United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Gov’t at impasse over refugee relocations to other countries
Greece's hopes for the creation of a transitional relocation mechanism that would see refugees and migrants being moved to other European Union countries were dashed on Thursday after a reported lack of response at Thursday's meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels.
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee Visits Bulgaria to Assess the Situation of Foreign Nationals Detained Under Aliens Legislation
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to Bulgaria from 10 to 17 December 2018.
Number of asylum seekers in Moria drops below 6,000
The number of migrants waiting for their asylum application to be processed in the notorious reception and processing center in Moria, Lesvos, dropped below 6,000, based on data from the Migration Policy Ministry on Thursday.
UNHCR concerned migrant camp conditions will worsen
The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday pressed Greek authorities to take urgent action to improve conditions at migrant reception facilities on the Aegean islands, particularly on Lesvos and Samos.
Describing living conditions at the camps as "abhorrent," UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley expressed fears that they would only worsen.
Migrants, Refugees Block Bosnia-Croatia Border Crossing
Some 200 migrants and refugees blocked the main road towards Bosnia's border crossing with Croatia on Wednesday morning, resulting in the Maljevac border checkpoint being closed to all traffic, the Bosnian border police said.
Anti-Migrant Protest Held in Bosnian Border Town
Some 1,000 people in the Bosnian town of Bihac, on the border with Croatia, staged their third consecutive evening protest on Monday, demanding that state-level officials find a proper solution to the rise in the number of migrants and refugees arriving in the area.
People of Bihac gathered in the town centre, demanding the relocation of migrants and refugees Photo: Courtesy of N1
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Amnesty Int'l: For women in Greek migrant camps, even showers are unsafe
Women in Greek migrant camps are too scared to leave their tents at night or use communal showers, and many pregnant women have to sleep on the floor in unsanitary conditions, Amnesty International said on Friday.
More than half of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece are women and children, according to the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR.
Amnesty: For women in Greek migrant camps, even showers are unsafe
Women in Greek migrant camps are too scared to leave their tents at night or use communal showers, and many pregnant women have to sleep on the floor in unsanitary conditions, Amnesty International said on Friday.
More than half of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece are women and children, according to the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR.
Serbian FM speaks at UNHCR Executive Committee meeting
Dacic underlined Serbia "strong support to the untiring work of the UNHCR" and said the international community must "redouble its efforts to promote human rights and demonstrate solidarity without prejudice and selectivity, with the aim of harmonizing different views and addressing the causes and effects of the (migrant) crisis."
What do EU officials say about Macedonia referendum?
The referendum question was, "Are you in favor of membership in the EU and NATO by accepting the agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Greece?"
In a joint statement on Monday, the two EU officials said that "an overwhelming majority of those who exercised their right to vote said yes to the Prespa agreement on the name issue and their European path."