2/2 [cont] it did not take long for Mr. Albo (IOM Head of Immigration and Border Management) and his team to dash off to Talmitha and to see for themselves LtCol. Al-Zarrouk's hospitality and good treatment of detained #migrants. 😅 #migrantcrisis#DontTakeToTheSea#Frontex
1/4 #Libya 07.06.21 - Minister of Interior Mazen met with Home Affairs Commissioner @YlvaJohansson and delegation to discuss frameworks of international and regional cooperation on issues concerning illegal immigration. @jose_sabadell#migrantcrisis#DontTakeToTheSea
2/4 During meeting Minister Mazen stressed that the problem of illegal immigration is not a Libyan per se but rather an international phenomenon that requires cooperation on all levels in order to reach lasting solutions. #migrantcrisis#DontTakeToTheSea#seenotrettung#Frontex
3/4 He also emphasized the need for a comprehensive approach to combat smugglers and to enhance the humanitarian conditions. The Minister added that the overcrowding of detention centers requires accelerated facilitation of voluntary return and resettlement flights.
1/3 [UPDATE] SAR Op. 30.04.21 - Libyan Coast Guard ship "Fezzan" rescued a total of 334 #migrants incl. 45 women and 28 children. There are no reports of missing or casualties. #migrantcrisis#frontex#seenotrettung#COVID19
2/3 [cont] Rescued received medical and humanitarian assistance provided by staff of international organizations present at the disembarkation point. All subsequently transferred to DCIM authorities. #migrantcrisis#frontex#seenotrettung#COVID19
2/3 [cont] Rescued received medical and humanitarian assistance provided by staff of international organizations present at the disembarkation point. #migrantcrisis#frontex#seenotrettung#COVID19
1/4🔴#Tunisia 09.03.21 - Tunisian Coast Guard in two separate #SAR ops rescued a total of 165 #migrants and recovered so far 39 bodies. The search for missing continues. In a TV statement for Ch 9 "Tunisia Today" [cont] #migrantcrisis#frontex#seenotrettung#COVID19
2/4 [cont] the National Guard spokesperson BGen. Al-Jabbali said that the first rescue took place off the coast of Jebniana where 70 #migrants incl. 32 women and 8 children of different African nationalities were rescued from a boat taking on water. #migrantcrisis#frontex
3/4 [cont] The second rescue was conducted off Kératine, Kerkennah Is. where Coast Guard managed to rescue 95 #migrants of African nationalities incl. 2 Tunisian nationals and recovered 39 bodies so far after the boat capsized. #migrantcrisis#frontex#seenotrettung#COVID19
2/4 [cont] "carrying out transfer of #migrants from #MaerskEtienne only after the conclusion of an agreement of a commercial nature between the owners of the two ships, an agreement by virtue of which the #MareJoni shipping company received ...
1/2🔴#SAR Op 26.02.21 - Libyan Coast Guard ship "Fezzan" rescued 151 #migrants incl. 15 women and 3 children. All disembarked safely in Tripoli Naval Base and were provided with medical and humanitarian aid. [cont] #migrantcrisis#frontex#seenotrettung#COVID19
2/2 [cont] There are no reports of missing or fatalities. Nationality of rescued: Benin 21, Cameroon 2, Gambia 6, Ghana 6, Guinea 38, Ivory Coast 12, Kenya 1, Mali 41, Nigeria 7, Senegal 1, Sierra Leon 4 and Sudan 12. All #migrants transferred to DCIM authorities. #migrantcrisis