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enhancement of provided goods, works and services. Indicatively and not exhaustively, the grant
agreement will include:
Recruitment of fixed term staff for administrative support, legal support, assistance in the
procurement process. (staffing resources)
Procurement and distribution of clothing, footwear, bedding, sanitary items.
Interpretation services.
Provision of medical and psychosocial services.
Procurement and installation of a compact wastewater treatment plant.
Continuation of the provision of food catering services and provision of cleaning and hygiene
services
Procurement and supply of equipment for facility needs (i.a. heating equipment, additional airconditioning unit, spare parts and tools), as well as works for repairs and maintenance
An open call from the Ministry of Health is underway to recruit additional medical staff, to be
deployed from January 2019.
Whilst aware that problems and challenges remain, due to the ongoing migratory pressure towards
Greece, the Greek Authorities continue relentlessly to take additional measures to effectively
address possible shortcomings and gaps in the provision of care and support to the hosted
population.
Regarding paragraph 98 and the accommodation of women, children and men we would like to
stress the fact that while it is a priority of outmost importance for the Greek authorities to guarantee
family unity every possible measure is taken for the security and wellbeing of the people hosted in
the RIC, including accommodation in separate units for families and single men. We acknowledge
the challenge present to the efficient separation of some families with children and unrelated boys
or men during the time of the Committee’s visit. It is to be noted, however that the visit was carried
out during April, the month of the year most heavily affected by arrivals at exceptionally high
levels. Such a volume of migratory flows can result in a pressure to the reception centre and
phenomena such as the above, but it does not in any way reflect a decision or a policy in this
direction on behalf of the Authorities.
Moreover, it is to be noted that RIC staff is deployed to prevent any risk of sexual and gender based
violence (SGBV), while SGBV focal points have been appointed to every RIC, SGBV incidents are
being recorded and the SGBV monitoring tool is implemented, in an attempt to identify gaps and
best practices in SGBV prevention and response and the coordination mechanisms between
different actors.
Regarding paragraph 99 it is to be noted that in Fylakio RIC, there are classes of Greek & English
language, history and mathematics, dancing classes, football games and a range of recreational
activities in cooperation with a national NGO.
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