of 2017, abandoning hopes of legal passage and asylum in wealthier...
Mouzalas Opens Two New Refugee Camps in Serres and Drama
Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas inaugurated two new refugee camps in Serres and Drama describing them as "decent camps for dignified people."
The camps will...
Nearly 700 Refugees-Migrants Arrive in Greece 2017; Deaths Rise at Sea
A total of 691 refugees and migrants have arrived in Greece by sea during the first 15 days of 2017, according to figures released...
EU Relocation Program: 3,493 People Relocated from Greece
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) presented data for the EU resettlement program for this week that showed that 82 asylum seekers, including 11...
Mediterranean Migrant Death Toll Hits Record Levels
There is fear that 320 migrants and refugees have drowned off the Greek island of Crete last week alone in the deadliest toll on...
IOM Report on Unaccompanied Minors: Heart-Wrenching Case Studies
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) published a report in Greece, titled Addressing the Needs of Unaccompanied Minors", based on interviews with 1,206 child...
Migrant Tragedies Continue Unabated
A new migrant tragedy has claimed the lives of three people on the blocked Greek-FYROM border.
FYROM police said three people, two men and a...
Nearly 50,000 Migrants and Refugees Reach Greek Islands in 5 Days
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Friday that in the past five days arrivals in Greece have reached unprecedented levels.
“Despite deteriorating weather conditions,...
Migrants in Greece Apply For Repatriation
A large number of immigrants in Greece have already applied for repatriation, mainly because most of them are jobless.
Among the applicants are Africans, Asians...
