UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Migration minister Vitsas and UN commissioner welcome additional EU funding for the refugees
Minister for Migration Policy Dimitris Vitsas on Wednesday welcomed the European Commission’s decision to grant emergency aid of 20 million euros for refugees living on the Greek islands and mainly on Lesvos, saying that the Greek islands are bearing a disproportionate part of the migration flows to Europe.
Top UN refugee official thanks Greece and frontline islands
During a two-day mission to Greece – the main European Union entry point for nearly 450,000 refugees and migrants so far this year – the United Nations’ most senior refugee official said he had witnessed the improved humanitarian response mounted by Greek local authorities and civil society while lamenting the continued lack of a large-scale […]