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Programme seeks 20,000 places for asylum seekers in Greece

14 December 2015

EU Commission and UNHCR programme provides additional reception places for asylum seekers and relocation candidates in Greece through housing subsidies.

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2015: The Year of Europe's Refugee Crisis

09 December 2015

2015: The Year of Europe's Refugee Crisis

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Thousands still at Greek-FYR Macedonia border

04 December 2015

UNHCR calls on authorities of both countries to manage border in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection principles

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New friendships for first-time Syrian cyclists in Berlin

25 November 2015

Shiraz, a Syrian asylum-seeker from Aleppo, is learning how to cycle so she can get around like the locals in her new home in Germany.

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UNHCR flags problems at crossings from Greece to the Balkans

24 November 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.

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I am breathing finally… We almost drowned in the sea from Turkey to Greece.”

Aya
Syrian refugee arriving in Munich

The simple truth is that refugees would not risk their lives on a journey so dangerous if they could thrive where they are.

Melissa Fleming
UNHCR

If there was war in my country, I would flee too. Global problems can only be solved in unity.

Ákos
Volunteer in Hungary

Europe has a clear responsibility to help those seeking protection from war and persecution.

António Guterres
High Commissioner for Refugees

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