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UNHCR flags problems at crossings from Greece to the Balkans
24 Nov 2015 New and uncoordinated restrictions at some borders in the region leave 1,000 people stranded and prompt some to protest by sewing their mouths shut. -
Young Afghan uses language skills to help medics on Lesvos
20 Nov 2015 Amena Yusufi, 21, puts her knowledge of five languages to use interpreting for refugees and medical teams in a tent on the Greek Island of Lesvos -
UNHCR chief says it is "absolute nonsense" to blame refugees for terror
17 Nov 2015 Guterres urges European Governments not to make any unilateral moves in the aftermath of recent attacks, but to find a united response -
Some 3,300 people a day still arriving on Lesvos
13 Nov 2015 Despite dangerous sea conditions and the approach of winter, the number of refugees and migrants arriving each day remains high. -
A childhood regained on Kos
11 Nov 2015 New transit centre supported by UNHCR and run by Greek NGO Praksis, offers food, shelter, medical care to all children arriving on the island -
UNHCR aids refugees on the Greek Islands
6 Nov 2015 An estimated 20,000 refugees and migrants are currently on the Islands of Chios, Kalymnos, Kos, Lesvos, Leros and Samos, many sleeping in tents and local parks, placing considerable strain on the limited reception facilities there -
Worsening weather brings more tragedy to eastern Aegean
29 Oct 2015 At least 15 people have died and 38 are missing in five incidents involving smuggler vessels carrying refugees and migrants between Turkey and Greece -
UNHCR warns of "looming refugee crisis" in the Americas
28 Oct 2015 A new report flags a growing crisis as thousands of women from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico are driven from their homes by unchecked gang violence -
Sparks, skills and new hope for Afghan refugee women in Iran
27 Oct 2015