UNHCR and shipping chiefs demand concrete action to prevent sea wrecks

UNHCR, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have released a revised rescue guide aimed at helping governments, shipmasters and maritime operators respond to refugees and migrants in distress at sea.  The updated edition of Rescue at Sea: A guide to principles and practice in the context of refugee and migrant movements comes as fatal shipwrecks continue to […]