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Greece
UNCHR Calls for Relief of Greek Migrant Camps
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNCHR) has asked the Greek government on Friday to accelerate plans for decongesting overcrowded reception and identification centers for migrants and refugees on the Greek islands.
UNCHR has called on the authorities to transfer larger...
Greece
Large Number of Refugees and Migrants Arrive on Greek islands
A total of 406 migrants and refugees arrived on islands of the northern Aegean between Monday 25 September and Friday morning, bringing the total to reach the Greek islands in September to 3,500 people, authorities said.
The Turkish coast guard...
Greece
Deputy Migration Min Balafas: Management of Refugees Flow Under Control
The management of the refugees flow in Greece is under total control, stated Deputy Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Balafas to Athens Macedonian News Agency radio "Praktoreio 104.9 FM" on Friday and announced that in the next year the refugees...
Culture
Greek Police Officer Turned Writer Receives Award by UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees awarded the Greek author and police officer Foteini Konstantopoulou for her book “Mia Zacharenia Syntagi” (A Sugary Recipe) which focuses on the issues of refugee children. The young police officer is the...
Greece
Conditions at Idomeni a Slap on Civilized Europe's Face According to ND Leader
The conditions in Idomeni are a slap on civilized Europe's face, stated main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis who visited on Tuesday the refugees camp in Idomeni and made a plea to the government, even at the...
Cyprus
UN Hosts Regional Conference Against Religious Violence in Cyprus
The Office of UNCHR hosts this week a two day regional conference bringing together religious leaders, lawmakers and human rights defenders from the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region aiming to strengthen and promote cooperation in cross-boundary...
Greece
UN Dismayed Over Migrant Boat Sinking in Greece
The United Nations refugee agency has expressed dismay at the capsizing of a boat carrying migrants to Greece illegally, leaving 12 people feared drowned.
The UNCHR late Tuesday urged the government to investigate why the accident occurred as a stranded...
Greece
Greece Now Trying to Help Refugees
Viewed as a hostile place for immigrants as the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party grew in popularity, Greece is working with outside organizations and NGOs in an attempt to manage an overwhelming crush of refugees.
Nearly 1.15 million immigrants are in...