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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.

 
Libya

MSF accuses Libyan coastguard of endangering people’s lives during Mediterranean rescue

Statement 24 May 2017
 
Winter Living Conditions in Belgrade, Serbia
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

One year after the EU-Turkey deal: migrants and asylum seekers are paying the price with their health

Report 14 Mar 2017
 
Phoenix rescue 02 Sept 2015
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Dying to reach Europe: Insight into the desperate journeys Eritreans make to reach safety

Press Release 27 Feb 2017
 
Aquarius SAR: Winter conditions and high seas
Mediterranean migration

MSF Response to European Council's "Malta Declaration" on Migration

Statement 4 Feb 2017
 
Aquarius SAR: Winter conditions and high seas
Mediterranean migration

How to stop the rising tide of death in Mediterranean

Voices from the Field 18 Jan 2017
 
Winter Living Conditions in Belgrade, Serbia
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Thousands trapped in freezing temperatures in Greece and the Balkans

Project Update 9 Jan 2017
 
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Photo Story

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15 Dec 2016
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Bourbon Argos Search and Rescue Operations November 2016
Mediterranean migration

10 things you need to know about the Mediterranean crisis

Project Update 2 Dec 2016
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