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Migrant vessel capsizes off Libya, drowning more

Migrant vessel capsizes off Libya, drowning more than 60

PWOnlyIAS

December 18, 2023

Context: A boat carrying over 60 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, capsized off the coast of Libya.

Migrant vessel capsizes off Libya

  • The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that the shipwreck occurred near the town of Zuwara on Libya’s western coast.
  • The IOM estimates that more than 2,200 people have drowned till December 2023 this year, making it one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world.
  • Libya is among the main departure points for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean and enter Europe.

About Libya

Migrant vessel capsizes off Libya

  • Libya, a predominantly desert nation with significant oil reserves, gained independence in 1951.
  • Geography and Population: Libya, situated in North Africa, primarily consists of the vast Sahara desert. 
  • The majority of its population resides along the coastal areas, where key cities like Tripoli and Benghazi are located.
  • Libya is geographically defined by its boundaries:
    • North: Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea.
    • East: Shares a border with Egypt.
    • South: Shares boundaries with Niger and Chad.
    • West: Bordered by Tunisia and Algeria.
  • Capital: Tripoli
  • Language: Arabic
International Organization for Migration (IOM)

About: IOM is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners.

Genesis: Established in 1951

Members: 175 member states, 8 observer status and offices in 171 countries.

Objective: 

  • IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration to promote international cooperation on migration issues,
  •  to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

Mandate: IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management:

  • Migration and development
  • Facilitating migration
  • Regulating migration
  • Forced migration

 

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