The closure of the borders and the Balkan route resulted in several thousands of people being trapped in Greece. Among them, the most vulnerable group: unaccompanied and separated children. Even though they are the most vulnerable, these children often do not receive the protection enshrined in European and international law. In order to safeguard the […]
Mobile Units Program for Refugees in Piraeus from SolidarityNow With the support of Unicef and in cooperation with EKKA SolidarityNow with the support of UNICEF and the valuable collaboration of the National Centre for Social Solidarity (EKKA), while promoting solidarity in practice and in an effort to provide effective support to refugees and migrants who […]
The Press Conference for the program “Actions for refugees in Thessaloniki – Hospitality Services and Support,” which is financed entirely by SolidarityNow, was held on Thursday, June 23, 2016. The program aims at addressing in a holistic manner the basic needs (such as housing, nutrition, health coverage and provision of legal aid) of persons in […]
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited the SolidarityNow Solidarity Center for the most vulnerable populations The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, on the first day of his arrival in Greece, visited the Athens Solidarity Center, to be on the side of the refugees and to see firsthand the taken by the humanitarian crisis in […]
Statement on the pre-registration process for refugees SolidarityNow supports governmental efforts to confront the existing refugee crisis while respecting humanrights. “We welcome the procedure of pre-registration which began a few days ago and which will grant access to asylum procedures to all those that wish to partake in the process. The participants in the pre-registration […]
EU member states must urgently meet their own commitments and facilitate relocation of refugees Joint statement by CARE International and SolidarityNow Geneva/Athens, May 25th, 2016. CARE International and its partner organization SolidarityNow ask EU member states to urgently act on their own commitments to relocate refugees from Greece to other countries in the European Union. “The EU […]
SolidarityNow participates in the first World Humanitarian Summit Our vision is to “leave no one behind!” – one of the 5 core responsibilities set by the UN General Secretary, Ban Ki-moon. SolidarityNow participates in the 1st World Humanitarian Summit by the UN, taking place in Istanbul from the 22nd to the 24th of May 2016. […]
SolidarityNow and the administration of the Benaki Museum held a Press Conference on Monday, 16/05, to announce the photo exhibition “The Journey. People on the Move” running at the Museum (Pireos Street Building) from 19-29 May. The speakers at the press conference were: – Irini Geroulanou, Administrative Board of the Benaki Museum – Stelios Zavvos, Chairman […]
