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Overview This WHO/EURO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Maltaprovides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities, health impacts and progress to...

*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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

On 22 May 400 people rescued by SEA-EYE 4 disembarked in Italy. However, more than 600 people are confirmed dead or missing on the central Mediterranean route and almost 10,000 have been returned to...

Overview Between 1 January and 30 April 2021, there were 79 sea arrivals to Malta. This is a 93% decrease compared to the same period last year (1201 sea arrivals to Malta from January to April...

Overview Between 1 January and 31 March 2021, 65 persons disembarked in Malta. This is a 94% decrease compared to sea arrivals in the same period last year (there were 1135 sea arrivals to Malta from...

After conducting a rescue mission on Saturday and spending Sunday assessing the area, the Open Arms vessel, with EMERGENCY personnel on board, has just completed another rescue operation of two other...

Context: UNHCR is present since 2005, and aims to promote and monitor access to territory, fair and fast asylum procedures, and durable solutions, while supporting Government and partners. Addressing...

Overview Between 1 January and 28 February 2021, 65 persons disembarked in Malta. This is a 93% decrease compared to sea arrivals in the same period last year (there were 989 sea arrivals to Malta in...

The gravely inhumane treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Malta calls for immediate intervention from the EU Commission, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement today. There’s...

La gravité du traitement inhumain des migrants et des demandeurs d'asile à Malte exige une intervention immédiate de la Commission Européenne, a déclaré aujourd'hui l'Observatoire Euro-Med des Droits...

Overview In 2020, some 94,000 refugees and migrants crossed the Mediterranean by sea and arrived in Europe. Refugees and migrants who were rescued at sea and disembarked in Malta mostly departed from...

Malta – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has supported the voluntary relocation of 270 people from Malta to other EU Member States this year. Almost a quarter of those relocated...

Overview Between 1 January and 31 October 2020, 2,256 persons were rescued at sea and disembarked in Malta. This is a 28% decrease compared to sea arrivals in the same period last year (3,116...