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American actress Angelina Jolie, who acts as UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, arrived in Athens, Greece, earlier on Wednesday. Jolie is currently visiting refugees hosted at Piraeus port and is planning to visit other areas in Athens where refugees are hosted. The American...

European Union interior ministers discussed the implementation of the EU-Turkey action plan during their meeting in Brussels on Thursday, Greek Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas after the meeting. The minister said his EU counterparts also finally discussed after...

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 proposing a plan to help resolve the crisis. The proposal from the U.N. High Commissioner for...

A top U.N. refugee official has criticized the leaders of the European Union for calling on migrants not to come to Europe. Speaking to reporters Friday in Brussels, UNHCR Europe Bureau Director Vincent Cochetel said that 91 percent of migrants...

The United Nations refugee agency warns Europe is on the verge of an explosive self-induced humanitarian crisis, which could spiral out of control and result in widespread violence. The agency reports the number of refugees and migrants in Greece in...

"What Greece is faced with is not fair," the representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Melissa Fleming on Tuesday said in an interview with ANA-MPA. Regarding the new restrictions some countries imposed on refugee flows, she said...

The hotspot of Chios has officially commenced its operation as 70 refugees arrived and registered today. Executives of UNHCR led the refugees inside the building in order to register and identify them by handing them numbered bracelets and bottled water....

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 will not stop people from coming to Europe in search of a safe haven. People in...

Two women working for the Greek Police made an effort this year to help refugees realize their dreams and continue hoping for a better future. Their actions showed the world the humanitarian part of the Greek police. General Zacharoula...

Over one million migrants and asylum seekers reached Europe by sea in 2015, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Wednesday. Greece was by far the top landing spot with 844,176 arrivals, and over 150,000 reached...