Coordination

"Welcome to Leros is a story of chaos, heartache, sometimes humour; of hope and solidarity. It tells how ordinary people living on a small Greek island join forces with a new community of international volunteers to respond to a sudden influx of refugees fleeing war, torture and persecution in the Middle East" (...) "It tells of a time when thousands of people across Europe rise in solidarity, offering whatever they can of themselves, inspired purely by compassion for their fellow human beings in their time of suffering and need."

UNHCR report on the Greek Islands situation for July 2017.

The Fact Sheet ncludes information on new arrivals form Turkey and on the opperations coordinated by UNHCR and its partners in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Leros, Rhodes and the other Islands of the Aegean sea.