Mediterranean migrant search and rescue– latest update

Published on June 19, 2020
Mediterranean migrant search and rescue– latest update
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19/06/2020
Five people per day on average died crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe in 2019, estimates the International Organization for Migration. Ahead of World Refugee Day, the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency points to ongoing difficulties facing civil society rescue efforts in the Mediterranean, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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