A summit was held in Paris to stop illegal immigrants coming to Europe. Britain and France signed a £479 million deal to stop the boats. British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak and French President Emmanuel Macron addressed a joint press conference on this occasion. According to media reports, a new detention center will be built to…
The Regional Migrant Response Plan, launched this week, will address the dire needs and protection risks facing people along the treacherous Eastern Route towards the Arabian Peninsula. Other objectives include scaling-up delivery of lifesaving and resilience-building initiatives and implementing long-term sustainable solutions for both migrants and host communities. Dangerous journeys The Eastern Route is one…
Migrant boat, file photo 73 migrants are presumed dead after a boat from Libya to Europe capsized. The UN’s International Organization for Migration says the boat capsized on Tuesday, and Libyan authorities have recovered the bodies of 11 people who drowned. The UN agency said in a statement that the boat was carrying 80 migrants…
File photo Italian coast guards rescued a migrant boat off the coast of Lampe Dossa island, but 8 people on board died while 40 passengers were rescued. Rescue personnel transferred the surviving passengers to the main port of Lampe Dosa. Italian authorities also rescued three other boats arriving in Lampe Dosa, carrying 156 migrants seeking…
