Italy and Migrants:

A Humanitarian Commitment Permanent Mission of Italy

to the United Nations

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The Italian Navy and Coast Guard have saved over 200,000

people from drowning in the Mediterranean since 2005.

“We have two goals: to save lives and to arrest the smugglers”

(Rear Admiral Mario Culcasi, Italian Navy)

Francesca Marina was 3 days old when she

was rescued at sea by the Italian Navy

In March 2015, the Italian Navy launched “Operation Safe Sea”

which has already saved over 34,000 migrants; an average of over

400 each day. Over 20,000 were rescued by EU operation ‘Triton’,

since the beginning of 2015.

Over 130,000 people were saved by “Operation Mare Nostrum”

between October 2013 and October 2014. The cost of the

Operation was 12 million $ per month.

Over 1,000 human smugglers have been

arrested by the Italian authorities.

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115,544 migrants have already arrived in Italy in 2015. Over 90% of them came

aboard boats from the Libyan coast. The majority of them are nationals from the

Horn of Africa, Sub-Saharan countries, or Syria.

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visiting an

Italian Navy unit on April, 27, 2015

Every day and night, military and Coast Guard ships patrol

the Mediterranean, responding to rescue calls 24/7.

Italy is currently

providing shelter to

89,083 refugees.