2,700 people arrived by sea and land this month, and a total of 35,200 this year. The winter conditions, the overcrowding of reception centres and the inability of services to respond to the needs led to extremely poor hygiene, increased security and protection risks on the islands. The Government with UNHCR support accelerated efforts, transferring 3,195 people [...]
3,800 people arrived by sea and land this month, the majority of whom from Syria and Iraq. On the islands, the heavy rain worsened further the living conditions for asylum-seekers. Protection risks increased in the overcrowded RICs as hygiene and security deteriorated, putting children and the vulnerable in particular danger. The Government decided to increase transfers of those [...]
Conditions are improving in the mainland, as the Government continues to close temporary sites. However, the nearly 5,000 sea and land arrivals this month exacerbated further overcrowding and poor conditions in the border reception centres. Many, including the vulnerable, are staying in makeshift shelter. UNHCR urged the acceleration of winter preparations on the islands, and in coordination with [...]
Conditions in the mainland are generally improving as the Government is closing temporary sites and people are moving into housing. However, arrivals peaked this month when 6,000 people arrived by sea and land. Border reception centres became critically overcrowded, conditions deteriorated and protection risks increased including of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Children and vulnerable people were at [...]
This year, 13,500 people arrived in Greece by sea and land. While living conditions for asylum-seekers have generally improved in the mainland, serious gaps remain in the overcrowded RICs of the islands where some people must remain for their asylum decisions. The poor conditions increase protection risks, including sexual and gender-based violence and contribute to tension. Children and [...]
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has donated, with the support of the European Commission, three laptop computers to Kilkis Hospital in northern Greece. The new computers will allow for a more accurate and swift exchange of data between laboratories and medical workers in the wards. “This system will allow us to save time and resources [...]
