Greek government blamed for hunger crisis in refugee camps

The Diavata refugee camp in Thessaloniki. EU officials and many aid groups are urging Greek authorities to distribute food to everyone who needs it, regardless of status. Photograph: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Humanitarian groups have accused the Greek government of fomenting a hunger crisis in refugee camps with “conscious” policy choices that have left thousands unable to access food.

Decisions aimed at deterring migrant flows had, they said, created an intolerable situation in which refugees have been left struggling to feed themselves for months.