More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this year the UN Children’s Fund […]
Save lives, UN agencies appeal, after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean
The International Organization for Migration (IOM); the UN refugee agency, UNCHR; and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) also called for […]
UNICEF laments deaths of pregnant mother and toddler in Mediterranean Sea shipwreck
A pregnant woman and a young child died when two boats carrying scores of migrants sank in rough seas off […]
World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings
The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera […]
Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy
Duty to rescue people in distress In a joint statement, refugee agency UNHCR and migration agency IOM, said that the […]
Central Mediterranean: Deadliest quarter for migrant deaths in six years
IOM’s Missing Migrants Project documented 441 deaths during this period, though the true toll is likely to be higher. Investigations […]
Mediterranean Sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR |
Latest data visualisation figures from UNHCR, shows that there were 3,231 dead or missing at sea last year, a sharp rise from […]