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Humanitarian operations to rescue migrants attempting the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea do not encourage further crossings, a modelling study said on Thursday.
Humanitarian operations to rescue migrants attempting the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea do not encourage further crossings, a modelling study said on Thursday.Not even the Italian government's year-long Mare Nostrum operation, which rescued more than 100,000 migrants in the Mediterranean before ending in 2014, encouraged more crossings, the study found.
Rescue operations for migrants in distress in the Mediterranean Sea do not entail additional migrants, according to a study. Rather, worsening conflicts, natural disasters and rising food prices at home are determining factors for the departure of migrants. The study refutes an argument made by politicians such as Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, who sees bailouts as an additional motivation, a so-called pull factor, for potential migrants. Since 2014, more than 20,000 migrants have lost their lives or are reported missing. Most of them drowned.
Humanitarian operations to rescue migrants attempting the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea do not encourage further crossings, a modelling study said on Thursday.
Humanitarian operations to rescue migrants attempting the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea do not encourage further crossings, a modelling