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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.

 
Mediterranean migration

A Somali migrant says: "I survived and I would ask the world to help me."

Voices from the Field 19 Jun 2015
 
Bourbon Argos 2nd rescue, June 1, 2015
Mediterranean migration

MSF saddened by loss of life during Argos ship rescue

Statement 15 Jun 2015
 
Dignity I ready to bolster operations in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean migration

MSF bolsters operations in the Mediterranean Sea

Press Release 13 Jun 2015
 
Psychological support in Ragusa
Italy

MSF provides psychological first aid to survivors of fatal sea crossing

Project Update 3 Jun 2015
 
Northen Greece Detention Centres
Mediterranean migration

Migration: Search and Destroy does not save lives

Voices from the Field 29 May 2015
 
MSF Mediterranean Search and Rescue Operation III
Mediterranean migration

Three Mediterranean boat migrants describe their gruelling quests for better lives

Voices from the Field 25 May 2015
 
Mediterranean migration

MSF statement re: European Agenda on Migration

Statement 13 May 2015
 
Mediterranean MSF Search and Rescue Boat Preparations
Mediterranean migration

MSF reinforces its search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean

Project Update 9 May 2015
 
Mediterranean migration

Testimony from Mediterranean migrant Makone Mare

Voices from the Field 7 May 2015
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