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Number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece soars 750 per cent over 2014
7 Aug 2015 UNHCR reports 50,000 new arrivals in July alone and calls for urgent action to deal with deepening refugee crisis. -
An average of 1,000 refugees now arriving on Greek islands every day
10 Jul 2015 UNHCR warns of growing asylum crisis in Greece and the Western Balkans as numbers fleeing war and persecution climb still higher. -
UNHCR calls for urgent European support for Greece
16 Jun 2015 With hundreds of refugees arriving every day, reception conditions are worsening on Greek islands despite strenuous efforts of local authorities. -
Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000
9 Jun 2015 As of June 8, a total of 103,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Europe: 54,000 in Italy, 48,000 in Greece, 91 on Malta and 920 in Spain. -
UNHCR boosts presence in Greek islands to cope with soaring refugee arrivals
5 Jun 2015 UNHCR is increasing its personnel in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Rhodes, Leros and Evros with more deployments planned. The agency is already helping local authorities. -
Syrians face desperation and danger trying to reach Greece
2 Feb 2015 A group of Syrian and Palestinian men swap tales about reaching Athens. All share the common thread of desperation and danger faced in crossing to Greece. -
UNHCR welcomes asylum process reforms in Greece, but more needs to be done
30 Jan 2015 In a report based on data from the last quarter of 2014, UNHCR also recommends that EU nations should still not return asylum-seekers to Greece. -
From the horror of the Sinjar region to uncertainty in Athens
9 Sep 2014 Faraydun and Nazdar fled their village when militants started to attack Yazidis in Iraq's Sinjar area. Now they are stuck in Greece, but they wish to go further. -
Syrians desperate for a new life drown trying to reach Greece
4 Apr 2014 One man who battled the frigid water kept thinking that he had to survive to bring his son and wife still in Syria to the safety of Europe