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UNHCR Europe situations: Data and trends - Arrivals and displaced populations (March 2020)

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MEDITERRANEAN

In March, there was a 40% decrease in the number of people arriving in Europe by the Mediterranean routes compared to February and a decrease of 13% compared to March 2019. This was largely the result of decreased arrivals in Spain, Italy, and Malta, including because of bad weather conditions affecting attempts to cross the sea. Most arrivals in March were again in Greece.

In early March, UNHCR called for calm and an easing of tensions as increased numbers of refugees and migrants traveled to the land border between Turkey and Greece. Greek authorities reinforced controls at the land border, resulting in a reduction in land crossings, while some 2,300 arrived on the islands during the month.

In Spain, some 1,100 people arrived by sea in March, a 36% decrease from February. Most departed from Morocco and Algeria and were disembarked in the mainland after rescue at sea, while over 300 others made the dangerous journey to the Canary Islands.

In the central Mediterranean, there were far fewer departures from Libya in March, including because of poor sea conditions. Two groups amounting to 146 people were rescued by the Armed Forces of Malta in the Maltese Search and Rescue Region, while a group of 43 crossed directly from Libya to Lampedusa. Several boats also arrived in Italy from Tunisia, while one boat each arrived from Greece and Albania.

SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE

At the end of March, there were 19,000 refugees and migrants in the region, a 19% increase compared to the end of February. Most were in Bosnia and Herzegovina (49%), as well as Serbia and Kosovo: (S/RES/1244 [1999]) (47%). Afghans (27%), Pakistanis (22%), and Syrians (10%) continued to be the largest groups.

As in previous months, many continued to apply for asylum in the region. Most applications for asylum, as of the end of March, had been in Albania (some 7,800 people, 53% of all applications in the region) and the primary groups that had applied in the region were from Syria and Iraq (27% each).