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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. -
A childhood regained on Kos
11 Nov 2015 New transit centre supported by UNHCR and run by Greek NGO Praksis, offers food, shelter, medical care to all children arriving on the island -
UNHCR aids refugees on the Greek Islands
6 Nov 2015 An estimated 20,000 refugees and migrants are currently on the Islands of Chios, Kalymnos, Kos, Lesvos, Leros and Samos, many sleeping in tents and local parks, placing considerable strain on the limited reception facilities there -
Worsening weather brings more tragedy to eastern Aegean
29 Oct 2015 At least 15 people have died and 38 are missing in five incidents involving smuggler vessels carrying refugees and migrants between Turkey and Greece -
Sparks, skills and new hope for Afghan refugee women in Iran
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Refugees face long cold and wet night at crowded Balkan border crossings
21 Oct 2015 Amr and his family huddle under a makeshift shelter, partially lit by a nearby fire, on a small hill near the Serbian-Croatian border. -
Germany: Confronting challenges at end of the road
20 Oct 2015 When refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq reach Germany their journey might be over, but a difficult road still lies ahead. -
Seven people die off Lesvos as tensions flare at crowded reception facility
16 Oct 2015 UN refugee agency seeks support to enable Greek authorities to better process new arrivals reaching the island in up to 85 boats a day.