United Nations: More than 2,500 migrants killed or missing in the Mediterranean in 2023

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New York (ST): The Director of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruven Menekdiwela, announced that more than 2,500 migrants have been killed or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe since the beginning of this year.

France Press Agency quoted Menekdiwela as saying during a Security Council meeting devoted to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean: “More than 2,500 people were counted dead or missing, and this number represents an increase of approximately 50 percent compared to 1,680 people during the same period in 2022.”

Menekdiwela pointed out that “the journey from West or East Africa and the Horn of Africa to Libya and the starting points on the coast remains one of the most dangerous journeys in the world.”

K.Q.

 

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