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Number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece soars 750 per cent over 2014
7 Aug 2015 UNHCR reports 50,000 new arrivals in July alone and calls for urgent action to deal with deepening refugee crisis. -
Wind power project helps Afghan refugees rebuild lives in shattered village
28 Jul 2015 UNHCR-funded wind power project supports clean energy and reintegration in Bamyan. -
Salman Khan lookalike fulfils dream in film epic mirroring real life
15 Jul 2015 Afghan refugee turned model/actor lands role playing young Bollywood star in romantic drama. -
An average of 1,000 refugees now arriving on Greek islands every day
10 Jul 2015 UNHCR warns of growing asylum crisis in Greece and the Western Balkans as numbers fleeing war and persecution climb still higher. -
UNHCR calls for international push to end Afghanistan refugee situation
25 Jun 2015 UNHCR chief António Guterres closes solidarity mission to Pakistan with call for innovative solutions to end world's largest protracted refugee situation. -
UNHCR calls for urgent European support for Greece
16 Jun 2015 With hundreds of refugees arriving every day, reception conditions are worsening on Greek islands despite strenuous efforts of local authorities. -
Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000
9 Jun 2015 As of June 8, a total of 103,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Europe: 54,000 in Italy, 48,000 in Greece, 91 on Malta and 920 in Spain. -
UNHCR boosts presence in Greek islands to cope with soaring refugee arrivals
5 Jun 2015 UNHCR is increasing its personnel in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Rhodes, Leros and Evros with more deployments planned. The agency is already helping local authorities. -
UNHCR head "extremely enthusiastic" after meeting leaders of Afghanistan
15 May 2015 Afghanistan is working with UNHCR to simultaneously re-integrate returnees, care for internally displaced and host refugees from Pakistan.