Revised rescue guide launched to safeguard life at sea
UNHCR, IMO and ICS unveil revised Rescue Guide to strengthen protection for refugees and migrants in distress at sea.
The revised Guide underlines the continued relevance and life-saving impact of practical protection action, covering rescuing people in distress at sea, including refugees and migrants, and ensuring safe disembarkation in line with international law.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have released a revised Rescue Guide, a tool to help all partners uphold the humanitarian and legal duties to rescue refugees and migrants in distress at sea and bring them to safety.
The revised edition of Rescue at Sea: A guide to principles and practice in the context of refugee and migrant movements. [Download in six languages here] comes as tragic shipwrecks continue t
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