FILE - Migrants swim next to their overturned wooden boat during a rescue operation by Spanish NGO Open Arms at south of the Italian Lampedusa island at the Mediterranean sea, Aug. 11, 2022. The ...

The shipwreck last week off Greece that is feared to have killed hundreds of people may be the "worst ever tragedy" of its kind in the Mediterranean Sea, the European Union’s migration chief said ...

Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR special envoy for the Western & Central Mediterranean Situation, speaks about the launch of new UNHCR / IOM /MMC report on risks faced by refugees and migrants on the Central ...

In any emergency situation, the first duty is to help those that find themselves in danger. This moral code is part of the fabric of society, but is also enshrined in international norms, where the ...

High Commissioner António Guterres has asked the European Commission to consider convening a meeting between Italy, Malta, Libya, UNHCR and other relevant partners to work on a joint strategy for a ...

Over the past few years, key E.U. member states have been pushing for a tougher approach on irregular migration. Figures released last month suggest the numbers of arrivals via the Mediterranean are ...

TUNIS, Tunisia — The head of Italy's right-wing government acknowledged Wednesday that Tunisia cannot serve as a dumping ground for migrants, days after Tunisia's president reaffirmed his ...

The conflict in Ukraine will surely dominate discussions in Brussels during the quarterly meeting of the Council of the European Union this week. But a long-deferred discussion of E.U. immigration ...

Felicita Tramontana receives funding from European Commission, in the framework of "Horizon 2020" Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Project: MIGMED (65711). The appointment of Matteo Salvini, leader of ...

Kerstin Carlson receives funding from The Dreyer's Fund for research on international criminal justice in Africa. In June this year two lawyers filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court ...