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U-Report, UNICEF’s global platform for the promotion of youth participation, and Refugee Week Greece, a cultural festival that celebrates the contributions and creativity of refugees, want to find out what teenagers and young people think about the inclusion of refugees and immigrants in Greek society! Athens 6 June 2022: On the occasion of the international […]
U-Reporters from all over Greece respond – “What can local authorities do to make your city more friendly to children and youth?” A poll titled “What can local authorities do to make your city more friendly to children and youth?” run on UNICEF’s U-Report Greece platform from 5 April to 10 May 2022. 545 out […]
UNICEF’s platform allows adolescents and youth 14-25 years old to share their views on social and political issues that matter to them and affect them and their communities. ATHENS, 31ST MARCH 2022 UNICEF Greece Country Office and the Network for Children’s Rights (NCR) are delighted to announce the launch of U-Report Greece, a platform aiming […]
The event “If we sing them to you? | Our rights become songs” was marked by great success! The event was organized by the Network for Children’s Rights (NCR) and Mikri Arktos on Sunday 21 November, in the context of the homonymous campaign of NCR, aiming to raise awareness around children’s rights. On the occasion […]
The Greek government should immediately disburse belated payments of cash assistance and ensure food provision to people living in facilities (e.g. camps and ESTIA apartments), irrespective of their legal status. Depriving them of this basic human right is shameful and a violation of fundamental human rights. Athens, October 18, 2021 – In a new bleak […]
In an announcement on April 15, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum announced across-the-board cuts in financial assistance for all asylum seekers who are not housed in facilities run by the Ministry or its partner organisations as of July 1, 2021. This announcement was made without the issuance of any pertinent Ministerial Decision specifying the […]
WHAT IF YOU HAD SUPER POWERS? HOW WOULD YOU MOVE IN SPACE? While the artistic activities are getting started again in Greece, MAPS • migrating Artists Project joins forces with other communities, to celebrate life and dance on screen and physical space at the Duncan Dance Research Center! In collaboration with the Artistic Director of […]
The substantive examination of asylum applications is the only safe solution for refugees. Athens, 14 June 2021: With a new Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) issued on 7 June, the Greek State designates Turkey as a “safe third country” for families, men, women and children of five nationalities2 seeking international protection in Greece. It is noted […]
