Press releases

IFRC and SOS MEDITERRANEE urgently call for a closer port of safety for survivors of Mediterranean tragedies

IFRC and SOS MEDITERRANEE urgently call for a closer port of safety for survivors of Mediterranean tragedies

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With warmer temperatures approaching, IFRC braces for new year of danger on Central Mediterranean Sea migration route

With warmer temperatures approaching, IFRC braces for new year of danger on Central Mediterranean Sea migration route

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SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC alerts the Mediterranean deadly as ever as Pope Francis arrives in Marseille to commemorate lives lost at sea

SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC alerts the Mediterranean deadly as ever as Pope Francis arrives in Marseille to commemorate lives lost at sea

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Survivors stranded at sea: SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC call for maritime law to be respected

Survivors stranded at sea: SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC call for maritime law to be respected

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Eight days waiting onboard Ocean Viking amid overwhelming medical needs: SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC call for 460 of survivors’ right to disembark

Eight days waiting onboard Ocean Viking amid overwhelming medical needs: SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC call for 460 of survivors’ right to disembark

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IFRC: 210,000 migrants need urgent life-saving assistance and protection in Central America and Mexico

IFRC: 210,000 migrants need urgent life-saving assistance and protection in Central America and Mexico

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IFRC president: Ethnicity and nationality should not be deciding factors in saving lives

IFRC president: Ethnicity and nationality should not be deciding factors in saving lives

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Survivors on rescue ship Ocean Viking urgently need to disembark in a place of safety

Survivors on rescue ship Ocean Viking urgently need to disembark in a place of safety

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Ocean Viking rescues 247 people within 48 hours from the Mediterranean Sea, including 5-month-old baby

Ocean Viking rescues 247 people within 48 hours from the Mediterranean Sea, including 5-month-old baby

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IFRC launches multiregional plan to ramp up humanitarian assistance to migrants and displaced people

IFRC launches multiregional plan to ramp up humanitarian assistance to migrants and displaced people

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IFRC: Inclusive vaccination and protection measures urgently needed to stop the new pandemic waves in North Africa

IFRC: Inclusive vaccination and protection measures urgently needed to stop the new pandemic waves in North Africa

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IFRC launches emergency appeal to join SOS MEDITERRANEE’s life-saving mission as deaths soar in the Mediterranean Sea

IFRC launches emergency appeal to join SOS MEDITERRANEE’s life-saving mission as deaths soar in the Mediterranean Sea

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