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☆ No 'sea of death': Pope calls for pan-European action on migration
  + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
MARSEILLES, France, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday condemned "belligerent nationalisms" and called for a pan-European response to migration to stop the Mediterranean, where thousands have drowned, from becoming "the graveyard of dignity". According to UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, about 178,500 migrants have come to Europe via the Mediterranean this year, while about 2,500 died or went missing. Governments in several European countries, including Italy, Hungary, and Poland, are led by outspoken opponents of immigration. Francis called on people to "hear the cries of pain" rising from North Africa and the Middle East. On Friday, he said migrants who risk drowning at sea "must be rescued" because doing so was "a duty of humanity" and that those who impede rescues commit "a gesture of hate".
Persons: Pope Francis, Francis, Emmanuel Macron, Saint Mother Teresa, Yara, Philip Pullella, Peter Graff Organizations: Palais du, REUTERS, UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, Thomson Locations: MARSEILLES, France, Marseille, Rome, Marseilles, Saint Mauront, Europe, Italy, Hungary, Poland, North Africa
☆ Pope: migrant deaths 'unacceptable and almost always avoidable'
  + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
ROME, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean are "unacceptable and almost always avoidable," Pope Francis said on Friday, renewing a call for policymakers across the region to address the issue in a manner "beneficial to all." "The inability to find common solutions [on migration] continues to lead to an unacceptable and almost always avoidable loss of lives, especially in the Mediterranean," Francis said in a message to Rome Med 2022, a foreign policy conference. Insisting that migration towards Europe "cannot be stopped", he urged all parties involved to find a solution that can be "beneficial to all, guaranteeing both human dignity and shared prosperity." According to data from the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, around 136,500 migrants have reached Europe via Mediterranean sea crossings this year, and more than 1,800 have died or gone missing. Reporting by Alvise Armellini Editing by Keith WeirOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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