International Organization for Migration
Migration Ministry rebuffs critical report, silent on issues
The Migration Ministry said Friday that it had "no knowledge" of a report by an international organization castigating its policy on and handling of migration, responding to a news story published in Kathimerini, though it failed to respond to the issues raised in the document.
Migration Ministry says has ‘no knowledge’ of critical report, refutes cost of camp
Greece's Migration Ministry said on Friday it had "no knowledge" of a report by an international organization castigating its policy on and handling of migration, responding to a news story published in Kathimerini.
It said the same applied to the UΝ refugee agency (UNHCR), and the International Organisation for migration (IOM).
US offers aid for unaccompanied minors, pandemic
The US government will provide 2.9 million dollars in financial assistance to Greece to improve the living conditions of unaccompanied minors and support the islands against the Covid-19 pandemic, it was announced by Alternate Minister for Citizens' Protection Giorgos Koumoutsakos and US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt following a meeting on Thursday.
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Kranidi migrant facility again in lockdown after new Covid-19 cases
An accommodation facility in the town of Kranidi, in southern Greece, was placed in lockdown for two weeks on Tuesday after three more migrants tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Greek health authorities said Tuesday.
The only people who will be allowed in the hotel are its employees, healthcare professionals and police and military officials.
150 people test positive for Covid-19 at Kranidi refugee facility
A total of 150 people in an accommodation facility in the town of Kranidi, in southern Greece, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias told jousnalists after visiting the site on Tuesday.
Hardalias said 148 of these are refugees, one is an employee, and one is an aid worker. All patients are asymptomatic, he said.
Relocations of minors to EU states under way
A dozen unaccompanied refugee and migrant minors were flown from Greece to Luxembourg on Wednesday as part of a European Union initiative to expedite the relocation of some 1,600 over the next few months to EU member-states.
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Tighter controls explored at deportation camps
The Greek government is planning stricter controls on how migrants slated for deportation come and go from two camps that are currently in quarantine due to coronavirus outbreaks.
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IOM Greece head says 'not aware' of migrants gathering at Turkey’s coast
The head of the Greek chapter of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said the body has no information indicating that migrants have started gathering along the Turkish coastline opposite the islands of the eastern Aegean.
No Coronavirus Cases Found Yet Among Migrants, Refugees in Bosnia
The International Organization for Migration, IOM, which manages temporary reception centres, TRCs, for migrants and refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina, told BIRN it had found no cases of coronavirus among the roughly 6,500 migrants held in them.
EU prepares for migration wave amid Libya crisis
The European Union will be prepared in case of any migration wave from Libya amid crisis in the region, a European Union official said on Jan. 15.
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