Three times as many migrants have died or disappeared this summer trying to cross the Mediterranean, warned UNICEF on Friday, in the midst of diplomatic negotiations on the European side on the migration issue. Since January 2023, at least 289 children have died during these crossings, Nicolo dell'Arciprete, UNICEF's coordinator for Italy, told a press conference in Rome on Friday. A "worrying" provision, alarmed Andrea Iacomini, spokesperson for UNICEF in Italy, speaking to AFP. The agency counts 21,700 unaccompanied children in these centres in Italy, compared with 17,700 a year ago. Three times as many migrants died in the Mediterranean this summer

Source: The North Africa Journal September 29, 2023 13:52 UTC