Afghans comprise 49% of asylum seekers on islands

(Kathimerini) A survey by the United Nations Refugee Agency among migrants and refugees residing at camps on the Aegean islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Leros, Rhodes and Tilos shows that nearly half (49%) come from Afghanistan, followed by Syria (14%), Somalia (8%) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (7%).

Among the migrants, 35% have been granted refugee status, while the rest have not heard definitively about the fate of their asylum applications.

Skills-wise, 78% have some sort of education, while 8% (660 men and women) have had a university education.

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