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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.

 
Migrants Detention Centers Libya 2016
Photo Story

Trapped in transit - refugees, migrants and asylum seekers locked up in Libya

22 Jul 2016
Photo Story
 
22 people lost their lives at sea and 209 rescued
Mediterranean migration

22 people die at sea, 209 more are rescued

Statement 19 Jul 2016
 
Overcrowded transit camp in Idomeni
Photo Story

Refugee Day 2016: Don't let this be the #LastRefugeeDay!

20 Jun 2016
Photo Story
 
June 2016- Bourbon Argos Mediterranean search and rescue
Mediterranean migration

EU Migration Crisis Update - June 2016

Crisis Update 17 Jun 2016
 
Samos island, Greece
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

EU States’ dangerous approach to migration places asylum in jeopardy worldwide

Press Release 17 Jun 2016
 
Samos island, Greece
Greece

Refugees arrive often cold, scared, unsure, confused and in distress

Voices from the Field 15 Jun 2016
 
France

Update on Calais 'Jungle' refugee camp

Crisis Update 27 May 2016
 
Idomeni camp eviction
Greece

Involuntary eviction from Idomeni creates further hardship for refugees

Press Release 26 May 2016
 
Greece: MSF mobile clinics with midwifes and psychlogist in Elliniko camp (Athens)
Greece

Voices from Elliniko

Voices from the Field 25 May 2016
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