Thirteen European search-and-rescue NGOs have formed a new alliance, the "Justice Fleet," and announced they will no longer communicate with Libya's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Tripoli.

A number of at-sea migrant rescue organizations have banded together to form a new fleet, cutting contact with Libyan Coast Guards. Sea-Watch spokesperson Giulia Messmer said that over a dozen rescue ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened at the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea. On 29 June, at least 100 people died after a boat carrying around 123 refugees and migrants sank off ...

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has warned there could be an "unprecedented" migrant flow in the spring. The EU unveiled plans Wednesday to increase training for the Libyan coast guard as part of ...

At least 40 people are estimated to have drowned off the coast of Libya in the latest boat disaster on the Mediterranean. This shocking incident has prompted UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to renew its ...

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Coast Guard recovered on Saturday the bodies of 14 African migrants who drowned when their boat carrying more than 80 people sank after setting off for Europe from ...