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Number of asylum-seekers in Serbia quadrupled in two years

The number of foreign nationals who sought asylum in Serbia has risen from 5,066 in 2013 to more than 22,148 in the first five months of this year alone.

This data was presented by Senior Protection Officer at the UN's refugee agency UNHCR in Belgrade Anne-Birgitte Krum-Hansen on Monday, citing the data of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior (MUP).

UNHCR steps up presence on Greek islands to cope with refugees (video)

GENEVA, June 5 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Friday said it was stepping up its field presence in the eastern Aegean islands of Greece where sea arrivals in recent weeks from Turkey have been averaging some 600 people a day, straining local reception capacities.

UN agency urges EU to host many more refugees

The U.N. refugee agency is urging the European Union to take in far greater numbers of refugees than planned as the number of desperate Syrians fleeing conflict continues to grow.

The EUs 28 nations resettled only around 8,500 people in need of protection last year, according to UNHCR figures, and plans to resettle 20,000 refugees from outside Europe over the next two years.

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