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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 -
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 provides shelter to Iraqis uprooted by conflict in Anbar
20 Oct 2015 Markazi camp is three kilometres from Bzeibiz bridge over the Euphrates river, the main access point from Anbar to Baghdad province. -
Refugees themselves, Iraqis volunteer to help others reach safety in Germany
12 Oct 2015 Childhood friends from Iraq direct fellow refugees to food, shelter and medical care on Austria's border with Germany -
UNHCR head thanks Greece, frontline islands, for improved response to continuing arrivals
11 Oct 2015 UNHCR chief António Guterres witnesses improved humanitarian response mounted by Greek local authorities and civil society -
Iraqi schools face a desk deficit
30 Sep 2015 Displaced by conflict, many students are struggling to find a place in the classroom. -
Salzburg, taken aback by number of refugees, scrambled to set up reception facilities
28 Sep 2015 Beneath hustle and bustle of Salzburg's main station now lies a streamlined operation which welcomes around 450 refugees per day -
UN refugee agency opens two new camps for displaced Iraqis in Baghdad
25 Sep 2015 Camps, with electricity access, will shelter those who had been staying in unfinished buildings, with the host community or relatives