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American Oscar-winner actress Susan Sarandon arrived in Skala Sykamnias in Lesbos, Greece in order to support the refugees that are currently staying on the island. The 69-year-old actress, who is also a Goodwill Ambassador for Unicef, was accompanied by...

Amidst warm applause and in a highly emotional ceremony, UNICEF Greece on Thursday presented the Lambros Kanellopoulos award to Greece's coast guard for its search-and-rescue efforts in the Aegean, especially its work for the protection of refugee and migrant...

he U.N. Children’s Fund said it sees no sign that migrant flows into Europe are slowing down, and said the number of refugees making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea is increasing despite worsening weather conditions. Marie-Pierre Poirier, UNICEF...

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom recently traveled to the Greek borders to witness and report on the Syrian refugee crisis.

British actor Orlando Bloom, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador visited a refugee reception center in Gevgelija on the border between FYROM and Greece, on Tuesday, September 29. Bloom listened to the refugees’ stories about their journeys, concerns and hopes for the...

The United Nations Children’s Fund is appealing for $14 million to assist increasing numbers of refugee and migrant children currently on the move in Europe. According to UNICEF, an average of 19,000 children, many escaping conflicts in Syria, Iraq and...

Lambros Kanellopoulos, the president of Unicef’s national committee in Greece passed away on Wednesday, September 9. Kanellopoulos had also served as the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) president, a member of Parliament with PASOK and Deputy Minister of...

The Greek branch of Doctors of the World reported in a recent press conference that more than 250,000 children in Greece do not have access to public healthcare and do not receive the necessary vaccinations. Doctors of the World general...

Greek-American actress Angie Harmon has always played a role in law enforcement on screen, whether as an assistant DA in "Law & Order" or in her current role as a detective on "Rizzoli & Isles", but she is also...

UNICEF reported that one third of migrants and refugees arriving in Greece are women and children, noting that their number has tripled in the last three months. The number of women and children who leave their countries to escape violence...