The Spanish maritime rescue service has rescued more than 200 migrants from Mediterranean waters in the past 24 hours. The rescue comes at the same time as Spain is getting ready to welcome 15 migrants it picked up from Sicily using1
Italian migrant rescue ship Mare Jonio, now south of Lampedusa in Italian territorial waters with 99 migrants on board, is the latest NGO vessel to be barred from entering Italian ports. The crew has asked Italian authorities to pro1
Following another shipwreck in the Mediterreanean Sea, UN refugee agency UNHCR said it is "unacceptable" that these tragedies happen. It is calling for restoring an official search and rescue (SAR) system as soon as possible.
The number of migrants in Serbian reception centers has fallen significantly. Meanwhile, authorities throughout the Balkans are continuing operations to arrest traffickers.
UNICEF demands that Greece offer better protection to refugee and migrant minors. There are about 1,100 children currently housed in migrant camps and reception centers across the Greek islands — the highest number registered since1