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EU: MED-CRISIS: UNHCR says Greece faces 'unprecedented' migrant emergency

12 May 2015

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"Greece is facing an "unprecedented" emergency as migrants fleeing war and poverty stream into the country's islands in huge numbers, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. The UNHCR said 77,100 people have arrived in Greece by sea this year, an average of 1,000 per day, overwhelming local authorities. The country's precarious economic situation is putting severe strain on small islands that are unable to cope, the agency said.

"Greece is part of the European Union and this is happening in Europe," UNHCR spokesman William Spindler said in Geneva. "We would like the European Union to have a much more active role in responding to the situation in Greece.""


See the article: UNHCR says Greece faces 'unprecedented' migrant emergency (ekathimerini.com, link)

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