GREECE / NEW REFUGEE CAMPS

Thirty-four-year-old Syrian refugee Nisrine Shiko braved two months of cold, rain and disease while camping with her five children at a field close to the Greek border town Idomeni. Along with 300 other refugee families, she has now moved to a camp in Lagkadikia, managed by Greek authorities with the support of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), where her family has access to more basic services. UNHCR

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:03:02
• Production Date: 6 May 2016
• Asset Language: Arabic; English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; REFUGEE CAMPS; REFUGEES
• Geographic Subject: GREECE
• MAMS Id: 1619429
• Parent Id: 1619429
• Alternate Title: unifeed160506e

Description

STORY: GREECE / NEW REFUGEE CAMPS
TRT: 03:02
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 28 APRIL 2016 / FILE

Shotlist

FILE- IDOMENI, GREECE

1. Various shots, Nisrine and family lighting fire
2. Wide shot, smoke rising from camp
3. Close up, Nisrine
4. Close up, Nirsine warming her child’s hand

28 APRIL 2016, LAGKADIKIA CAMP, GREECE

5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Nisrine Shiko, Syrian-Kurdish refugee:
“It was very hard; very hard; the filth, the rain, the lightning, the wind. I was exhausted. I stayed there for one month and 25 days.”
6. Wide shot, Nisrine and her children
7. Various shots, refugees in camp
8. Various shots, workers setting up new tents
9. Various shots, refugees washing clothes
10. SOUNDBITE (English): Nagendra Adhikari, Physical Site Planner, United Nations High Commission for Refugees:
“I feel this camp has given the full dignity to the people who came from Idomeni, by having all these prerequisite facilities that a human being needs to have their dignity in their life.”
11. Med shots, workers erecting tents
12. UPSOUND (English): Nagendra Adhikari, Physical Site Planner, United Nations High Commission for Refugees:
“Z2, Zone2, P is the family plot one, T is the tent number 1. This is how we continue again, Z2, P1, T2.”
13. Various shots, Nisrine playing cards with family and friends
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Nisrine Shiko, Syrian-Kurdish refugee:
“There is a lot of humanity here. Whatever we ask for, they are very helpful. Whatever we ask for they give us: food, supplies for the children, there is a doctor here as well. Everything is provided here. I’m happy here. It’s a feeling of complete security.”

28 APRIL 2016, IDOMENI CAMP, GREECE

15. Various shots, refugees camping along railroad track

Storyline

34-year-old Syrian refugee Nisrine Shiko braved two months of cold, rain and disease while camping with her five children at a field close to the Greek border town Idomeni. Along with 300 other refugee families, she has now moved to a camp in Lagkadikia, managed by Greek authorities with the support of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), where her family has access to more basic services.

Nisrine’s husband was killed by a bomb in Aleppo three years ago. Like for the tens of thousands of other women who were forced to make the dangerous journey to Europe on their own, the burden of taking care of her children alone was overwhelming.

In Idomeni, life was harsh, especially for her children. Nisrine said she couldn’t bear to see them living in these conditions.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Nisrine Shiko, Syrian-Kurdish refugee:

“It was very hard; very hard; the filth, the rain, the lightning, the wind. I was exhausted. I stayed there for one month and 25 days.”

The Lagkadikia camp, which is still under construction, provides families like Nisrine’s with 3 meals a day, tailored to their dietary requirements, access to clean water and tents meant for a family of six.

UNHCR is also providing free Wi-Fi, warm water, and legal advice to the residents of the camp. There are plans to renovate the abandoned buildings on site, into a public kitchen, a medical clinic and a school. The camp will eventually host 1,400 people.

SOUNDBITE (English): Nagendra Adhikari, Physical Site Planner, United Nations High Commission for Refugees:

“I feel this camp has given the full dignity to the people who came from Idomeni, by having all these prerequisite facilities that a human being needs to have their dignity in their life.”

Nisrine says she finally feels safe again. Here, there is the comfort of a dry bed and warm water.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Nisrine Shiko, Syrian-Kurdish refugee:
“There is a lot of humanity here. Whatever we ask for, they are very helpful. Whatever we ask for, they give us: food, supplies for the children, there is a doctor here as well. Everything is provided here. I’m happy here. It’s a feeling of complete security.”

Greek authorities are helping people to leave the informal site at Idomeni, but many more spaces will be needed to help the thousands of refugees and migrants still left in miserable conditions.