UNHCR first established its presence in Malta in 2005 and monitors access to territory and reception, while promoting fair and efficient asylum procedures in line with international standards. As of...
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UNHCR first established its presence in Malta in 2005 and monitors access to territory and reception, while promoting fair and efficient asylum procedures in line with international standards. As of...
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After repeated distress calls from the Central Mediterranean last year, survivor accounts depict multiple failures to conduct rescues. Off the coast of Malta, a flimsy rubber boat sent a distress...
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UNHCR role: UNHCR first established its presence in Malta in 2005 to monitor access to territory, while promoting fair and efficient asylum procedures in line with international standards. Access to...
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Overview Between 1 January and 13 August 2023, there were 231 sea arrivals in Malta (including two medical evacuations). During the same period in 2022, 75 people arrived to Malta by sea. In 2021...
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The four rescue operations conducted by EMERGENCY's search and rescue ship Life Support throughout the night of Thursday 20 July were completed at 10:30 am today. 184 people were rescued. All the...
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There is still no sign of the boat in distress in the Maltese SAR area that EMERGENCY’s Life Support vessel was going to rescue. The boat in distress, which had been in contact with the NGO Alarm...
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Overview Between 1 January and 30 April 2023, there were 92 sea arrivals in Malta (including two medical evacuations). During the same period in 2022, only one person arrived to Malta by sea (also a...
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Overview Between 1 January and 31 December 2022, there were 433 sea arrivals to Malta (12 persons were airlifted by AFM as medical evacuations, at least 12 persons arrived spontaneously, whilst 409...
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During the Geo Barents latest rotation, between the 27-29 October, our teams performed seven rescue operations in international waters of the Maltese Search and Rescue region. 572 people have been...
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The 234 survivors rescued by the Ocean Viking are stuck in limbo on their tenth eleventh day on the deck waiting to disembark to a port of safety. SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC call for the respect of...
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Overview Between 1 January and 30 September 2022, there were 283 sea arrivals to Malta (7 persons were airlifted by AFM, 12 persons arrived spontaneously, whilst 264 persons were rescued by AFM at...
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The following is a joint statement by Alarm Phone, Mediterranea Saving Humans, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Sea-Watch. On 26 September 2022, 23 people were sent to Egypt on the instructions of...
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Maltese authorities continue to ignore distress calls resulting in interception and return to unsafe Libya by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard. Civilian rescuers continue to save lives while the...
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*Budapest/Geneva, 14 February 2022 *– Search and rescue (SAR) ship Ocean Viking had an extremely intense weekend, with the crew having saved 247 people in five rescues in less than 48 hours. The ship...
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Overview Between 1 January and 31 December 2021, there were 832 sea arrivals to Malta. This is a 63% decrease compared to the same period last year (2,281 sea arrivals to Malta from January to...
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Overview Between 1 January and 31 October 2021, there were 607 sea arrivals to Malta. This is a 73% decrease compared to the same period last year (2,256 sea arrivals to Malta from January to October...
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Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović strongly urges Maltese authorities to take immediate action to improve detention conditions and avoid endangering people in distress at...
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Overview Between 1 January and 30 September 2021, there were 464 sea arrivals to Malta. This is a 79% decrease compared to the same period last year (2,162 sea arrivals to Malta from January to...
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Overview Between 1 January and 31 July 2021, there were 408 sea arrivals to Malta. This is a 79% decrease compared to the same period last year (1,966 sea arrivals to Malta from January to July...
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Overview Between 1 January and 30 June 2021, there were 244 sea arrivals to Malta. This is a 86% decrease compared to the same period last year (1699 sea arrivals to Malta from 1 January to June...