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New Mediterranean shipwreck reopens debate over tragic migrant journeys

New Mediterranean shipwreck reopens debate over tragic migrant journeys

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A shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea that claimed the lives of 130 migrants last week, has reignited the debate about why more can’t be done to protect these vulnerable people who’ve risked everything.

With the details about this latest tragedy which happened just off the Libyan coast, here’s Safa Msehli, from the UN migration agency, IOM, speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson.

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Daniel Johnson, UN News - Geneva
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IOM/Hussein Ben Mosa