Antonio Guterres
Greece
UN Calls on Europe to Increase Humanitarian Help for Refugees
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres paid a visit to Lesvos island, which has received 3/5 of refugee and migration flows since the beginning of the year.
"It is the appropriate time for an appeal to the European Union...
Greece
UN: Greece Needs Help to Handle Refugee Crisis
The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, welcomed the start of a European Union relocation program with the departure of a first group of asylum seekers Friday from Italy to Sweden. The high commissioner said he hopes to...
Europe
UN: Refugee Crisis Is ‘Defining Moment’ for Europe
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has described the migrant crisis in Europe as an "absolutely dramatic situation" and has called on the European Union to take charge of migrant processing centers.
Commissioner Antonio Guterres said the refugee...