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UN spokesperson marks Lampedusa anniversary as Mediterranean migrant deaths continue
Summary
At a U.N. briefing, the spokesperson marked the 12th anniversary of the 2013 Lampedusa shipwreck and cited UN agency estimates of continuing weekly deaths along the Central Mediterranean, urging stronger international cooperation and safer migration channels.
The United Nations spokesperson marked the 12th anniversary of the Lampedusa shipwreck on Friday, saying 368 people drowned off the Italian island in 2013 and that deaths along the Central Mediterranean continue.
“Since that day, our colleagues at the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, and UNICEF tell us that an average of 42 people lost their lives every week along the Central Mediterranean…
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