UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres is visiting Athens and Lesvos on October 9-12 to assess the humanitarian response to the refugee crisis in Greece.
The UN official is scheduled to visit Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and other cabinet members on Monday, October 12. He will visit temporary hospitality centers for refugees in Athens.
In Lesvos, Guterres is going to visit the main arrival points of refugees and reception centers, while he will meet with local officials, NGOs working on the island and volunteer groups.
Guterres will stage a press conference at the offices of the Journalists’ Union on Monday.