Libya's Role in Deadly Mediterranean Migration Route

UN reports 1,000 migrant deaths in Mediterranean since 2026, worst start to year since 2014.
Libya remains key transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and Middle East since 2011.
180 deaths in 10 days, including 120 killed in Tajoura, Libya, boat capsizing.
IOM head Amy Pope urges stronger efforts to stop smugglers and expand safe migration routes.
Missing Migrants Project recorded 33,000 Mediterranean deaths between 2014-2025.

Migration | Human Rights | Crisis

Libya | Tajoura

Muammar Gaddafi | Amy Pope

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