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, Oyvon. We also provide assistance to people arriving in Europe.
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.
Closure of Captain Elias camp in Kos leaves refugees even more vulnerable
EU: your fences kill. Provide safe and legal passage
1,658 people rescued in busiest day ever for MSF search and rescue operations
Testimonies from fishermen receiving training in saving lives at sea
Refugees in Kos stuck in appalling conditions
Proactive search and rescue operations essential life-saver
Research and analysis
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