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  Refugee Crisis in the Media

Programme seeks 20,000 places for asylum seekers in Greece
UNHCR, 14 Dec 2015
ATHENS, Greece, Dec 14 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency and the European Commission have launched a programme to provide 20,000 additional reception places for asylum seekers in Greece through subsidies for private sector housing. The Commission is providing 80 million euros from the 2016 EU bud...
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UNHCR says most of Syrians arriving in Greece are students
UNHCR, 08 Dec 2015
GENEVA, Dec 8, (UNHCR) – The Mediterranean crossing is treacherous, the risk of drowning is constant. But still they come, day after day, in a fleet of dinghies spilling them onto the shores of Greek Islands near Turkey, almost 800,000 so far in 2015 alone. Most are fleeing the conflict in Syri...
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UNHCR questionnaire finds most Syrians arriving in Europe coming directly from Syria
UNHCR, 08 Dec 2015
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 8 December 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR is releasing today the results of a preliminary questionnaire of over 1,200 Syrian refugees ...
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UNHCR concerned by violence at Greek border, calls for improved security
UNHCR, 03 Dec 2015
UNHCR is deeply concerned about the tension and violence at the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and calls on the authorities of both countries to manage the border in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection principles. As a result of restri...
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UNHCR warns of new humanitarian problems building at crossings from Greece into the Balkans
UNHCR, 24 Nov 2015
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 24 November 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On Friday last week, UNHCR, together with our partners IOM and Unicef, expressed our shared concer...
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  Highlights

 The majority of Syrian refugee arrivals interviewed by UNHCR between April and September 2015 have secondary or university level education. (UNHCR)
08 Dec 2015
One in five of those surveyed are still searching for a family member missing in Syria. (UNHCR)
08 Dec 2015
UNHCR calls on authorities to manage borders in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection principles. (UNHCR)
04 Dec 2015
UNHCR recommends profiling people based on their protection needs and not on their nationality. (UNHCR)
03 Dec 2015
With the support of interpreters, volunteers and partners, UNHCR is providing information on legal rights and obligations to all people of concern. (UNHCR)
27 Nov 2015
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