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Winter nears for refugees in Europe

Thousands of refugees fleeing Syria and other conflict­-ridden countries are continuing to risk a dangerous sea journey to the Greek island of Lesbos in small boats, even as cold weather approaches.

VideoNovember 26, 2015

Refugees in Europe: A crisis far from over

Up to 300,000 refugees and migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and other war-torn lands have fled to Europe this year, and most have landed on Greece’s eastern islands.

VideoSeptember 15, 2015

Unprotected, unsupported, uncertain

Asylum seekers living at Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos are contemplating suicide in alarming numbers, according a new brief released by the IRC which outlines steps that need to be taken, urgently, to address the escalating mental health needs of those who reside at Moria.

ReportSeptember 25, 2018

Lena Headey

Actor Lena Headey and the IRC are working together to bring global attention to the ongoing refugee crisis.
IRC Voice
A woman stuffs a pepper with filling.

Dimitra’s stuffed tomatoes recipe

Earlier this year, the IRC in Greece hosted cooking workshops for refugee and local women living on the island of Lesbos. Some of the women who took part talked to us about their experience and shared their recipes.

ArticleOctober 15, 2021
An IRC staff member views the burnt-out Moria refrugee camp in Lesbos, Greece

One month after the Moria fire, the mental health of refugees continues to suffer

An IRC psychologist reflects on the fresh trauma faced by refugees who fled violence in their home countries only to be displaced by a fire in a refugee camp in Greece.

ArticleOctober 10, 2020

Tragic scenes as borders close

The situation in Europe remains fluid. As of March 2016, countries along the popular western Balkan route have sealed their borders, forcing thousands of refugees to idle in makeshift camps in Greece.
SlideshowApril 14, 2016

Pikpa camp: Help for vulnerable refugee families

A Syrian mother stopping with her family on the island of Lesbos, Greece — one of more than half a million desperate people who have fled to Europe this year from countries in chaos.

VideoOctober 25, 2015

The IRC responds to Europe's worst refugee crisis since WWII

The world is witnessing the largest movement of refugees since the upheavals of World War II. Here’s a look at how the IRC is providing aid to thousands fleeing to Europe.

ArticleJune 14, 2016

15 NGOs decry new policy limiting asylum seekers in exercising their right to appeal

In a statement released on May 9, 2017, 15 nongovernmental humanitarian organizations (NGOs) urged the Greek government to immediately reverse the recent policy excluding asylum-seekers on the Greek islands who appeal negative asylum decisions from the possibility of participating later on in the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) program and forcing those who wish to participate to forego their right to appeal.

IRC DocumentMay 9, 2017

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