{"id":99121,"date":"2023-05-17T09:18:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T09:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.intersos.org\/greece-intersos-presents-the-report-being-hungry-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2023-05-17T09:18:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T09:18:24","slug":"greece-intersos-presents-the-report-being-hungry-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceful-shtern.46-37-26-27.plesk.page\/en\/greece-intersos-presents-the-report-being-hungry-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece, INTERSOS presents the report &#8220;Being Hungry in Europe&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>59.4% of assisted migrants access food only 1 to 3 times a week, one third are children.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new report released by INTERSOS HELLAS in cooperation with HIAS Greece and the Greek Council for Refugees entitled: <\/span><b>\u2018Being Hungry in Europe: An Analysis of the Food Insecurity Experienced by Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants, and Undocumented People in Greece\u2019 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">presents evidence met during the implementation of the Food for All project. The report was presented during a press conference held in Athens on May 15th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most notably, the data collected through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/emergency-management\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food for All project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FfA) implemented by INTERSOS HELLAS in cooperation with the Greek Forum of Migrants (GFM) since December 2021, constitute the backbone of the report, which presents evidence of massive food insecurity affecting migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented people in Athens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the report:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30,1% of those who received assistance through the FfA project hold the legal status of a recognized refugee\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most individuals who benefited from the FfA project (54%) are children, of whom 1 out of 3 (23.7%) are under 4 years old.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59.4% access food only 1-3 times per week<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Food for All activities:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PO3E__jBmrQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once per week they give milk to children, food in the yellow line<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> [food provided by an NGO]. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That was good in the beginning but it&#8217;s no longer. I am putting my baby to sleep hungry<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;A&#8221; (23 y.o.), mother of 3 children, Lesvos island, 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most vulnerable population, children and women, are the ones in dire need of the food aid provided through the Food for All project. The lack of sufficient and nutritious food during early childhood has serious long-term negative implications on children&#8217;s physical and cognitive development. The interconnection between food insecurity, poverty and social marginalisation should be acknowledged. The development of cumulative, integrated, and complementary policies to address the essential nutritional needs of the people is urgent<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;. Dr. Apostolos Veizis, General Director of INTERSOS HELLAS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Systemic gaps and barriers must be eliminated<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018\u2019The existence of systemic barriers, such as the complex and lengthy bureaucratic procedures coupled with the application of discriminatory criteria that de facto exclude beneficiaries of international protection and migrants from most social benefits in Greece, severely hinder the equal access to the social welfare system for third country nationals. Meanwhile, reception conditions for asylum seekers in the camps remain substandard\u2019\u2019. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vassilis Kerasiotis, Country Director of HIAS Greece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We welcome the opportunity to raise yet another issue faced by the population GCR has pledged to support. We see it as part and parcel of the same policy approach pursued in Greece vis-\u00e0-vis people seeking asylum, who are faced with violence at the borders, isolation in prison-like camps and systematic barriers to protection and integration, which come at the detriment of the Greek society as well. Particularly given that food insecurity affects broader segments of the Greek society, the issue must be addressed in an inclusive manner, for the benefit of all<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. Lefteris Papagiannakis, Director of the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After disclosing the presence of systemic gaps and barriers which hinder equal access to the social welfare system, the report ultimately suggests recommendations based on the analysis of best practices from EU member states and the recommendations made by the European Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/en\/foodforallreport\/\"><strong>&gt;&gt; READ HERE THE REPORT &lt;&lt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>59.4% of assisted migrants access food only 1 to 3 times a week, one third are children. &nbsp; &nbsp; A 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