Refugees/Migrants Emergency Response - Mediterranean

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  Highlights

 End of large scale pre-registration on mainland Greece
01 Aug 2016
More than 15,500 asylum-seekers currently living on mainland Greece have now received temporary cards, valid for one year
04 Jul 2016
GREECE: UNHCR concerned at conditions in new refugee sites and urges that alternatives be found
27 May 2016
UN Refugee Agency kicked off a series of training workshops this week in Greece to provide additional tools on how to strengthen coordination
16 May 2016
Greek Asylum Service will start soon registration of asylum seekers residing in open reception facilities in the mainland with support by UNHCR and EASO
14 May 2016
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  Media Covering Refugee Crisis

UNHCR welcomes announcement of Independent Paralympic Team comprising two refugees
UNHCR , 26 Aug 2016
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warmly welcomes today’s announcement by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) of two refugees who will compete as a team in the upcoming 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The participation of a first-ever refugee team in the Paralympic Games is an exam...
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End of large scale pre-registration on mainland Greece
UNHCR / Greek Asylum Service / EASO, 01 Aug 2016
Athens, 1 August 2016 The Asylum Service announces that the operation to pre-register applications for international protection on mainland Greece, through the dedicated registration centres that were temporarily set up, has now come to an end. Those who have not been able to pre-register yet ...
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Over 15,500 asylum seekers pre-registered on mainland Greece
UNHCR, 01 Jul 2016
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 1 July 2016, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. By: William Spindler | 1 July 2016 | A large-scale exercise to pre-register asylum seekers on m...
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Joint Press Release: The pre-registration of asylum seekers in the Greek mainland is starting today
UNHCR / Greek Asylum Service / EASO, 08 Jun 2016
Athens, 08/06/2016 The Asylum Service is launching today a large scale operation to pre-register applications for international protection, offering the possibility to third country nationals in mainland Greece to ask for asylum in the country, for family reunification or relocation to another EU m...
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GREECE: UNHCR concerned at conditions in new refugee sites and urges that alternatives be found
UNHCR, 27 May 2016
UNHCR is seriously concerned about sub-standard conditions at several sites in northern Greece where refugees and migrants were evacuated this week from the makeshift site at Idomeni, and urges the Greek authorities, with the financial support provided by the European Union, to find better alternati...
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  Sectorial Working Groups

Cash Working Group (CWG)
The role of the Greece Cash Working Group (CWG) is to provide a platform for discussion and establishing standards/recommendations on market based responses (inclusive of vouchers,...
Education Sector Working Group(ESWG)
The Education Sector Working Group (ESWG) is working to support the coordination of the education response in Greece in order to better address the educational needs of refugees an...
Food Security Working Group (FSWG)
Inter-Agency Coordination Forum
The Inter-Agency Coordination unit is based in Athens to enhance and strengthen coordination, provide technical support and oversight in all coordination related issues, promote co...
Protection Working Group (PWG)
In line with the Refugee Coordination Model (RCM) and the RRMRP, the Protection Working Group provides technical guidance and oversight to ensure effective, coherent and predictabl...
[Protection] Child Protection Sub Working Group (CPWG)
The Child Protection sub-Working Group (CP SWG) strives to ensure a) the prioritisation of children’s protection in the refugee and migrant response (“child protection in human...
Communications with Communities Working Group (CWC)
The working group will coordinate and facilitate the CWC work of agencies working with affected men, women and children and improve the sharing of information that informs response...
Shelter and NFI Working Group
The objectives of the Shelter and NFI working group is to ensure all People of Concern, PoC’s, in Greece receive adequate shelter solutions and appropriate Non Food Items, NFIâ€...
Site Management Support Sector Working Group (SMS SWG)
In line with the Refugee Coordination Model (RCM) and the RRMRP, and in support of the Government, the objective of the Site Management Support Sector Working Group (SMS SWG) is to...
WASH Working Group
The objective of the WASH Sector Inter-Agency NATIONAL LEVEL Working Group in Greece is to strengthen humanitarian response by demanding high standards of predictability, accountab...

  Upcoming Events


Monday, 19th September 2016
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WASH/Shelter Coordination Meeting - VASILIKA/KTIMA KORDOGIANNI
Location: Vasilika Site
Description: Site Level Meeting
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Argiro Pantelidi (pantella@unhcr.org)




11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Inter-Sector WG - THESSALONIKI
Location: Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace, Room 220
Chaired By: MoMP




11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Distribution Coordination Meeting - LEROS
Location: Kinezos Cafe
Description: Sub-National Meeting
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Rodrigo de la Barra (delabarr@unhcr.org)


11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Education Working Group - ATHENS
Location: UNHCR Office (91 Michalakopoulou Street, 115 28 Athens)
Description: National Level
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Else Abildtrup Oestergaard (abildtru@unhcr.org)


11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Health/Protection Coordination Meeting - FRAKAPORT
Location: Frakaport Site
Description: Site Level Meeting
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Fay Sidiroglou (sidirogl@unhcr.org)



11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

General Coordination Meeting - CHIOS
Location: Municipality
Chaired By: Municipality
Contact: Barbara Colzi (colzi@unhcr.org)


12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

General Coordination Meeting - FRAKAPORT
Location: Frakaport Site
Description: Site Level Meeting
Chaired By: IMC
Contact: Fay Sidiroglou (sidirogl@unhcr.org)



3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Food WG - KOS
Location: UNHCR Office in Kos - Triton Hotel
Description: Sub-National WG
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Marco Procaccini (procacci@unhcr.org)



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