The influx of refugees in Europe already reached staggering numbers last year, but the count is only getting higher this year. According to a report from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), more refugees and migrants came to Europe in the first six weeks of 2016 than the first four months of the previous year.

A whopping 80,000 people already arrived in Europe in 2016 with 400 deaths occurring in the attempt and an average of 2,000 men, women and children per day trying to make the trip.

In a press conference in Geneva, UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming addressed the rising numbers and the danger that awaits those who are willing to make the journey.

"One in three people arriving to Greece were children as compared to just 1 in 10 in September 2015," UNHCR's Fleming explained, saying that 58 percent of the arrivals in 2016 were women and children. "Winter weather and rough seas have not deterred those desperate enough to make the journey, resulting in near daily shipwrecks."

Most were escaping conflict in their homeland with 56 percent hailing from Syria. Although decreasing the number of dangerous arrivals by boat is also necessary, there is also a call to provide humanitarian aid and other human rights services to those seeking asylum in Europe.

"Avenues, such as enhanced resettlement and humanitarian admission, family reunification, private sponsorship, and humanitarian and refugee student/work visas, should be established to ensure that movements are manageable, controlled and coordinated for countries receiving these refugees," Fleming said.

UNHCR continued to encourage humane and effective reception, accommodation, assistance, registration and screening of the refugees and migrants with systematic and respectful return methods for those who were identified as unqualified for refugee protection.

However, some European states are going the opposite direction by moving to keep the refugees out of their countries instead of finding ways to offer asylum more readily. One such example is Denmark, which already imposed stricter family reunification measures in January.

The refugee crisis continues to mount at the first stretch of the year. In this year's Munich Security Conference with officials from all over Europe, Middle East and the U.S., senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Constanze Stelzenmueller told Reuters that the event was underwhelming.

He added, "You have leaders who are disconcerted and overwhelmed. The lack of confidence is as pervasive as a damp fog. Germany is doing its best on the diplomatic front, but there is a real struggle to find pragmatic solutions and form effective coalitions."