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A child sits with other refugees behind a fence between Croatian and Slovenian at the border station of Obretzje, Slovenia

Geneva - "This is not a crisis at the moment that is being adequately managed", UNHCR spokesman said

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Published: Fri 16 Oct 2015, 2:28 PM

Last updated: Sat 17 Oct 2015, 10:32 AM

The European Union needs to quickly establish adequate reception centres in Greece to register asylum seekers and then distribute them across the bloc before winter sets in, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.

Mediterranean migrant crossings to Europe in 2015 soar past 600,000 mark: IOMGeneva - More than 613,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe since the beginning of the year and more than 3,100 have died trying, the International Organization for Migration said on Friday.
The UN refugee agency meanwhile said there had been a sharp increase in arrivals in Greece in recent days, with as many as 85 boats arriving daily. - AFP
"This is not a crisis at the moment that is being adequately managed. It is vital these measures be put in place," UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards told a news briefing in Geneva.
The European Union offered Turkey a possible 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) in aid on Thursday and the prospect of easier travel visas and "re-energised" talks on joining the bloc in return for its help stemming the flow of migrants to Europe.
Edwards, asked to comment on the proposed "action plan", said: "I think the underlying principle remains the same, we are glad to see an agreement dealing with smugglers and trafficking.
"At the same time it is important that asylum needs are kept in perspective."


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