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Whether you call them 'refugees',

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'asylum seekers'

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or 'migrants'

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to us, they are just people,

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and in 2016, MSF rescued over 20,000 of
them trying to cross the Mediterranean.

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Here we presents 10 Facts You Need to Know
about Europe's so-called “Migrant Crisis”

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These are the conditions that people are forced into

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to try and get to Europe.
It's not acceptable

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In the first month of 2017 alone
MSF saved over 700 lives

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However, last year over 5000 people died crossing the
Mediterranean, making it the deadliest year on record.

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Contrary to popular myth, not all migrants
arriving in Europe are young, fit, males.

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In fact, 43% of arrivals in Europe
last year were women and children,

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Furthermore, families will often send their young able bodied men
first, to avoid forced conscription into armies and rebel groups.

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He advised me to come and
join Boko Haram. I refused.

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So he told me if I don't become
a member, he will take my life

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That is the reason why
I ran away from home.

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The day I ran away, he came to
my place, and shot my mother.

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Over half the world's refugees
are hosted by 10 countries.

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All 10 are in Africa and the Middle East.

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Europe, the richest continent in the
world, hosts 6% of refugees worldwide.

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Many people, including children, who have made it to
Europe are living in unsafe, appalling conditions.

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Thousands are sleeping rough in sub-zero temperatures.

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And even those staying in official camps in Europe are
stranded, left to wait in limbo in overcrowded conditions.

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We didn't flee the war in Syria
to end up trapped in Greece.

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88% of children who arrived in Italy
last year were without a guardian.

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One tiny family rescued by MSF was headed by a
10-year-old boy travelling alone with his siblings,

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all of whom were young
enough to be in nappies.

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Smugglers are increasingly using poor quality inflatable boats

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from which MSF teams have recovered the dead bodies
of people, either crushed by the weight of others...

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or drowned in a toxic mix
of sea water and gasoline.

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People now often don't get life-jackets, food
or even enough fuel to make the journey.

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The top five countries that
people are coming to Europe from;

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Syria, Iraq, Nigeria,
Afghanistan and Eritrea...

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are not entirely safe.

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If you cannot return to your country
for fear of harm because of your race,

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religion, nationality, or
social or political standing,

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you are by definition a refugee
under UN Conventions.

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I will never forget what I have experienced.
I will never forget it in my life.

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What we are seeing now is nothing new.

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From 2010-15 the numbers of people
migrating worldwide grew by just 0.1%.

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The abuse and mistreatment refugees and migrants are
suffering in Libya means they have no choice, but to flee

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I've seen human trafficking. I've
seen the violence, selling of women.

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MSF teams on rescue boats in the
Mediterranean have heard horrific stories...

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of violence, torture, rape, arbitrary
detention and forced labour.

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Our experience shows that the only real
solution to the crisis is for the EU

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to provide safe ways for people to claim
their legal right to asylum in Europe.

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People shouldn't be left with no option but to risk their life
and the lives of their children in order to reach safety.

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How long are we going to wait?

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A month? Two months? Four months?

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We want to know what our fate's to be.