The first of three UNHCR Leadership and Coordination workshops started Monday in Athens and was attended by national and international NGOs, UN sister agencies and other actors in Greece’s refugee response effort.
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All the proceeds of the concert will go towards the support of refugees, under the auspices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, is visiting Greece between May 12-16 to gather information on the complex management of the Greek border, and its impact on the human rights of migrants.
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The announcement comes as Blanchett returns from a mission to Jordan to witness the ongoing humanitarian operation for people displaced by the conflict in Syria. She met Syrian refugee families to hear first-hand about the perilous journeys they had undertaken and the daily challenges they face.
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The Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction (Alternate Minister for Migration Policy) and UNHCR are strengthening their collaboration for the provision of accommodation and assistance to the refugees who are currently in Greece, a joint news release said.
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According to UNHCR as many as 500 people may have lost their lives, when a large ship went down in the Mediterranean Sea at an unknown location between Libya and Italy.
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Thousands of beds, sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, diapers and other necessities were provided to the Hellenic Republic First Reception Service for distribution at sites across Greece.
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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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On the margins of the Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism – The Way Forward, Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis met on 8 April 2016, at the headquarters of the World Council of Churches (WCC), in Geneva, with the General Secretary of the WCC, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
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The purpose of the visits was to get updated information about the situation in Idomeni and in the new reception center in Diavata.
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