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A. Summary
This operation update is being compiled to provide a short, timely reflection on the situation in Greece and the response to the migrant crisis, which is affecting a number of the island communities. There is no major change to the operation at this point, and the update provides information on the current situation and details available at this point in time. The DREF operation has been launched as planned, and it is being implemented in line with the Emergency Plan of Action. The Hellenic Red Cross (HRC), with the support of the Secretariat of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), is working to deliver assistance to the migrants and the affected communities supported with a DREF allocation of CHF 296,549 released on 22 May 2015.
The IFRC has mobilized two Regional Disaster Response Team (RDRT) members to support HRC in this response, and the team has carried out assessments and provided initial assistance to vulnerable migrants on two of the six targeted islands (Kos and Lesbos). They are also involved in procuring non-food items for distribution to the vulnerable groups, although this has been delayed by the recent socio-economic upheaval in the country, and the second round of the tender has just been completed, with the distribution to the main islands planned for the end of July 2015.