Central Mediterranean, arrivals secure in June in comparison with the earlier month: in complete there are 90 lifeless and lacking at sea, a median of three daily

ROMA – Slightly below 4,700 folks landed on the Italian coast within the month of June. The determine is in keeping with the earlier month (4,976). In January, February, March, April, the arrivals have been, respectively, 2,258, 2,301, 6,857, 4,721. The folks arriving on the Italian coast in June departed from Libya, Tunisia and Turkey. Nonetheless, in June Libya was the primary nation of departure for sea arrivals in Italy, with 66% of all arrivals.

The ports of disembarkation. 61% of these arriving in June landed in Lampedusa. Different ports of disembarkation embody Roccella Ionica, Genoa, Augusta, Catania.

The predominant nationalities of migrants. For the reason that starting of the 12 months, the predominant nationalities of origin have been: Bangladesh (21%), Syria (15%), Tunisia (13%), Guinea (8%), Egypt (6%), Pakistan (4%), Gambia (3%), Mali (3%), Sudan (3%), and Côte d’Ivoire (3%).

Confirmed deaths: 66; 24 lacking. Based on information collected by the workers UNHCR Within the subject, 90 lifeless and lacking have been reported in June, a determine that’s underestimated as a result of it was based mostly solely on info collected by the workers of theUN Excessive Commissioner for Refugees current on the landings in Italy. The victims are 66, whereas 24 persons are nonetheless lacking. Among the many victims, 12 our bodies, noticed from the airplane Seabird of the NGO Sea Watch North of Janzour (Tripoli), they have been rescued by the NGO ship Geo Barents and from the NGO ship Ocean Viking on the second weekend of the month.

These 10 suffocated our bodies that left Libya. On June 17, 54 survivors of a wood boat that had sunk from Zuwarah, Libya, and 10 our bodies that had suffocated beneath decks when a gasoline tank exploded have been disembarked in Lampedusa. On the identical day, 11 survivors of a shipwreck and one physique have been disembarked in Roccella Jonica, Calabria. After the engine exploded, the boat that had left Bodrum, Turkey, capsized 110 nautical miles from the Italian coast. The survivors resisted 4 days at sea earlier than being rescued. 41 our bodies have been recovered, whereas 24 persons are nonetheless lacking.

The numbers of a humanitarian catastrophe. It’s also value remembering some numbers that give solely a abstract thought of ​​the humanitarian catastrophe attributable to this immense tragedy of migration in direction of Europe, which is going down within the waters of the Mediterranean. From 2013 to at the moment, over 28,000 migrants and refugees have misplaced their lives; over 22,300 of them alongside the central Mediterranean route. In 2023 alone, greater than 2,300 folks died or went lacking in these waters; of those, over 2,000, or 88%.

Assist for minors. UNHCR is current on the touchdown websites the place it continues to help the Italian authorities with devoted groups, in collaboration with nationwide and European companies and different companions, to supply info to new arrivals and for the immediate identification and well timed care of minors and essentially the most susceptible folks in specialised providers and care.

Strengthen search and rescue mechanisms. UNHCR continues to induce States to strengthen their assets and capacities to successfully fulfil their duties. Particularly, it reiterates its name for collaboration to strengthen search and rescue mechanisms at sea and to advertise better entry to secure and common pathways to the European Union for folks looking for worldwide safety.