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Life Support Search and Rescue Missions 1-10
This page is an archive for Life Support updates on missions 1-10. For current updates, please head to the live page. 14 August 2023 The 76 rescued people have disembarked in Naples. “Thank you! Thank you!” were the shouts as the 76 people rescued by Life Support disembarked in Naples. 24 children – 12 unaccompanied –…
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Open letter by over 180 human rights organizations and initiatives together with Tima Kurdi, aunt of Alan Kurdi.
Up to 600 people drown off Pylos, Greece – only days after EU leaders agreed to further erode the right to asylum Open letter by over 180 human rights organizations and initiatives together with Tima Kurdi, aunt of Alan Kurdi. Today on World Refugee Day, we jointly demand full and independent investigations into the events,…
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“Now I Am Afraid We Will Never See Each Other Again.”
G. and her two-year-old son were rescued by Life Support while crossing the Central Mediterranean, the world’s deadliest migration route. “The father of my son is now in Libya,” the 22-year-old Eritrean told us. “We wanted to rescue little N. from that hell, but we did not have the money to pay for three people…
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500 People Abducted At Sea! Malta Coordinates Criminal Mass Pushback By Proxy To A Libyan Prison!
Joint Statement by Alarm Phone, Sea-Watch, Mediterranea Saving Humans and EMERGENCY 29 May 2023 The ~500 people being towed back to Libya, Foto: Consolidated Rescue Group “They fled wars and prisons in Syria, and now, unfortunately, they have been returned to Libya.” (A relative of people on board, reporting the pushback to Alarm Phone) In…
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EMERGENCY President Rossella Miccio Discusses Migration at European Parliament
Today, EMERGENCY’s President Rossella Miccio joined a discussion at the European Parliament organised by the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (DMED), in association with Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries. She appeared…
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Tunisia is neither a safe country of origin nor a place of safety for those rescued at sea
Joint Statement by Civil Search And Rescue Organizations and migrants solidarity networks We, the undersigned organisations, issue this statement to remind once again that Tunisia is neither a safe country of origin nor a safe third country. Therefore, it cannot be considered as a place of safety for people rescued at sea. Given the Tunisian…
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Testimonies from Rescued People Onboard Life Support
EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support began conducting missions in December 2022. Once the rescued people are onboard Life Support, we not only provide medical assistance but also bear witness to their stories. Below are just five of the stories we heard from the 161 people we rescued on 25 March 2023. Many spoke…
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When he left Nigeria, K. was 14 years old.
“For two years I travelled alone, knowing that there was no one there to help me and that I was the only one who would take care of me. Many times I thought about my parents, who remained in Nigeria.” When he left Nigeria, K. was 14 years old. He was chosen by his family…
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New Italian Decree Hinders Rescue at Sea and Will Cause More Deaths
We, civil organisations engaged in search and rescue (SAR) activities in the central Mediterranean Sea, express our gravest concerns regarding the latest attempt by a European government to obstruct assistance to people in distress at sea. A new law decree, signed by the Italian President on 2 January 2023, will reduce rescue capacities at sea…
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Our 2022.
Over the past year, the world has been confronted with violence. From wars to natural disasters, from the mountains of Afghanistan to the waters of the Mediterranean, there is harm that needs healing. This is the reality in which EMERGENCY works: our mandate to provide free, high-quality care around the world has led us to…