{"id":4191,"date":"2023-05-15T18:43:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/?p=4191"},"modified":"2023-06-01T13:31:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:31:51","slug":"foodforallreport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/en\/foodforallreport\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW REPORT REVEALS THE FOOD INSECURITY EXPERIENCED BY REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANTS AND UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE IN GREECE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new report presented by INTERSOS HELLAS in cooperation with HIAS Greece and the Greek Council for Refugees entitled:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Executive-Summary-ENG_3.pdf\">\u2018Being Hungry in Europe: An Analysis of the Food Insecurity Experienced by Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants, and Undocumented People in Greece\u2019\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reveals the evidence met during the implementation of the Food for All project. The report findings were analyzed during the press conference held in Athens on May 15th.\u00a0<\/span><\/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<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Report-_Being-Hungry-in-Europe_3.pdf\">READ THE FULL REPORT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Executive-Summary-ENG_3.pdf\">\u2018Being Hungry in Europe: An Analysis of the Food Insecurity Experienced by Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants, and Undocumented People in Greece\u2019\u00a0<\/a><\/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.<\/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<blockquote><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; <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;A&#8221; (23 y.o.), mother of 3 children, Lesvos island, 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/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><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><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><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\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4191 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0051-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\u00a9 Vicky Markolefa \/ INTERSOS HELLAS\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0051-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0051-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0130-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\u00a9 Vicky Markolefa \/ INTERSOS HELLAS\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0130-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0130-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0126-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\u00a9 Vicky Markolefa \/ INTERSOS HELLAS\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0126-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0126-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0074-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\u00a9 Vicky Markolefa \/ INTERSOS HELLAS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0061-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\u00a9 Vicky Markolefa \/ INTERSOS HELLAS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0138-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\u00a9 Vicky Markolefa \/ INTERSOS HELLAS\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0138-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_0138-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4147 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/food-for-all-1-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"FOOD FOR ALL\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intersos.gr\/emergency-management\/\">Food for All Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The project aims to address the basic needs of the most vulnerable groups of migrants and refugees residing in Athens and to assist in reinforcing their food security. The Food for All initiative is part of the \u201cFeeding for Migrants\/Refugees\u201d program of the Greek Forum of Migrants \u2013 GFM and INTERSOS HELLAS supported by the\u00a0Stichting Vluchteling \u2013 SV Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report presented by INTERSOS HELLAS in cooperation with HIAS Greece and the Greek Council for Refugees entitled: \u2018Being Hungry in Europe: An Analysis of the Food Insecurity Experienced by Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants, and Undocumented People in Greece\u2019 presents evidence met during the implementation of the Food for All project. 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