UNHCR

To many, it feels as if the world is becoming a more violent place. Surprisingly, perhaps, the opposite is true: fewer people die in wars than ever before.

After too many days and nights stuck outside in the rain and cold, tempers are fraying among the tens of thousands of migrants trying to get through the Balkans to the heart of Europe.

On World Refugee Day this year, the U.N. highlighted the major refugee crises worldwide.

The Mediterranean, seen as the southern edge of Europe, is where Italy is at the forefront in tackling the flow of illegal immigration. On Oct. 10, the European program ‘Triton’, which joined the Italian ‘Mare Nostrum’ a few days before, was discussed in Rome at the Fundamental Rights Conference of the European Union by the President of Italian Chamber of Deputies, Laura Boldrini.