Somalia: UNHCR Requests Aid for Somali and Syrian Refugees in Greece

[European Knight]

UNHCR officials in Greece called for the European Union countries to support Greece as many refugees are in that country.

Joorjoos Tasabobulos is UNHCR official in Greece. He said the number of fleeing refugees coming to the Greek islands of Agenee K/bari, Agen and Dodeshense is on the increase. He said in the first eight months of this year, 22,089 refugees of which 65% are Syrians have arrived there whereas other refugees included Somalis, Eritreans and Afghans.


Elsewhere refugees numbering 140,000 from Somalia, Eritrea, Syria and Sudan arrived in Italy but Italy lacks resources to manage them


http://allafrica.com/stories/201410091320.html

[Leto]

I suppose most immigrants/refugees don't stay in Greece permanently. They may be moving westward.