United Nations High Commission for Refugees
Refugee housing program extended
A program to secure housing for asylum seekers with a year's prepaid rent is set to extend to municipalities across the country in the effort to provide dignified living conditions to migrants and refugees.
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Samos hotels refuse to take refugees from flooded camp
The exasperation of many islanders in the eastern Aegean with migrants who have arrived from Turkey again became apparent after rain flooded a refugee camp on Samos. Also locals on Chios are demanding that two camps be shut down after a riot last week.
Bulgaria-Greece migrant barriers force riskier routes (video)
An article in Euronews, titled “Is Bulgaria’s Border Wall Forcing Migrants to Risk Deadly Crossings?”, states that the numbers of migrants entering Greece and Bulgaria by land from Turkey have decreased over the last two years after both countries increased border security.
Dacic: Serbia has greatest number of refugees in Europe
GENEVA - Serbia is the country with the largest number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Europe, which is why it needs international assistance, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said at the 65th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva on Tuesday.