Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Serbia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey, World
Increasing numbers of refugees and migrants take their chances aboard unseaworthy boats and dinghies in a desperate bid to reach Europe. The vast majority of those attempting this dangerous crossing are in need of international protection, fleeing war, violence and persecution in their country of origin. Every year these movements continue to exact a devastating toll on human life.
