Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot Arrivals Entry Points by Sea This Week, 13 People Arrived on the Aegean Islands, a Chios Received the Highest Number of Arrivals (13)

Greece 07 – 13 December 2020

Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot Arrivals Entry Points by Sea This week, 13 people arrived on the Aegean islands, a Chios received the highest number of arrivals (13). The decrease from last week’s 145 arrivals and from last year’s Dodecanese islands, Chios and Samos received no arrivals. 1,957 arrivals during the same period. The average daily arrivals on all islands this week equaled 2, compared to 21 in the previous week.

Sea Arrivals 2019 Sea Arrivals 2020

3,156

2,114 1,957 1,674 Lesvos 1,299 13 145 36 58 42 13 Chios

09 - 15 Nov 16 - 22 Nov 23 - 29 Nov 30 Nov - 06 Dec 07 - 13 Dec Samos

Departures to the mainland 259 242 Dodecanese isl. 31% 54% 147

39% 69% 64 48 This week, 147 asylum-seekers departed, once authorized by 46% 33% 29% 61% the authorities, from the Aegean islands to the mainland. Of 71% 67% those, 89 were transferred by the Government with the 09 - 15 Nov 16 - 22 Nov 23 - 29 Nov 30 Nov - 06 Dec 07 - 13 Dec support of UNHCR. UNHCR supported transfers Other departures* Total number of departures

Present Population on the Islands 7,720 (40%) 7,417 (38%) 860 (4%) Some 19,500 refugees and asylum-seekers reside 2,211 on the Aegean islands. The majority of the (11%) population on the Aegean islands are from 1,281 (7%) Afghanistan (46%), Syria (18%) and DRC (7%). Reception Centers Emergency Site (Lesvos) Sites ESTIA Other** Women account for 21% of the population, and children for 27% of whom nearly 7 out of 10 are Afghanistan 46% younger than 12 years old. Approximately 6% of the children are Syrian Arab Republic 18% unaccompanied or separated, mainly from Girls Afghanistan. (12%) Dem. Rep. of the Congo 7% Shielding against Covid-19 Boys (15%) To ‘shield’ the older and immune-compromised Somalia 7% asylum-seekers from the risk of COVID19, UNHCR Men (52%) is currently prioritizing their transfer out of the island RICs into ESTIA apartments on the islands or Palestine 6% Women the mainland. This week, 8 people were moved, all (21%) of whom to ESTIA on the islands. Other 16%

Published on 15 December 2020 more information: UNHCR Operation Portal - Greece *Other departures includes i) transfers within IOM AVRR, ii) transfers of UASCs to State-run facilities, iii) transfers both to open reception facilities/sites and closed centres in the mainland organised and supported by the Government and iv) those who depart on their own means (following the lift of geographical restriction). **Other includes other facilities and self- accommodated. Statistics regarding Returns in the framework of the EU-Turkey Statement, can be found in UNHCR's data portal. Data Sources: Population data – UNHCR estimates based on enrolment; Arrivals/Departures – Hellenic Police, Hellenic Coast Guard. Figures are subject to future adjustment based on consolidated figures provided by authorities. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.