UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, appeals for urgent action to address the severe deterioration of the living conditions of refugees and migrants on Samos island in Greece. The overcrowding at the Vathy Reception and Identification Centre (RIC), recently combined with bad weather, have left several hundreds of persons in a dire living situation, particularly affecting persons with specific needs, for example those with disabilities and pregnant women, and provoking increased tensions. "The dire humanitarian situation of refugee and migrant men, women and children on Samos requires urgent action from all actors", Philippe Leclerc, UNHCR Representative in Greece, said.
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