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UNHCR, 12 Jun 2018
PYTHIO VILLAGE, Greece – As dawn breaks over Greece’s north-eastern Evros region, a group of three families with adults and children tramp through Pythio and Thourio, small villages on a country backroad. “We’ve been travelling for three days directly from Kobani,” [on the Syrian border with Turk... Read more
UNHCR, 11 Jun 2018
PARIS, France – After fleeing persecution for being gay in his native Mali, Louis found the moral support and understanding he long sought with Armand and Christophe, a couple who kindly agreed to host him in their Parisian flat. Armand and Christophe are among many ordinary citizens across Europ... Read more
UNHCR, 31 May 2018
GENEVA, Switzerland – The third Refugee Food Festival is coming to 14 cities around the world in June, bringing locals and refugee chefs together to share food and friendship. First launched in Paris in 2016, this year’s festival will see over 100 restaurants in cities including New York, Amsterd... Read more
UNHCR, 29 May 2018
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the Government of Hungary to withdraw a package of laws set to be introduced in the Hungarian Parliament that would significantly restrict the ability of NGOs and individuals to support asylum-seekers and refugees. UNHCR is seriously concerned that these p... Read more
UNHCR, 25 May 2018
VIENNA, Austria - On a Saturday night at the Schwarzberg music pub, the crowd is going wild. Refugees are jamming with music students who have been teaching the newcomers how to play their instruments. Milad Osman, 23, from Afghanistan, is playing a short piano solo on the stage, even though he h... Read more
Previous years | Sea arrivals | Dead and missing |
2017 | 172,301 | 3,139 |
2016 | 362,753 | 5,096 |
2015 | 1,015,078 | 3,771 |
2014 | 216,054 | 3,538 |
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds Spain for its actions today in bringing to an end a sea-rescue crisis on the Mediterranean after a ship, the Aquarius, was refused permission to land and disembark elsewhere more than 600 rescued people. After spending over a week at sea, and with some having been transferred from the Aquarius to two Italian ships, the over 600 people were finally disembarked today in the port of Valencia, where their needs will be assessed, including identifying any who might be at risk and in need of international protection. UNHCR has offered support to the Spanish authorities. “We’re grateful this ordeal is over for all involved, but this incident is something that should never have happened in the first place,” said Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. “Rescue at sea is too important a principle to jeopardize, and any wavering about disembarkation presents grave peril not just to refugees and migrants but to anyone in difficulty at sea.” UNHCR advocates for assured and predictable regional disembarkation in situations of rescue at sea - and following disembarkation, for proper responsibility sharing arrangements, to avoid situations in which countries are penalized by being left to manage processing and follow up alone. UNHCR is ready to work with States of the Mediterranean to achieve this. | |
17 Jun 2018 | |
UNHCR calls on Austrian Government to keep refugee protection at centre of asylum law amendments. On 09 May 2018 UNHCR published its legal analysis on the draft amendments to the asylum law, calling on the Austrian Government to uphold its commitment to protection sensitive asylum policies. | |
09 May 2018 | |
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the Greek Government to urgently improve conditions and expand reception capacity, following a recent rise in arrivals at Evros via the land border with Turkey. Hundreds of people are at present being held in police detention facilities. | |
27 Apr 2018 | |
Despite a drop in the number of refugees and migrants reaching Europe last year, the dangers many face along the way have in some cases increased, according to Desperate Journeys report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, setting out changing patterns of movement. | |
11 Apr 2018 | |
Since November, UNHCR has evacuated 1,084 refugees out of Libya. 770 of them were taken to Niger and 312 to Italy. Cooperation of UNHCR's partners and support by the governments of Niger, Libya and Italy crucial. | |
15 Feb 2018 | |
UNHCR very concerned by reports from asylum seekers of sexual harassment and violence in sub-standard reception centres on the Greek islands, despite welcomed Government measures to address overcrowding and dire living conditions. | |
09 Feb 2018 |
Greece as a Country of Asylum | |
UNHCR Observations on the Current Situation of Asylum in Greece - December 2014 | |
International Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) | |
IOM Portal - Routes | |
Migration flows - Europe | |
Links to maps of mine fields near the border crossing points / potential routes of migrants and refugees - Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina maps of mine fields near the border crossing points / potential routes of migrants and refugees | |
Mali situation information sharing portal | |
Up-to-date information on Malian Refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger and IDPs in Mali | |
Malta Asylum trends | |
Statistics and Analysis of Asylum Applications and Decisions - Malta | |
Mine Situation in Croatia - Croatian Mine Action Centre | |
Map illustrating the Mine Situation in Croatia | |
Mixed Migration Hub - North Africa | |
The MHub is the public platform of the North Africa Mixed Migration Task Force, a joint initiative of UNHCR, DRC, IOM, OHCHR, RMMS and UNODC. | |
Nigeria Situations Information Sharing Portal | |
Up-to-date information on Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger / IDPs in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria | |
Signup for the Latest Information products | |
Somali Displacement Crisis Information Sharing Portal- Refugees in the Horn of Africa | |
Statistics, Analysis and Reports on Somali Displacement in Africa | |
Syria Regional Refugee Response Inter-agency Information Sharing Portal | |
Statistics, Analysis and Reports about Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt and North Africa | |
UNHCR Education in Emergencies | |
UNHCR Italy | |
UNHCR Spain website | |
UNHCR Spain website |