#UNHCR

Rory O'Keeffe

Jul 31, 201934 min read

Idlib, Istanbul, Turkey and the EU: Review, 30 July 2019

2019 Statistics so far 1. New arrivals by sea 2. Transfers from the islands to mainland 3. Other removals from the islands 4. Detention...

Rory O'Keeffe

Oct 22, 20189 min read

Numbers: the missing 17,951?

There are at least 17,951 people who were registered as refugees and/or made an application for asylum, in Greece, from 1 January-18...

Rory O'Keeffe

Apr 6, 201829 min read

Greece - an ongoing, and growing, crisis

Arrivals to Eastern Aegean islands, 1 January – 4 April 2018, inclusive Lesvos, 3,079. Total arrivals since 30 March: 351. Chios, 397....

Rory O'Keeffe

Mar 30, 201833 min read

Open Arms? Closing borders and refusing to talk is handing Europe to the far-Right

The – justified – outrage over the impounding of the ship ‘Open Arms’ has its roots in Italy’s refusal to make a case for aiding...

Rory O'Keeffe

Nov 13, 20174 min read

UNHCR's flawed approach to Africa

The United Nations says it has moved 25 ‘extremely vulnerable’ refugees from Libya to Niger, in the first stage of its new – deeply...