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Mediterranean migration

Every year, thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty at home attempt the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean. Countless lives are lost on the way.

Closing safe and legal options for people to reach Europe pushes them further into people smugglers' networks. In Libya, the detention of migrants and refugees is a thriving enterprise of kidnapping and extortion.

MSF is saving the lives of people trying to cross the central Mediterranean Sea with our own search and rescue vessel, Geo Barents. We also provide assistance to people held in Libyan detention centres and those arriving in Europe.

Webclip - 3 Things to Know: Impact of Migration Policies (EN)
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Webclip - 3 Things to Know: Impact of Migration Policies

3 things to know - the impact of migration policies

The EU's migration policies are having a direct impact across the Mediterranean Sea, while people are trying to flee dangerous conditions in Libya. Here are three ways that the EU's policies on migration impact on the lives of people trying to seek safety.

 
SAR activities June 2017
Mediterranean migration

MSF ends mission of search and rescue boat Prudence

Statement 5 Oct 2017
 
Detention Centres - Tripoli, Libya
Libya

5 Reasons not to block migrants & refugees in Libya

Project Update 7 Sep 2017
 
Detention Centres - Tripoli, Libya
Photo Story

Human Suffering: Inside Libya's migrant detention centres

1 Sep 2017
Photo Story
 
March 2017: Search and Rescue Operations in The Mediterranean
Mediterranean migration

MSF launches new website on search and rescue work

Voices from the Field 15 Aug 2017
 
SAR activities June 2017
Mediterranean migration

Hindrance of humanitarian assistance will create a deadly gap in the Mediterranean Sea

Statement 12 Aug 2017
 
The last frontier
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

The last frontier – migrants stuck in Italy risk all to reach France

Project Update 3 Aug 2017
 
SAR activities June 2017
Mediterranean migration

MSF committed to saving lives on Mediterranean but will not sign the Italian “Code of Conduct”

Press Release 31 Jul 2017
 
Federica Zamatto
Torture

Everything you don’t want to know about torture

Voices from the Field 26 Jun 2017
 
Bourbon Argos Rescue  2015
Global

G7 countries must make bold commitments to humane migration policies

Press Release 25 May 2017
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