Italy, Malta must allow 'immediate disembarkation' of stranded migrants: UN

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Last Updated : Jun 11 2018 | 5:20 PM IST

The UN refugee agency today called on Italy and Malta to immediately allow a boat carrying hundreds of migrants to dock, describing the situation as "an urgent humanitarian imperative."
The agency's special envoy for migrants in the Mediterranean, Vincent Cochetel, underscored that "people are in distress, are running out of provisions and need help quickly."

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First Published: Jun 11 2018 | 5:20 PM IST

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