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The Home for All restaurant in Lesbos, Greece, is normally full of refugees and activities. In the phase after the emergency, UNHCR began focusing again on protection, which had been important before the crisis. News; 27 March 2020 ; Greek island refugee camps face coronavirus ‘disaster’, aid groups warn ‘We have not seen a credible emergency plan to protect and treat people living there.’ Sarah Souli. The Greek authorities have suspended new asylum claims for a month amid chaotic scenes on its land border with Turkey, as refugees attempt to cross to the European Union. Sixty of the 93 hotel facilities provided to asylum-seekers will be closed in 2020, according to Greece’s Migration and Asylum Policy Minister Notis Mitarakis, who spoke on the issue on Thursday. News.

After 75,000 migrant arrivals on the Greek shores in 2019, the country's and international authorities predict that the refugee crisis in Greece will continue in 2020. Is Greece flouting refugee law by suspending new asylum claims?

Copied. The United Nations claims around 13,000 men, women and children from across the Middle East and … Refugees walk at the Turkish-Greek border and try to enter Europe. It's a case of new year, same challenge for Greece and the country's authorities as they continue to wrestle with the ongoing migrant crisis. UNHCR runs the EU-funded ESTIA accommodation and cash assistance programmes in cooperation with the government and municipalities, which should …

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Freelance journalist based in Athens. Greece's camps were already a public health disaster.

News. Greece Halts Refugee Wave From Turkey at Border . The restaurant has … In May 2018, the number of refugees and migrants in Greece stood at more than 60,000, including about 14,000 on the islands.

LOG IN. Asylum seekers wait outside the Moria processing centre on the Greek island of Lesvos. Become a Member . Although none of the 695 confirmed cases in Greece have been refugees, many living in the camps fear it is only a matter of time. Louise Greenwood Europe;Greece. Turkey warns refugee crisis could return with a vengeance in 2020 as Greece struggles with overcrowded camps Save A Syrian family flees fighting in the …