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Over one million sea arrivals reach Europe in 2015
30 Dec 2015 UNHCR figures show over one million refugees and migrants reach Europe by sea in 2015, with almost 4,000 feared drowned. -
A million refugees and migrants flee to Europe in 2015
22 Dec 2015 Some 972,500 take dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing while over 34,000 others cross from Turkey into Bulgaria and Greece by land -
Chios: Greek island battles odds to cope with refugee influx
22 Dec 2015 One family's dangerous flight takes them to Chios, where authorities are quietly going about the business of processing refugees. -
For refugees in Iran, health plan brings care and comfort
17 Dec 2015 Up to one million refugees in Iran gain state healthcare coverage known as Salamat Health Insurance under an unprecedented programme that began last month. -
Thousands still at Greek-FYR Macedonia border
4 Dec 2015 UNHCR calls on authorities of both countries to manage border in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection principles -
Afghan refugee defies oppression with paint
26 Nov 2015 Through her colourful artwork, 26-year-old Manizha captures the untold stories of Afghan women -
Young Afghan uses language skills to help medics on Lesvos
20 Nov 2015 Amena Yusufi, 21, puts her knowledge of five languages to use interpreting for refugees and medical teams in a tent on the Greek Island of Lesvos -
UNHCR chief says it is "absolute nonsense" to blame refugees for terror
17 Nov 2015 Guterres urges European Governments not to make any unilateral moves in the aftermath of recent attacks, but to find a united response -
Some 3,300 people a day still arriving on Lesvos
13 Nov 2015 Despite dangerous sea conditions and the approach of winter, the number of refugees and migrants arriving each day remains high.