Regional Bureau for Europe: Greece Update # 12 Lesvos (18 December 2020)
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is supporting the government-led response after a series of fires destroyed the Reception and Identification Centre in Moria (Lesvos) on 8-10 September.
UNHCR has scaled up its support for all asylum-seekers affected and urges for comprehensive and humane solutions to address overcrowding on Greek islands.
BACKGROUND
More than three months after fires swept through the Moria Reception and Identification Centre, nearly 7,400 asylum-seekers and refugees are sheltered in the Mavrovouni site, which was set up to host those affected. The fires had left some 12,000 people homeless, of which many were transferred to other accommodations.