Ministry seeks to improve conditions for unaccompanied refugee children

The Labor and Social Affairs Ministry is seeking ways to improve living conditions for thousands of refugee children staying in Greece without a parent or guardian as they wait to either be granted asylum or reunited with family in other parts of Europe.

In an announcement on Tuesday, the ministry's deputy for social solidarity issues, Domna Michailidou, said that the priority is to get as many unaccompanied minors who are trapped at overcrowded and unsuitable island camps as possible transferred to the mainland. She added that she will also be sending an urgent appeal to the European Commission within the week for additional funding to help the International Organization for Migration (IOM) continue renting out hotels that are used to accommodate vulnerable refugees and migrants.

"The number of unaccompanied minors in Greece keeps rising, putting an enormous amount...

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