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Daily Report May 24, 2016 4:33 PM Contact us: [email protected] data.unhcr.org

Arrivals and departures In Greece, an estimated 126 people arrived over the weekend (21-22 May) in the northern Aegean (35 on Lesvos, 76 on Chios, and 15 on Samos). Condition of People

Key Figures

6

Arrivals to Greek Islands Yesterday

27

Departures to Greece Mainland Yesterday

0

Departures to Turkey on 23 May 2016

A study carried out by Save the Children emphasized that child refugees stranded in Greece have been out of school for an average of 1.5 years. The study conducted ahead of the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit found that Syrian child refugees have been out of school for an average of 25.8 months, while Afghan child refugees spent an average of 10.7 months out of the classroom. Yesterday, 23 May, Save the Children, along with UNICEF and others, unveiled a new fund for schooling in emergencies called Education Cannot Wait to help provide schooling for displaced children. Save the Children said it has been providing non-formal lessons – including English and Greek classes – through child-friendly spaces established in several sites in Greece in partnership with UNHCR, and is currently scaling up its education activities in Greece to provide child refugees with access to basic education through temporary classrooms. Key Developments On 23 May, the Foreign Affairs Council discussed external aspects of migration, in particular, ways to further strengthen cooperation with countries of origin and countries of transit through a common EU approach. In its conclusions on the external aspects of migration, the Council reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive and geographically balanced approach, based on bilateral and multilateral

cooperation, as well as building on all existing instruments. Ministers notably stressed the need to address the root causes of migration, combat smuggling and trafficking, and ensure cooperation on return and readmission. Focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean, the Council underlined the importance of further implementing the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March. Regarding the Central Mediterranean route, the Council highlighted the need to use the broad range of tools available to manage flows, in cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, and in close collaboration with UNHCR and IOM. The Council also discussed and adopted conclusions on EUNAVFOR Med Operation Sophia, the EU naval operation to support the fight against smuggling and trafficking in the southern central Mediterranean. Ministers agreed to extend the Operation’s mandate by one year and add two supporting tasks: ensuring capacity building of and information sharing with the Libyan Coastguard, and contributing to the implementation of the UN arms embargo on high seas off the coast of Libya. The Operation’s mandate will be formally amended once the necessary preparatory work is conducted. Finally, the Council discussed and adopted conclusions on the EU regional strategy for Syria and Iraq, outlining priorities in working to achieve lasting peace, stability, security in Syria, Iraq and the wider region.

Average Daily Arrivals and Arrival Trends Greece

2,700

6

46

Average Daily Arrivals 23 May (New Week) -87% from previous week

Average Daily Arrivals As of 23 May -60% from previous month

2,500

1,600

1,400

1,100 600 300

8-14 Feb

1

15-21 Feb

22-28 Feb 29 Feb -6 Mar 7 - 13 Mar

14-20 Mar

374 94

21-27 Mar 28 Mar -3 Apr 4-10 Apr

79 11-17 April

113

53

18-24 Apr 25 Apr -1 May

69 2-8 May

36

45

6

9-15 May

16-22 May

23-May

Regional Bureau Europe Arrivals to Greek Islands 14 May - 22 May Lesvos arrivals

Chios arrivals


Response In March 2016, in order to respond to the basic needs of the approximately 46,000 refugees and migrants residing in the 37 temporary accommodation sites established by Greek authorities, UNHCR launched a large-scale non-food and core relief items distribution on the Greek mainland. Distribution continued during the month of April and will be completed by the end of May 2016. The exercise has been conducted in partnership with non-governmental organizations

Oxfam and Samaritan’s Purse. The package distributed includes blankets, buckets, hygiene items, solar lamps, and other useful items for daily use. As of 16 May, a total of 160,448 such packages have been distributed to refugees and migrants located at sites in mainland Greece. The distribution is financed thanks to the generous contribution of the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO).

Estimated Arrivals and People Present* per Country Yesterday Samos arrivals 08

06

07 05 04

Kos arrivals

03 02

01

01

Turkey

02

Greek Islands Arrivals: 6 Present*: 8,507

01 A

Greece Mainland Arrivals: 27 Present*: 45,678 03

B 02

04

Serbia Arrivals: 15 Present*: 1,000

05

Croatia Arrivals: 0 Present*: 89

06

Hungary Arrivals: 163 Present*: -

07

Slovenia Arrivals:0 Present*: 39

08

Austria Arrivals: N/A Present*: -

C

D

E

fYRoM** Arrivals: 0 Present*: 407

A

Lesvos Arrivals: to Mainland: 9 to Turkey: -

B

Chios Arrivals: to Mainland: 16 to Turkey: -

C

Samos Arrivals: 6 to Mainland: to Turkey: -

D

Leros Arrivals: to Mainland: to Turkey: -

E

Kos Arrivals: to Mainland: to Turkey: Other Arrivals: to Mainland: 2 to Turkey: -

* 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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Regional Bureau Europe #idomeni over the last week (17 - 23 May) (figures less than 100 are not counted):

3,500

Total number of tweets

25,300

Total number of retweets

111,500 Total number of impressions (17 & 21 May not counted) Meetings 26-27 May G7 Summit, Ise-Shima, Japan 26 May Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs extraordinary summit, Brussels 30 May Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Brussels


Social Media Twitter Activity: As the operation to evacuate residents at the informal site of Eidomeni, Greece, #idomeni trended on Twitter in the early hours of the morning. Although it was reported that journalists were not granted access inside the camp during the process, several videos have emerged online via different sources. Firstly, the YouTube channel of the international video news agency arm of Russia Today, Ruptly, managed to keep a live feed of the event as it unfolded.

proper meals. Also, because photography has also been restricted, the Facebook group has been relying on pictures sent to them from residents in and around the camp. You can keep up to date on the evacuation process here. Current Statistics for #idomeni • • •

Facebook Activity: A more direct account of the eviction process came from refugees themselves inside Eidomeni camp; refugees.tv, consisting of a group of refugees who conduct interviews of fellow refugees at the camp, uploaded a video on their Facebook page. In the video, one refugee can be heard informing about the fact that all volunteers and journalists were instructed to leave by Greek police and army officials.

225 tweets, 979 retweets per hour Over 3.3 million impressions per hour Posts surfaced in different languages including, English (31.34%), German (20%), and Spanish (17.93%). In terms of geographic distribution, almost 66% of posts using #idomeni originated from Greece.

As media and social media coverage of the dismantling of the Eidomeni camp gathered pace, the use of #idomeni began to grow; this is comparison to reasonably low activity surrounding the hashtag in the past few weeks.

Moving Europe on Facebook posted an update of the camp evacuation: according to Moving Europe, there was still a heavy police presence in the camp, and due to the low amount of food available, many of those being transferred have not had the opportunity to eat

Related hashtags: #refugees, #refugeecrisis, and #refugeesgr

Key Figures from the Portal Europe Refugee Emergency

Daily map indicating capacity and occupancy (Governmental figures) As of 4 May 2016 08:00 a.m. EET

Drama 518 500 Veria 400 400

Pieria (Camping Nireas) 393 400

Konitsa 167 150 Tsepelovo 143 200

Doliana 226 400

A

Larisa (Koutsochero) 795 1,500

Katsika 993 1,500

Volos 79 200

Filipiada 574 700

Giannitsa 801 900

Transit sites Informal sites and settlements Reception and Identification Centers (Closed facilities)

Diavata 2,334 2,500

Alexandreia 816 1,200

Moria

Oreokastro 235 1,500

Thessaloniki port 382 400

A

Chios 2,267 1,100

Oinofyta Ritsona 42 717 300 Malakasa 1,000 Skaramagas dock 1,290 2,880 1,500 2,880 Agios Andreas 188 120 B Lavrio Lavrio (Accom. Facility) 501 391 250 400

Andravidas 338 300

Cherso 3,987 2,500 EKO Gas station 1,137

Nea Kavala 3,959 2,500

Pieria (Stadium) 319 400 Pieria (Petra Olympou) 957 1,100 Pieria (Ktima Iraklis) 198 200

Lesvos 4,145 3,500

Thermopiles 290 400

Eidomeni 10,172

Total Mainland 45,519 people on sites 34,150 capacity Total Islands 8,212 people 7,450 capacity

Chalkero 280 350

Lagadikia 286

Schisto 1,850 2,000

Vial

Samos 1,047 850

Eleonas 1,621 1,500

Vathy

Piraeus 2,169

Leros 494 Lepida 1,000

UNHCR Sub Office UNHCR Country Office UNHCR Field Unit

Kalymnos 8 0

Temporary sites Site People on site Capacity

Kos 152 1,000

Elliniko I 1,035 1,400

Rhodes 99

Megisti 0 0

Elliniko II 1,151 1,300

Elliniko III 905 1,300

B

Presence and capacity are based on Governmental figures from the Coordination Centre for the Management of the Refugee Crisis, as of 04/05/2016 08:00 a.m. Eastern European Time. Online map with additional information: http://www.unhcr.gr/sites

Refugees/Migrants Emergency Response - Greece

http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean

24 May 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

ALBANIA

49%

856,723

arrivals by sea in 2015

90% of arrivals come from the world's top 10 refugeeproducing countries

Idomeni

based on arrivals since 1 Jan 2016 Syrian Arab Republic

Last updated 22 May 2016

156,150 arrivals by sea in 2016 BULGARIA

Istanbul

Kavala

Sea arrivals in 2016

Thessaloniki

Main routes through the Mediterranean

25%

Afghanistan

15%

Iraq

4%

Pakistan Iran

3%

Others

3%

GREECE ITALY

Ionian Sea

TURKEY Aegean Sea

Izmir

Athens

Bodrum

Comparison of monthly Mediterranean sea arrivals

2015

2016

200,000

Sea of Crete 150,000

Demographics 10%

100,000

50,000

0

3

based on arrivals since 1 Jan 2016

12% 38%

21%

Children

Women

*Serbia (AND KOSOSVO: S/RES/1244 (1999))

78% 40% Men

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Timeline Overview

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18 - 19 March EU-Turkey agreement reached

20 March EU-Turkey agreement implemented

3 April New law implemented highlighting the creation of the Reception and Identification Service, restructuring of the Asylum Service, the creation of an Appeals’ Authority, the creation of new Regional Asylum Offices

6 April European Commission published communication on reforms to Common European Asylum System (CEAS)

7 April Turkish government made an amendment to the Temporary Protection Regulation on access to Temporary Protection regarding Syrian nationals, who irregularly travel to Europe and are returned to Turkey from Greek islands.

15 April “No visa-free travel, no agreement” says Turkey’s EU minister

19 April Facility for Refugees in Turkey: Commission delivers an additional €110 million under the implementation of EU-Turkey agreement, Brussels

21 April EU interior ministers formally agreed on a proposal for a new border and Coast Guard force that could intervene in under-pressure countries like Greece to slow the influx of migrants.

23 April Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey camp

27 April Turkey amends labour legislation to grant those holding subsidiary protection work permits

4 May European Commission ‘backs’ Turkey visa liberalisation

4 May European Commission proposes a coordinated EU approach for temporary internal border controls regarding prolonging proportionate controls at certain internal Schengen borders, namely in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Norway for a maximum period of six months.

6 May Bulgaria to readmit irregular arrivals to Turkey from June 1

9 May 13 returned allegedly did not have opportunity to apply for asylum in Greece

18 May Relocation and Resettlement: EU Member States must act to sustain current management of flows

19 May Commission reports on state of fundamental rights in the EU