The Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) has recently noted an increasing number of incidents of online hate speech. This trend coincides with a rise in incidents of racist violence and underscore...

A migrant dinghy in distress south of Crete triggered a rescue operation that saved 26 people, while survivors reported that 22 others died during a multi-day journey at sea.

With 35 years of experience in the humanitarian sector, most of which was in the field, in countries in Africa and Asia, Laura Lo Castro has been the new Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Greece since last December. In her first interview with a Greek media outlet, she speaks to "NEA" about the challenges she faces and the need to create legal migration routes.You have been in Greece for the last two months. What is your impression after visiting accommodation facilities on the islands and in Evros?

The former volunteers, who were facing lengthy jail terms, worked for an NGO that rescued asylum-seekers.

As leaders try to break smugglers’ business model, research suggests strategy so far has had opposite effect

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened by the continued loss of life in the Aegean Sea. In the latest incident, on 27 October, four people drowned and 31 were rescued following a shipwreck o...

Bowing to pressure to reform the refugee convention and asylum system would be a "catastrophic error", the head of the UN agency for refugees said on Monday.

Europe’s asylum landscape underwent a series of significant shifts in the first half of 2025. By the end of June, EU+ countries received 399 000 asylum applications, a 23 % decrease year-over-year. A ...

Greece's parliament passed a law on Wednesday toughening penalties for rejected asylum seekers and speeding up returns to their home countries, hardening the country's stance on migrants after a surge in arrivals at its southern borders this year.

UNHCR/GNCHR Joint Statement

Foreign workers delivered half of the bloc’s jobs growth since 2022, but populist backlash could shut the door on future gains, ECB chief said.

Greece has suspended processing of asylum applications from people arriving by sea from North Africa since July.

The UK and Greece are recycling racist border policies of the past decade and pretending they’ll work this time.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, acknowledges the pressure created by recent arrivals in Gavdos and Crete. States have the right to manage borders and address irregular migration. Controlling a State’s b...

Today, we mark World Refugee Day, a moment to honour the courage and strength of refugees across the globe, as we also reflect on their stories of loss and pain.We are living through volatile times. D...

Joint UNHCR/IOM Press Release