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The numbers of refugees are growing with 56,853 migrants identified on Greek territory on Monday, while 70 new arrivals were reported in the last 24 hours. According to the Refugee Crisis Management Coordination Body's figures, 23,530 of the refugees are in northern...

The U.N. refugee agency reports more than 15,500 asylum seekers have gone through a so-called pre-registration process on mainland Greece. The UNHCR said these people will be able to lodge future claims for asylum in Greece or in other European...

57,155 identified refugees and migrants were on Greek territory on Wednesday while no new arrivals were reported in the last 24 hours. According to the Refugee Crisis Management Coordination Body's figures, 23,675 of the refugees are in northern Greece, 10,198...

The boatloads of migrants making the perilous sea crossing over the Aegean may have dwindled, however the new arrivals continue to be impressive. A boat made its way to the shore of Skala Sykamnia on the island of Lesvos...

Art and photo exhibitions, a chess tournament and a film festival were among events held this week on the Greek islands of Leros, Lesvos and Kos and in Athens to mark World Refugee Day, Monday June 20. The main event...

The Refugee Crisis Management Coordination Body's data shows that there are 57,042 refugees in Greece at the moment. Of these, 5,501 refugees are staying at UNHCR-created settlements, whereas 5,759 are staying at non-organized facilities. Another 1,500 people are scattered. The...

The outlook of how many refugees are expected to reach the shores of Greece has been drastically cut by the U.N. refugee agency, according to Reuters. On Monday, the UNHCR reported that they expect around 248,000 refugees and migrants to arrive in...

The U.N. refugee agency reports a multi-million-dollar appeal begun early this year on behalf of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants in Greece and along the Balkan route. The U.N. refugee agency and 60 partner organizations appealed for about...

The European Commission (EC) has awarded Greece emergency funding worth 56 million euros to improve conditions for migrants in the country, to increase the capacities of the Greek authorities to register newly arriving migrants and to process their asylum...

Hollywood actress, celebrity, humanitarian, and UNHCR ambassador; Angelina Jolie was in Greece a few days ago to examine the refugee crisis first-hand. On her visit she went to several refugee camps overwhelmed with migrants and refugees fleeing conflict and desperately seeking to...