A boat carrying 750 migrants capsized in the ... - America Magazine
WEBJun 20, 2023 · This latest tragedy in the Mediterranean continues years of migrant deaths on the sea as human traffickers move people desperate to escape the Middle East and Africa into Europe.
Nearly 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this ... - NPR
WEBJun 28, 2023 · Meanwhile, researchers at the United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM) updated the number of migrants who have died trying to reach Europe by sea this year: nearly 2,000.
A Superyacht Gave a Lifeline to 100 Migrants Thrown Into the Sea
WEBJun 21, 2023 · A $175 million vessel responded to a distress call and helped rescue survivors in one of the Mediterranean’s worst wrecks in decades, reflecting the new inequality of the seas.
Migrant boats in the Mediterranean: Why are so many people dying? - BBC
WEBExperts told the BBC that badly designed and overcrowded boats, stormy weather, and gaps in international efforts were all factors in the danger - and one search-and-rescue NGO described the ...
Mediterranean Sea journeys for migrants have grown more …
WEBJun 10, 2022 · Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted by people-smugglers, are at greater risk of dying now than for years, the UN refugee agency...
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths ... - BBC
WEBJun 17, 2024 · The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the water.
Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration …
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the central and eastern Mediterranean so far this year – more than twice the number for the same period in 2023, the deadliest year for...
Desperate Journeys - UNHCR - UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
WEBThe number of refugees and migrants making the Mediterranean Sea crossing fell in 2018 but it is likely that reductions to search and rescue capacity coupled with an uncoordinated and unpredictable response to disembarkation led to an increased death rate as people continued to flee their countries due to conflict, human rights violations ...
Situation Mediterranean Situation - UNHCR
WEBSep 5, 2015 · UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for greater coordination, solidarity and responsibility-sharing, in view of the increased movements of refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite the extremely difficult circumstances faced by many countries at present due to COVID-19, the prote... Read more.
UN Refugee Agency appeals for urgent action amid soaring deaths at sea
WEBApr 29, 2022 · Launching an updated protection and solutions strategy for refugees on dangerous journeys along routes towards Europe across the Central and Western Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic, UNHCR is calling for US$163.5 million to assist and protect thousands of refugees and others.