Greece
At the end of 2019, Greece hosted over 186,000 refugees and asylum-seekers. This included over 5000 unaccompanied children. Most persons of concern were coming from Afghanistan, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran.
UNHCR’s work in Greece focuses on protection needs as well as gradually transitioning the responsibility of large-scale programmes (accommodation, cash-based interventions and programmes for unaccompanied and separated children) to the Greek government. At the end of 2019, Greece was one of UNHCR’s largest operations in Europe.
Updated September 2020
For information about our work in Greece:
- Information for refugees and asylum-seekers in Greece – help.unhcr.org
- Visit our country website - Greece | Ελλάδα (ελληνικά)
- For legislation, case law and UNHCR policy relating to claims for international protection, visit Refworld.
Contact Information
The UNHCR Representative in Greece
Street Address:
91 Michalakopoulou Street, GR11528 Athens, Greece
Mailing Address:
UNHCR Representation in Greece, 91 Michalakopoulou Street, GR11528 Athens, Greece
Telephone:
+30 216 200 7800
Facsimile:
+30 210 672 6417
Email:
[email protected]
Time Zone:
GMT + 2
Working Hours:
Monday: 9:00 - 17:30
Tuesday: 9:00 - 17:30
Wednesday: 9:00 - 17:30
Thursday: 9:00 - 17:30
Friday: 9:00 - 16:00
Saturday:
Sunday:
Public Holidays:
03 January 2022, New Year's Day (observed)
07 March 2022, Clean Monday
25 March 2022, Independence Day
22 April 2022, Good Friday
25 April 2022, Easter Monday
02 May 2022, Eid Al-Fitr
11 July 2022, Eid Al-Adha (observed)
28 October 2022, Independence Day
26 December 2022, Christmas Day (observed)