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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Europe on cusp of self-induced humanitarian crisis

[Migrants stand near fire at a makeshift camp set by stranded migrants waiting to cross the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomenii]GENEVA (Reuters) - The rapid build-up of migrants stuck at Greece's northern borders risks leading to a humanitarian disaster, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. "Europe is on the cusp of a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis", the UN refugee agency warned in a statement, urging better planning and accommodation for all those stuck in Greece. The UNHCR also urged all EU member states to reinforce their capacity to register and process asylum seekers through their national procedures as well as through the European relocation scheme. ...


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