Refugee sea arrivals in Greece this year approach 400,000
ATHENS, Greece, October 2 (UNHCR)—The UN refugee agency said on Friday that refugee and migrant arrivals in Greece are expected to hit the 400,000 mark soon, despite adverse weather conditions. Greece remains by far the largest single entry point for new sea arrivals...
200,000 Syrian refugee children to get free schooling in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct 2 (UNHCR)—Tasnim, a 12-year-old refugee girl from Aleppo, Syria, is excitedly preparing to return to school. “I want to become a dentist. I have always been intrigued by the tools and materials dentists use in their neat clinics. Every time...
Salzburg, taken aback by number of refugees, scrambled to set up reception facilities
SALZBURG, Austria, Sept 28 (UNHCR)—Nobody in Salzburg ever expected the refugee crisis to hit this close to home. So when Michael Haybäck, the city’s director of public order, received a call at 8.30pm one night in early September, he had to think fast. Martin...