A UNHCR survey found that some 94% of Syrians arriving in Greece in January made the perilous journey by sea to escape conflict and violence in Syria. Similarly, 71% of the Afghans surveyed cited conflict and violence as the main reason they left their country.
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The goal of the Centre is to proactively support EU Member States in dismantling criminal networks involved in organised migrant smuggling.
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According to figures published by FRONTEX, the number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped in January 2016 mainly due to poor weather conditions.
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UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF say that more than 340 children, many of them babies and toddlers, have drowned in the eastern Mediterranean since September 2015.
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According to a survey by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, European citizens want a fair distribution and above all demand a common response to this new challenge.
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A delegation of the Nordic Embassies in Athens visited the Greek border with FYROM in Idomeni.
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A delegation headed by European Parliament’s Vice-President Sylvie Guillaume visited the Nizip refugee camp.
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Nationality-based restrictions at the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are preventing asylum seekers from reaching countries where they want to lodge protection claims – Human Rights Watch.
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The initiative was also supported by the Municipality of Chios and UNHCR.
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UNHCR has expressed its concern over increasing restrictive measures, urges effective comprehensive European response. Solutions to Europe’s situation are not only eminently possible, but have already been agreed by States and urgently need to be implemented, the organisation said in an announcement.
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