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Refugees along Mediterranean crossing may face 'horrendous abuses' at the hands of smugglers – UN

8 May 2017 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN reports more than 300 migrant deaths on Mediterranean crossing in first two months of 2017

24 February 2017 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Security Council extends measures to curb migrant smuggling off Libyan coast

6 October 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Smugglers will adapt as long as there is a market to exploit, warn UN experts on migrant rights

23 October 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN Security Council authorizes operations to disrupt migrant smuggling of coast of Libya

9 October 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Almost 400 people rescued in the Mediterranean after fishing boat sinks – UN agency

6 August 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Discovery of bodies in smuggler's camp in Thailand prompts UN call for joint action against people trafficking

6 May 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN agency concerned over plight of refugees after 2 Iraqis die at Bulgarian border

31 March 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Sinking of Mediterranean migrant boat amounts to 'mass murder' – UN rights chief

19 September 2014 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN agency urges international action after latest migrant tragedy in Gulf of Aden

11 March 2014 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

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