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UN agency urges Greece to upgrade conditions at Evros reception centre amid rising number of refugee arrivals UNHCR/Achilleas Zavallis Train tracks alongside the river Evros land crossing from Turkey to Greece. At least eight people have died attempting to make the crossing…
Aid agencies face ‘life threatening’ funding crisis as monsoon rains barrel towards Cox’s Bazar camps – UN 28 April 2022 Humanitarian Aid The lives of tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees hang in the balance as monsoon and cyclone seasons threaten camps…
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