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Arrivals and Departures
An estimated 181,450 refugees and migrants have entered
Europe by sea so far this year, the majority of whom arrived
to Greece (154,268). At least 1,261 people have died or gone
missing as of 22 April.
Conditions of People
The United Nations Security Council deplored the recent
maritime tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea that resulted in up
to 500 deaths when overcrowded boats capsized en route from
Libya to Europe, emphasizing the need for better coordination
of efforts in dealing with the smuggling of migrants.
In a press statement, members of the Council expressed
“grave concern” at the proliferation and endangerment of
lives by the smuggling of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea,
including off the coast of Libya. The Council also called for full
implementation of resolution 2240 (2015), which is intended to
disrupt the organized criminal enterprises engaged in migrant
smuggling and prevent the loss of life.
Earlier last week, UNHCR reported on this incident which
could be one of the most tragic involving refugees and
migrants in the past 12 months. The 41 survivors include 37
men, 3 women, and a 3-year-old child who were rescued by
a merchant ship and taken to Kalamata, in the Peloponnese
peninsula of Greece, on 16 April. UNHCR assisted the
survivors with transport from Kalamata to Athens, hotel
accommodation, and psychosocial support. Those rescued
include 23 Somalis, 11 Ethiopians, 6 Egyptians, and one
Sudanese. The survivors told UNHCR that they had been part
of a group of between 100 and 200 people who departed last
week from a locality near Tobruk in Libya on a 30-metre-long
boat.
Key Figures
Arrivals to Greek Islands
Yesterday
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Departures to Greece Mainland
Yesterday
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German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, European Council
President, Donald Tusk and first vice-president of the
European Commission, Frans Timmermans, met with Turkish
Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu on Saturday, April 22.
The delegation visited a refugee camp near the border with
Syria before visiting a child protection centre. The visit was
aimed at highlighting the initial beneficiaries of the €6billion in
funding that the EU has pledged to Turkey over the next few
years, through the EU-Turkey agreement. One aspect of the
agreement sets out that Syrian nationals returned to Turkey
from Greece will be guaranteed their rights to international
protection. The Turkish government made an amendment to
the Temporary Protection Regulation on access to Temporary
20-21 April
Secretary General of NATO, Jens
Stoltenberg to visit Greece and
Turkey
21 April
Justice and Home Affairs Council,
Luxembourg Interior ministers
sign off on EU coast guard
23 April
Donald Tusk to visit Gaziantep,
Turkey with Angela Merkel and
Frans Timmermans
Today 25 April 2016
12-13 May
Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels
Departures to Turkey
on 25 April 2016
23 May
Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels
26-27 May
G7 Summit, Ise-Shima, Japan
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Critical Developments
Past and Upcoming Meetings and Events
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Greece
Visiting the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of his tour to the
region to review the situation of Afghan refugees, UNHCR
Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, George OkothObbo, commended Iran for its generosity and exemplary
role in relation to refugees. He noted UNHCR's commitment
to continue and further enhance its support towards Iran. In
this context, he reaffirmed UNHCR's commitment to Iran and
the Afghan refugees; he noted that the Solutions Strategy for
Afghan Refugees (SSAR) – the quadripartite regional framework
between UNHCR and the governments of the Islamic
Republics of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran – continues to be
the main framework for joint interventions aimed at facilitating
voluntary return and sustainable reintegration of Afghan
refugees in Afghanistan while simultaneously providing
assistance to refugee hosting communities. Afghan nationals
remain the second largest population group of those who
arrive to the Greek islands.
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Protection regarding Syrian nationals, who have irregularly
travelled to Europe and returned to Turkey as of 20 March
from Greek islands.
However, despite recent legislative changes, only a small
minority of Syrians have the right to work in Turkey. The
majority turn to daily labour and live in urban areas. Of the
2.7 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, some 10% live in camps
run by Turkish authorities such as the one visited by the
delegation.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has resumed search, rescue
and medical aid operations in the central Mediterranean Sea,
between Africa and Europe, and conducted its first operation
of 2016. MSF's first operation of 2016 occurred on Saturday
23 April, with the Dignity 1 accepting a transfer of 308 rescued
people (205 men, 80 women, 23 children), mainly Eritrean,
from an Italian rescue boat. The Dignity 1 is now on its way to
Sicily where the 308 people will disembark on Monday.
During a meeting held in Thessaloniki, Greece on Thursday
and Friday (21-22 April), the Interior and Foreign Ministers of
Bulgaria, Greece, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
and Albania agreed to seek common decisions regarding
tackling the refugee and migrant crisis. The ministers will
meet on the matter every six months.The meetings might be
held more often if deemed necessary and their format might
be extended. The main aim of the exchanges is to enhance
dialogue and extend the perspective for further cooperation
and coordination in dealing with the common challenges
arising from the refugee crisis.
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Average Daily Arrivals
18-24 April
43% from previous week
Average Daily Arrivals
As of 24 April
-85% from previous month
Average Daily Arrivals and Arrival Trends Greece
2,700
2,400
2,500
2,400
1,800
2,000
1,600
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,100
600
28 Dec -3 Jan 4-10 Jan
11-17 Jan
18-24 Jan
25-31 Jan
1-7 Feb
8-14 Feb
15-21 Feb
300
374
94
79
113
22-28 Feb29 Feb -6 Mar7 - 13 Mar 14 - 20 Mar 21 -27 Mar28 Mar - 3 Apr4 - 10 Apr 11-17 April 18 - 24 Apr
08
06
07
Estimated Arrivals and People Present* per Country
Yesterday
Arrivals
Present*
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Turkey
02
Greek Islands
52
8,033
Greece Mainland
51
46,026
0
938
03
fYRoM**
04
Serbia
38
950
05
Croatia
0
126
06
Hungary
81
07
Slovenia
0
08
Austria
05
04
03
02
40
175
* Number of people present in Greece and estimated number of people currently present in countries along the previous route not applying for asylum
** The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (please note that the fYRoM abbreviation is used for design purposes)
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Greek Islands and Turkey: Estimated Arrivals and Transfers
A
F
01
01
Turkey
02
Greece
Departures
to Mainland
52
51
Breakdown
B
02
Arrivals
C
D
E
A
Lesvos
4
29
B
Chios
48
11
C
Samos
2
D
Leros
9
E
Kos
F
Dikili
Other
Arrivals to Greek Islands
15 April - 24 April
Lesvos arrivals
Chios arrivals
Samos arrivals
Kos arrivals
Population Overview
Arrived, present and transferred to Greece Mainland and returned to Turkey since 20 March
Returns to Turkey (EU-Turkey Agreement)
Arrivals to Greece Islands post 20 March
Total 325
Total 7,373
Present on Greek Islands
Total 7,843
Pre 20 March Arrivals
Departures to Mainland post 20 March*
Total 6,478
Pre 20 March Present on Mainland
Present in Greece Mainland
Total 46,020
0
5K
10 K
15 K
20 K
25 K
30 K
35 K
*People able to depart are those only who arrived before 20 March
Total in Greece: 53,863
Reporting period 20 March - 20 April
3
40 K
45 K
50 K
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Timeline Overview
23 March
23 March: European Fisheries
Control Agency (EFCA) to help
detect migrant boats
30 March
High-level meeting on global
responsibility sharing through
pathways for admission of Syrian
refugees, Geneva
4 April
‘Target date’ for the start of
the returns of people with
inadmissible claims from Greece
to Turkey
5 April
31 Syrians were resettled in
Netherlands
12 April
Informal meeting of Ministers and
State Secretaries for European
Affairs, Amsterdam
21 April
Justice and Home Affairs Council,
Luxembourg Interior ministers
sign off on EU coast guard
32 Syrian refugees land by plane
in Hanover. EU-Turkey deal
begins as Syrian refugees arrive
in Germany and Finland
11 Syrians were resettled in
Finland
EU-Turkey deal: Statement by
Commissioner Avramopoulos
following his visit to Ankara
15 April
17 Syrian refugees arrive at
Hannover airport from Turkey
18-19 April
Foreign Affairs Council,
Luxembourg
20 April
Securing the external borders of
the EU – a challenge for external
and internal security
20-21 April
Secretary General of NATO, Jens
Stoltenberg to visit Greece and
Turkey
23 April
Donald Tusk to visit Gaziantep,
Turkey with Angela Merkel and
Frans Timmermans
12-13 May
Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels
23 May
Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels
26-27 May
G7 Summit, Ise-Shima, Japan
Social Media
The UNHCR YouTube channel uploaded a video concerning
the story of Ibrahim Al-Hussein. The Syrian refugee is set to
carry the Olympic torch tomorrow, 26 April, on its journey from
Greece to Brazil for the 2016 summer Olympic Games.
fight despite the breakdown in the ceasefire. In the same vain,
MEE sought to shed light on ongoing situation at the Greeceformer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia border with the use
of a series of photographs taken from the informal camp.
Facebook Activity
Facebook group United Rescue Aid posted an official
document which provides information about the asylum
schedule in Greece. The document provides the information
in the following languages: Greek, English, French, Albanian,
Bengali, and Tigrinya. It states that “starting Monday, March
28th 2016, appointments for lodging international protection
applications will be booked through skype calls according to
the following schedule” and proceeds to outline the schedule
for all asylum offices in Greece.
Current Statistics for #Syria
•
250 tweets, over 408,000 impressions per hour
•
19.94% of posts using #Syria originated from the US
•
15.37% of posts using #Syria originated from the UK
•
Related hashtags: #humanrights, #iran, and #russia
Twitter Activity
Free Syria Media Hub posted about a Reuters report: “Car
bomb near Damascus kills six people”. In the article published
on their website, Reuters reported that the death toll from the
explosion was expected to rise. The incident occurred on the
‘outskirts of the Sayeda Zeinab district south of Damascus’.
Middle East Eye posted updates on the ongoing civil war in
Syria. In one article which highlights the damage sustained
by the country, specifically the Old City in Aleppo, Middle
East Eye (MEE) reports that residents of the city will stay and
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22-24 April - Summary of actual activity for #Syria (figures
less than 100 are not counted)
23,000
Total number of tweets
59,300
Total number of retweets
2,498,200
Total number of impressions
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Annex 1
Key Figures from the Portal
Refugees/Migrants Emergency Response - Greece
http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean
22 April 2016
Last updated 21 Apr 2016
154,268 arrivals by sea in 2016
Increasing numbers of refugees and migrants take their chances aboard unseaworthy boats and
dinghies in a desperate bid to reach Europe. The vast majority of those attempting this dangerous
crossing are in need of international protection, fleeing war, violence and persecution in their
country of origin. Every year these movements continue to exact a devastating toll on human life.
Top­10 nationalities of Mediterranean sea arrivals
Top­10 nationalities represent 100% of the sea arrivals
THE FORMER
YUGOSLAV
REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIA
top 10 refugee­producing countries
ALBANIA
49%
arrivals by sea in 2015
90% of arrivals come from the world's
Idomeni
based on arrivals since 1 Jan 2016
Syrian Arab
Republic
856,723
BULGARIA
Istanbul
Kavala
Sea arrivals in 2016
Thessaloniki
Main routes through
the Mediterranean
26%
Afghanistan
16%
Iraq
4%
Pakistan
Iran
3%
Others
3%
GREECE
ITALY
Ionian Sea
TURKEY
Izmir
Aegean Sea
Athens
Bodrum
Comparison of monthly Mediterranean sea arrivals
2015
2016
200,000
Sea of Crete
Demographics
150,000
10%
100,000
50,000
0
based on arrivals since 1 Jan 2016
12%
38%
22%
78%
40%
Children
Women
Men
Download excel data
*Serbia (AND KOSOSVO: S/RES/1244 (1999))
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not
imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Europe Refugee Emergency
Daily map indicating capacity and occupancy (Governmental figures)
As of 25 April 2016 08:00 a.m. EET
Drama
518
500
Veria
400
400
Konitsa
171
150
Tsepelovo
143
Doliana
200
226
Katsika
400
991
1,500
Kozani
227
400
Larisa (Koutsochero)
789
1,500
Thermopiles
290
400
Andravidas
338
300
Transit sites
Informal sites and settlements
Reception and Identification Centers
(Closed facilities)
UNHCR Country Office
UNHCR Field Unit
Temporary sites
Site
People on site
Capacity
Lagadikia
167
Pieria (Camping Nireas)
345
400
Filipiada
574
700
UNHCR Sub Office
A
Volos
82
200
Pieria (Stadium)
297
400
Pieria (Petra Olympou)
978
1,100
Pieria (Ktima Iraklis)
194
200
Pieria
70
190
Cherso
3,987
2,500
EKO Gas station
1,191
Nea Kavala
3,974
2,500
Giannitsa
789
900
Lesvos
4,370
3,500
Oinofyta
Ritsona
42
717
300
Malakasa
1,000
Skaramagas dock
1,279
2,250
1,500
2,250
Agios Andreas
193
120
B
Lavrio Lavrio (Accom. Facility)
490
392
250
400
Eidomeni
10,232
Total Mainland
46,026 people on sites
32,610 capacity
Total Islands
8,033 people
7,450 capacity
Chalkero
292
350
Diavata
2,314
2,500
Alexandreia
816
1,200
Moria
Thessaloniki port
382
400
A
Chios
2,147
1,100
Schisto
1,885
2,000
Vial
Samos
903
850
Eleonas
1,502
1,500
Vathy
Piraeus
2,808
Leros
342 Lepida
1,000
Kalymnos
13
0
Kos
159
1,000
Elliniko I
1,168
1,400
Rhodes
88
Megisti
11
0
B
Elliniko II
1,540
1,300
Elliniko III
983
1,300
Presence and capacity are based on Governmental figures from the Coordination Centre for the Management of the Refugee Crisis, as of 25/04/2016 08:00 a.m. Eastern European Time.
Online map with additional information: http://www.unhcr.gr/sites
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