Over 660 migrants were intercepted off the coast of Libya last week, reports the International Organization for Migration (IOM). From 12 to 18 November, 662 people were rescued at sea and brought back to Libya, explains the UN agency in a statement released yesterday evening.
In addition, since the beginning of the year, an average of eight people lost their lives or went missing each day while trying to cross the central Mediterranean towards Italy, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). This makes the year 2023 the deadliest since 2017 on this migration route, witnessing an average of eight victims per day.
Therefore, the Government of National Unity is planning a conference on migration entitled “Safe Mediterranean and a Stable South,” to be held on 27 and 28 November in Tripoli, reports Italian news agency Nova.
