Refugees rescued in the Mediterranean Sea Accepted strongly by European countries UN 16 August 9:10
While refugees aiming for Europe from Africa are suffering accidents in the Mediterranean, international NGOs launched rescue boats and started to rescue refugees, but Europe and other European countries refused to accept them. The United Nations is calling for improvement of the situation.
Refugees and migrants aiming for Europe from Africa because of poverty and civil war are still dying, according to UN agencies, about 600 people have died in the Mediterranean since boats were lost, It ’s missing.
In an attempt to improve this situation, the international NGO “Doctors Without Borders” started operation of the rescue ship “Ocean Viking” last month and 356 people including 103 children in 4 days from 9th of this month. Announced that it was rescued.
According to the United Nations, another Spanish NGO rescued 151 people.
However, Italy and Malta have refused to accept refugees, which means that refugees are unable to enter the country and have lost their place to live on the boat.
The “Doctors Without Borders” says it is dangerous to return refugees to their home countries where conflict and poverty are serious, and the UN strongly calls on European countries to accept refugees.