Refugees/Migrants Emergency Response - Mediterranean

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  Media Covering Refugee Crisis

Horrified shipwreck survivors watched as hundreds drowned
UNHCR, 02 May 2016
ATHENS, Greece, May 2 (UNHCR) – All Yasin Osman Ibrahim and his three-year-old son Abdulrahman could do was watch in horror as more than 500 migrants and refugees drowned two weeks ago, in one of the Mediterranean's worst shipwrecks in modern history. Clutching Abdulrahman to his chest, Yasin s...
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Syrian refugee carries Olympic flame through Athens
UNHCR , 26 Apr 2016
ATHENS, Greece, April 26 (UNHCR) – Syrian refugee Ibrahim Al-Hussein carried the Olympic flame through an Athens centre for refugees on Tuesday evening as part of the torch relay for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. The symbolic gesture was intended to show solidarity with the world's refugees...
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Survivors report massive loss of life in latest Mediterranean Sea tragedy
UNHCR, 20 Apr 2016
Press Releases, 20 April 2016 On Tuesday, a UNHCR team interviewed survivors of what could be one of the worst tragedies involving refugees and migrants in the last 12 months. If confirmed, as many as 500 people may have lost their lives when a large ship went down in the Mediterranean Sea at an ...
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UNHCR lauds Pope's solidarity with refugees
UNHCR, 16 Apr 2016
Geneva, 16 April 2016 UNHCR lauds Pope's solidarity with refugees UNHCR welcomes the Pope's demonstration of solidarity with the world's refugees today on his visit to the Greek island of Lesvos and by offering a home to three Syrian families. Pope Francis travelled back to Rome from Lesv...
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UNHCR statement on violence on the Greece-FYROM border on 10 April (This statement is attributable to UNHCR Spokesperson Adrian Edwards)
UNHCR, 11 Apr 2016
Yesterday's violence at the Greece-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia border near Eidomeni and the extensive scenes we have all seen of teargas in use are a matter of great worry to UNHCR. It should be too for all who are concerned with Europe's response to the situation of refugees and migrants....
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  Upcoming Events


Thursday, 5th May 2016

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Coordination Meeting
Location: Alexandria - on site meeting
Description: Sub-national meeting
Chaired By: Ministry of Migration Policy
Contact: Mohamed Othman ([email protected])


9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Child Protection Sub-Working Group
Location: UNHCR Office Polykastro
Description: Sub-national WG
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Reyhaneh Shakibaie & Dominique De Juriew ([email protected])


9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

General Coordination Meeting
Location: General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy
Description: Sub-National Meeting
Chaired By: Municipality
Contact: Nicole Epting ([email protected])


9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Food WG
Location: Hellenic Red Cross Office in Athens
Description: National Level WG
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Maureen McBrien ([email protected])



10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Health & Nutrition Working Group
Location: General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy
Description: Sub-national WG
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Elena Velila Cerdan ([email protected])


10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

WASH Working Group
Location: UNHCR Office (Tagiapiera Str.)
Description: Sub-National WG (Attika Region)
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Ralph Bland ([email protected])



11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

General Coordination Meeting
Location: Diavata Camp Meeting Room - Administration Building
Description: Site Level Meeting
Chaired By: Ioannis Kourkouvitakis - Ministry of Interior
Contact: Kristina Katsoumpina ([email protected])


11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Coordination Meeting
Location: Veria (Armatolou Kokkinou)
Description: Sub-National Meeting
Chaired By: Ministry of Migration Policy
Contact: Mohamed Othman ([email protected])



  Highlights

Syrian refugee carries Olympic flame through Athens to show solidarity with the world's refugees at a time when millions are fleeing war and persecution
26 Apr 2016
Survivors report massive loss of life in latest Mediterranean Sea tragedy
20 Apr 2016
UNHCR chief lauds Pope's solidarity with refugees on his visit to the Greek island of Lesvos and by offering a home to three Syrian families.
16 Apr 2016
Asylum safeguards must prevail in implementation of EU-Turkey deal (UNHCR).
18 Mar 2016
EU-Turkey deal must address the needs of individuals fleeing war and persecution (UNHCR).
18 Mar 2016