Mogherini, Renzi and Ban Ki-moon visit migrant rescue operation
- 9 years ago
Leaders from Italy, the EU and UN boarded an Italian naval vessel off the coast of Sicily to see at first hand the Mediterranean operation to deal with African migrants.
With UNSG BanKiMoon and matteorenzi today to start closer coordination to save lives and fight trafficking— Federica Mogherini (FedericaMog) 27 Avril 2015
For Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, the EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, it was also a chance to smooth over differences.
Last week UN experts castigated the European Union’s handling of the problem for over-emphasising security and repression, after it announced that funding for the Triton border protection operation would be tripled.
On Monday another batch of nearly 270 migrants – mostly men – were brought to the Italian port of Taranto after being rescued from a boat off Libya.
Others don’t make it to sea.
Despite the chaos in the country, many migrants who travel across Africa wind u
With UNSG BanKiMoon and matteorenzi today to start closer coordination to save lives and fight trafficking— Federica Mogherini (FedericaMog) 27 Avril 2015
For Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, the EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, it was also a chance to smooth over differences.
Last week UN experts castigated the European Union’s handling of the problem for over-emphasising security and repression, after it announced that funding for the Triton border protection operation would be tripled.
On Monday another batch of nearly 270 migrants – mostly men – were brought to the Italian port of Taranto after being rescued from a boat off Libya.
Others don’t make it to sea.
Despite the chaos in the country, many migrants who travel across Africa wind u