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An attack on a merchant ship off the coast of Yemen leaves at least two dead, a first since Houthi attacks began

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A missile fired from Yemen hit a merchant ship called True-Confidence in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, March 6, and the crew reported at least two dead and six injured, a U.S. official said under cover of anonymity. The missile caused “significant damage” to the Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned ship, the official said, and caused the crew to “abandon.”[er] Ship “.

According to the cargo ship's Greek operator quoted by Portal, the ship was hit while it was about fifty nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port of Aden, whose gulf limits access to the Red Sea. Then it burst into flames and floated away.
There was initially no official information about the health status of the twenty sailors and three armed guards who were on board the cargo ship, the press agency adds, while the extent of the damage caused by the typing remains unclear.

The United Kingdom Maritime Agency (UKMTO) also said it had been informed of an incident 54 nautical miles southwest of Aden, adding that the cargo ship abandoned by the crew was “no longer under command.”
Forces from the anti-Houthi coalition came to the aid of the ship and its crew, the UKMTO said, as the United States launched a mission in the Red Sea to protect the vital global shipping route.

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According to Portal, the Houthis claimed to have fired missiles at the True Confidence after the ship ignored warnings from the Yemeni navy, according to a spokesman for the Shiite armed movement.

Iran-backed Yemeni rebels have been carrying out increasing attacks on commercial vessels off the coast of that country for several months, claiming to be acting in solidarity with the Palestinians and against Israel and its allies in the context of the ongoing war since October 7 in the Gaza Strip. However, this is the first deadly attack in this campaign of attacks led by Yemen's Shiite rebellion.

“We will continue to hold them accountable. We call on governments around the world to do the same,” US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters on behalf of the United States.

The Belize-flagged, UK-registered and Lebanese-operated cargo ship Rubymar sank on Saturday with its cargo of fertilizer on board in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen after being hit by two missiles fired by Houthi rebels, February 19.

While the Houthis have indicated in the past that they would target ships with ties to Israel, the United States or the United Kingdom, maritime sources say all ships could be threatened. Some companies have decided to change the routes of their cargo ships and resort to longer and more expensive journeys.

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Houthis claim responsibility for the attack

Yemeni Houthi militiamen have claimed responsibility for the attack on the Barbados-flagged merchant ship True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen. “The ship is adrift,” the Greek owners said, explaining that the merchant ship had been hit by a missile 90 kilometers from Aden.

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Crew members leave ship

According to another DOD official, the 23 crew members had to abandon the damaged but not yet sunk ship. An Indian destroyer was the first to arrive on the scene and the crew was loaded on board.

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Houthi attack on Greek cargo: 2 dead and 6 injured

At least two sailors were killed and six were injured when Yemen's Houthi militiamen attacked the merchant ship True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden, 90 kilometers off the coast of Yemen. American officials reported this to CNN. The British Embassy in Yemen also confirmed that a Houthi missile attack on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden killed two crew members and forced survivors to abandon the freighter in lifeboats.

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Ship is drifting away, the crew has abandoned the merchant ship

The Greek cargo ship True Confidence was hit by a missile on Wednesday about 50 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port of Aden. The attack was probably carried out by Houthi troops, said the ship's owner and operator. The bulk carrier was adrift and fire continued to burn on board. There is no information available about the status of the 20 crew members and three armed guards on board. A maritime source said three sailors on the Barbados-flagged ship were missing and four others suffered serious burns. There was no immediate claim to responsibility.

Houth fighters in Yemen have repeatedly fired drones and missiles at international merchant ships since mid-November, claiming they were acting in solidarity with Palestinians to oppose Israeli military actions in Gaza. Britain's Maritime Trade Operations Agency (UKMTO) said earlier it had received a report of an accident 54 nautical miles southwest of Aden, near the entrance to the Red Sea. The shipper, who declined to be identified, said the ship appeared to have been abandoned. A US defense official added that smoke was coming from True Confidence. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Portal that a lifeboat was also seen in the water near the ship.

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Greek cargo hit in the Red Sea

The Greek cargo ship True Confidence was hit by a missile about 50 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port of Aden in an attack believed to have come from Houthi forces, the ship's owner and operator said.

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They expect a decline in livestock numbers in the European Union

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This would represent a one percent decline compared to the same period in 2023, when the figure was 12.2 million animals, said the report, which details the possible decline across different subsectors.

According to Eurostat calculations, sheep production will fall by seven percent to 15.6 million head, while the decline in goats will fall by nine percentage points to 2.4 million head.

The organization also estimated possible declines in pig production, as it expects production to decline by one percent in the final quarter of 2024 compared to a similar period last year.

France is expected to maintain its status as the European Union's largest beef producer with 2.7 million head in the second half of 2024; while Spain will lead the pork department, the organization predicted.

Among countries in the region that reported goat farming, Greece is expected to be the biggest contributor, with one million goats in the second half of the year, Eurostat said.

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Committee on the Environment debates EU work program in the field of environmental and climate protection (PK0224/06.03.2024)

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Vienna (PK) – The Ministry of Climate Protection's annual forecast for EU projects for 2024 was on the Environment Committee's agenda today. Federal Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Leonore Gewessler, was on hand to answer MEPs' questions on future and past EU priorities relating to renewable energy, environmental protection, as well as electricity and gas.

The representatives also discussed the federal government's environmental financing assessment report for the period 2020-2022. These triggered environmentally relevant investments worth 5.2 billion euros, generated added value of around 4.2 billion euros, reduced annual CO2 emissions by around 1.67 million tonnes and had an effect in the employment of around 24,239 job managers.

EU annual forecasts for 2024 on climate protection, environment, energy, mobility, innovation and technology

According to Minister for Climate Protection and the Environment Leonore Gewessler, the implementation of the Green Deal in conjunction with a smart transition to a green economy – this remains a central part of her department's work at EU level. This follows from the corresponding annual forecast for 2024 (III-1104 dB). Specifically stated in this context is the objective of achieving emissions savings of 90% compared to 1990 by 2040. This should make the EU's goal of climate neutrality by 2050 possible. Austria is in line with this plan, the report states.

In line with the Commission and the Council, Austria considers stable and resilient natural ecosystems to be an essential prerequisite for climate protection. Minister Gewessler is therefore committed to the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and refers to the national strategy document on the preservation of biological diversity. This was developed in a broad participatory process, according to the report. This was recognized with the votes of the ÖVP, SPÖ, Greens and NEOS.

Climate Protection Minister Gewessler explained to the commission that the year 2024 will be a special year with the upcoming EU elections. At the end of this period, it is now important to complete open projects. There was an ambitious program in the area of ​​environmental and climate protection. A central task was to mitigate the effects of the war of aggression against Ukraine and reduce energy dependence on Russia. “Great things” have been achieved here for energy security. It's still important to keep gas consumption low, Gewessler emphasized. Conscious savings, the expansion of renewable energy and energy efficiency are important. Gewessler mentioned driving network expansion and ensuring industry competitiveness as important current and future topics. After the EU elections, the next Commission will, among other things, have to initiate the next climate law.

As regards the National Energy and Climate Plan (NEKP), it is now important to work ahead, said the Minister for Climate Protection when asked by Michael Bernhard (NEOS) whether it would be transmitted to Brussels in time in June. Faced with the threat of fines, she is convinced that the “constructive forces of the federal government” will not transfer “billions of taxpayers’ money” abroad. In the area of ​​the electricity market, the aim should be to achieve more stable prices, Gewessler told Franz Hörl (ÖVP) and Dietmar Keck (SPÖ). Renewable energies would make a significant contribution to this. A reform of the European electricity market system is pending to further support the expansion of renewable energy. Local energy suppliers could definitely pass on cheap electricity prices to their customers, said Martin Litschauer (Greens) and referred to cheap electricity offers from many wind energy operators in the communities where the turbines are located.

Gewessler told Ernst Gödl (ÖVP) that he was pleased with the expansion of wind energy achieved. Here we are well above the European average level. The EAG regulation that is being reviewed today provides certainty in the planning of wind energy operators. This is crucial for the implementation of the projects, said the minister for climate protection in response to the objection of Andreas Kollross (SPÖ), according to which the current expansion of wind energy is poorly based on current policy. Strengthening regional value creation in the form of building a European solar industry is a challenge if we want to ensure the necessary volume of expansion at the same time, Gewessler also told Kollross.

The European-wide gas package is an important step towards a renewable gas system, said Energy Minister Ernst Gödl (ÖVP) and Michael Bernhard (NEOS). When it comes to reducing gas imports from Russia, domestic opportunities should be used. The Minister of Energy has informed Michael Bernhard (NEOS) that his department is currently working on a diversification requirement. Additional funds were initiated at today's Council of Ministers to expand the WAG circuit gas infrastructure. This will speed up construction and allow for a 30% increase in imports from Germany.

When it comes to CO2 storage (CCS), we need to focus on areas such as the cement industry, where there are technically unavoidable emissions, Gewessler told Ernst Gödl (ÖVP). These sectors would also be supported in the transformation, she emphasized to Gerhard Deimek (FPÖ). He expressed concern that the existence of these industries in the EU is at risk under current regulations. Gewessler and Johannes Margreiter (NEOS) saw great potential for CO2 savings in the area of ​​truck fleets.

The consultation on the new air pollution control program has ended and they now expect the program to be completed soon, Gewessler informed Rudolf Silvan (SPÖ). As regards infringement proceedings against Austria due to the EU Ammonia Regulation, Austria has submitted all documents to demonstrate compliance with the target to the Commission, Gewessler told Silvan and Julia Herr (SPÖ). However, the process is not yet complete.

Negotiations on extended producer responsibility in the textile sector are still ongoing at European level and therefore the final form is not yet clear, the Minister for Climate Protection told Ernst Gödl (ÖVP), Julia Herr (SPÖ) and Michael Bernhard (NEOS). Given the volume of waste in this area, it is important to take action here, emphasized the Minister of Climate Protection. A big step is a ban on destroying unsold clothing.

The Restore Nature package has been formally agreed and will now be submitted to the Council for decision, Gewessler told Robert Laimer (SPÖ). Regarding the expansion of the “extremely important” Summerau Railway, corresponding discussions are ongoing with the Czech Republic, Transport Minister Gerhard Deimek (FPÖ) reported.

Federal funding triggered environmentally relevant investments worth 5.2 billion euros

The Ministry of Climate Protection presented its report on the assessment of federal environmental financing for the period 2020-2022 (III-1092 dB). During the period under review, a total of 378,967 projects were supported, with total funding of 1.1 billion euros. According to the report, these projects triggered environmentally relevant investments worth 5.2 billion euros. This subsequently created a gross production value of around 9.6 billion euros and generated an added value of around 4.2 billion euros. The resulting employment effects are estimated at approximately 24,239 jobs. Subsidies granted in the period covered by the report reduced annual CO2 emissions by around 1.67 million tons and energy consumption by around 2.3 million MWh/year.

Around 21% of all projects financed in the reporting period were carried out in the area of ​​the renewal offensive. 44.5% of total federal funding was spent on this. Of the 505.8 million euros in financing for the renovation offensive, the boiler replacement campaign “Get Out of Oil and Gas” was particularly supported (400.7 million euros).

“The report shows what is possible if climate protection is taken seriously in financing instruments”, emphasized Minister Gewessler, who highlighted the associated drop in CO2 emissions in this context.

It is “generally positive work” that reflects the work of recent years, emphasized ÖVP leader Joachim Schnabel. It is good to see that citizens are motivated to invest by offering incentives. This was agreed by the chairman of the commission, Lukas Hammer (Greens), who spoke of an “impressive report”. Kommunalkredit Public Consulting (KPC), as a financing processing agency, is doing “an excellent job”. Astrid Rössler (Greens) was pleased with the boosts towards the circular economy, such as the reintroduction of reusable quotas or the repair bonus.

For Robert Laimer (SPÖ), there is a large urban-rural divide when it comes to boiler replacement, as this financing mainly benefits owners of single-family homes in the countryside and less so multi-storey residential buildings in the city. The minister explained that she maintains intense contact with cities, which is why financing for multi-storey residential construction has tripled since the beginning of 2024.

According to Johannes Margreiter (NEOS), the report presented welcome developments. The NEOS mandate and SPÖ deputy Julia Herr were interested in the most profitable CO2 savings compared to the financing volume. While cost efficiency is a criterion, we are already at a stage in climate protection where we cannot simply act accordingly, replied Gewessler. For example, mobility measures for high CO2 savings are expensive. But without that it won't work because the numbers in this sector have to decrease. Regarding the current numbers of electric cars requested by Margreiter, according to the head of the department, almost one in five new registrations in 2023 came from this segment. Here too, financing would play an important role.

Michael Bernhard (NEOS) asked about the value of damages in fraud cases involving the reparation bonus. All suspected cases together would currently result in damages in the order of 3.5 to 4 million euros, but the minister noted that this is not the total amount. According to Gewessler, demand for the repair bonus “remains good” and changes to the application process have not resulted in any change in demand.

There are no disbursements of COVID-19 crisis management funds from the environmental budget

In budget subdivision 43, which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Climate Protection and covers the areas of “climate, environment and energy”, there was, as in 2022, no disbursement of COVID-19 funds in 2023. The department records this in reports for November 2023 (III-1,079 dB), December 2023 (III-1,098 dB), and January 2024 (III-1,121 dB). The reports were accepted unanimously. (Continued by the Environmental Committee) med/pst

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Spain's Prime Minister visits Lula and criticizes Israel June 3, 2024 World

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized this Wednesday (6) Israel's stance in the Gaza Strip, but avoided repeating the term “genocide” used by President Lula (PT) and other critics of Tel Aviv. The statement came after a bilateral meeting and a joint statement with the Brazilian at the Palácio do Planalto.

Sánchez was asked directly if he agreed with the classification given by Lula, but he did not answer directly.

“After 30,000 deaths, we have reasonable doubts that Israel is complying with international humanitarian law. I have already said this several times and whenever someone asks, I repeat it,” the Spaniard added, also referring to his description of a “devastation that puts the Gaza Strip in a situation that will take decades to rebuild.”

The Israeli government's response to Hamas' terrorist attacks has created a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with children and women making up the majority of the more than 30,000 dead. In his speech, Lula explained that 30 tons of food do not reach the region. Report from Sheet pointed out on Tuesday (5) that humanitarian aid packages sent by Brazil were blocked at the GazaEgypt border.

Lula also cited the attack in which the Israeli army shot civilians waiting for food. According to Hamas, more than 110 Palestinians died in the offensive. This reinforced comments that Tel Aviv was acting disproportionately in the conflict. Israel claimed responsibility for the deaths of 10 Palestinians and said the rest died as a result of the confusion and trampling that followed.

According to the Brazilian president, the attack was intended to sound like a call to humanity. “Let us not lose the humanism we carry within us, let us not be algorithms, let us be real people and realize that what is happening there is true.” [é] Genocide,” he said.

Pedro Sánchez comes to Brasília with a very economic agenda focused on investments in Brazil. Spain is the country's second largest investor, with companies in the banking, telephone and infrastructure sectors, among others. It is no coincidence that he traveled in the company of his Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo, not his Chancellor José Manuel Albares.

Sánchez also devised a script to meet only with leaders with whom he maintains some ideological identification. In addition to Brazil, he is also traveling to Chile to meet with progressive President Gabriel Boric.

Still in Brazil, Sánchez is spending Thursday (7) in São Paulo, but has no scheduled meeting with the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republican) who is considered the main political heir of Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

The Spanish Prime Minister has added other events to his agenda to highlight his progressive qualities and his role as a leader against the far right: he is visiting an exhibition in the Senate about the antidemocratic attacks of January 8th. On Wednesday he has a meeting with the president of FUNAI at the Memorial dos Povos Indígenas.

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Local trains | Lucien-L'Allier station will be closed from April 1st for major works

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The planned major work on Lucien-L'Allier train station will finally begin on April 1st. The extensive project will result in the closure of the terminus of three major commuter trains in downtown Montreal for six to 12 months.

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The exo-carrier, responsible for the commuter train network in the Greater Montreal area, confirmed this on Wednesday, saying it is aware of the upheaval in habits that this will entail for users.

The project, estimated at $69 million in the latest Exo budget, essentially aims to rebuild the station's four platforms, which have reached the end of their useful life. We also plan to add a roof and skylights to the platforms to protect customers from rain and bad weather. Finally, emergency exits are also installed to improve the safety of the premises.

“We are bringing the station into the 21st century. This is really work that will be worthwhile,” says the organization’s spokesman, Eric Edström.

It was time to intervene since the last major renovation work on the platforms of Lucien-L'Allier station was carried out almost 50 years ago, at the time of the Montreal Olympics in 1976. “An obstacle” to the quality of service due to “always “more frequent” repairs, the organization said.

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Whoever says it works says it impacts service. In fact, the construction site will result in several “stage” closures until spring 2025, forcing route changes for users.

First, starting April 1, users of line 11-Vaudreuil-Hudson – the busiest on the network – will not be able to get on or off at Lucien-L'Allier station for about six months. For lines 12-Saint-Jérôme and 14-Candiac, the closure will be extended for a full year.

In short, trains on lines 11 and 14 stop at Vendôme station, from where users can have a connection to Vendôme station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro. Line 12 will stop in particular at Parc station, from where a connection to the blue line metro station of the same name will be possible.

However, the airline states that “certain trains on line 12-Saint-Jérôme will continue their journey to Montréal-Ouest station in order to continue to provide access to students and workers in this sector.” There is no subway from this station -Connections available.

The general director of exo, Sylvain Yelle, claims that he has chosen “the scenario that limits as much as possible the impact on local residents and users while ensuring sound management of public funds.”

More users on the subway

Agents will be on site in the coming weeks to prepare users for the changes. “We have also spoken to the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), as we know that there will be a certain number of additional users who will use the subway,” assures Mr. Edström.

Normally around 7,000 users travel to Lucien-L'Allier station every day. If the situation requires it, Exo does not rule out the use of other mitigation measures, such as shuttles. “We will continue to assess the situation and see if adjustments need to be made, but for now we are relying on the infrastructures that are already in place.” We also know that with teleworking habits have changed, but we will “We'll definitely watch it closely,” the speaker concludes.

He reiterates that his group preferred to carry out the work over a year “rather than just closing at night, which would have resulted in a much longer construction site and significant inconvenience to local residents”.

The ticket office at Lucien-L'Allier station will remain closed for the duration of the work, but the ticket machines will still be accessible. However, to receive a personalized service, you must go to Parc or Vendôme train stations. Ultimately, access to the Bell Center will remain possible throughout the entire duration of the project.

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The Left of Madrid is following a request from Vox | open to protecting the Valley of the Fallen Madrid News

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Esplanade in the Cuelgamuros ValleyValley of the Fallen, now renamed Valle de Cuelgamuros.Santi Burgos

The PSOE and Más Madrid decided this Wednesday to protect the Valley of the Fallen from any alteration or modification of the architectural complex, as Vox has been demanding since 2022, although they have insisted on the need for “resignification” or “democratic recycling”. “The monument that until 2019 served as the burial place of the dictator Francisco Franco and was built for the greater glory of the dictatorship by thousands of prisoners who are still buried in this place without the consent of their families. However, the extreme right demands that the regional government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso be the one to declare Cuelgamuros a cultural asset (BIC), while the left believes that the state should act since the monument is part of the national heritage. This was made clear this Wednesday in the Cultural Commission of the Madrid Assembly, which took place in the heat of the declaration by the Government of Castilla y León on the BIC of the Pyramid of the Italians, a fascist monument in Burgos.

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“The community is not responsible. Ask for it in Congress in the format of a non-legislative proposal and you will have our support,” said Más Madrid MP Alicia Torrija forcefully. “When Podemos organized a meeting called Exhumar el Valle in 2018, they called me a dissident because, like BIC, I defended the protection of the Valley of the Fallen,” he began. “We are faced with an uncomfortable legacy, a legacy in conflict (…) The monument is not aseptic. We have 30,000 dead, 40,000. (…),” he recalled. “There is only one possible approach, that of human rights.” What needs to be done is democratic recycling, explaining without destroying (…) There is no point in explaining [BIC] “Just the cross that makes sense is the whole thing,” he continued. And he has defended: “To remember, it is necessary to preserve the elements that we do not want to forget.”

The PSOE's Mar Espinar has made a similar argument, although with less force. “What BIC wants to explain still houses many unidentified bodies, it is still painstaking work to exhume anonymous remains,” he told Vox representatives. “This space will certainly not remain as it is so that everything remains the same, it will remain as it is when it is declared a BIC in order to transform it into an educational center of democratic memory, because it is a museum of horror for thousands and thousands of families,” he argued. And he emphasized: “We are at the other end of Vox’s strategy, but I personally see no direct resistance to the BIC declaration. Of course, I believe that in this case Cuelgamuros must become “a center of remembrance.”

Díaz Ayuso's commitment to maintaining the complex in its current state is well known. In October 2022, he responded to a letter sent to him by a representative of Manos Cleans, assuring that he would “never” give permission to demolish the cross or other elements of the Cuelgamuros Valley if the government wanted to take it away According to El Independiente's website, it is a type of demolition. An intervention that goes beyond conservation in the monumental complex in the Madrid town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

In fact, Díaz Ayuso, under pressure from Vox, flirted with advocating for the protection of the group itself from the state's Democratic Remembrance Law in the last legislative session, when her government was in the minority. Thus, in 2023, the executive leaked that it believed it had found a way that could guarantee that not a single stone of the monument was touched: the recently approved Heritage Law of the Community of Madrid, which includes ethnographic heritage properties of a “religious nature” and architecture , including traditional calvaries and crosses, as well as decorative elements and movable property directly related to the cultural property to be protected.”

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However, there has been no progress since then and Vox, which was in the doldrums after the PP's absolute majority in the last elections, has decided to recover one of its star topics and bring it back to Parliament's current affairs.

“It is very worrying that the Community of Madrid is looking for excuses not to protect a monument of the Valley of the Fallen category,” said Vox’s Ana María Velasco. “They hide behind the fact that they can’t do it because they have no competition,” he continued. “But if you have the political will, you can. And although it does not take responsibility, knowing the Spanish government's intentions, the monument is gradually falling into disrepair.”

Since she is the first to intervene, the Vox representative cannot react to the left's positioning. The one who shows his surprise at what he heard is Pedro del Corral, PP deputy and expert on the civil war. “I congratulate, without serving as a precedent, Ms. Torrija, for her presentation, which represents a good basis for the debate to bring us closer to a future of détente regarding the Valley of the Fallen,” he congratulates himself.

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UN report says 2023 was the deadliest year for migrants

UN report says 2023 was the deadliest year for migrants in a decade

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A serious panorama is what the latest report from the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM), suggesting that 2023 was the deadliest year for migrants in a decade. According to research, at least in 12 months 8,565 people They lost their lives on migration routes around the world.

By a statement that IOM He specified that the more than 8,000 deaths represent a “tragic increase of 20% compared to 2022”. Therefore, they emphasized the urgent need to take measures to prevent “a major loss of life.”

UN report says 2023 was the deadliest year for migrantsThe Darien Gap is one of the most dangerous border crossings in the world. Photo: AFP

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Why has the number of deceased migrants increased?

According to the IOM, the number of migrants who have died has increased because their travel routes are unsafe, irregular and unrestricted, leaving hundreds of thousands in a vulnerable state.

One of the most dangerous areas is crossing the Mediterranean Seawhere at least 3,129 people lost their lives, while an unknown number disappeared in 2023.

On the other hand, the report also revealed that more than 50% of deaths were due to drowning, while 9% were due to vehicle accidents and another 7% were due to violence.

1709750538 688 UN report says 2023 was the deadliest year for migrantsEvery year millions of people leave their country in search of better opportunities. Photo: AFP

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Migrants who disappear forever

Another risk for migrants is enforced disappearance. The IOM project has documented more than 63,000 cases of people with unknown whereabouts since 2014. Unfortunately, this value would be much higher because data collection is complicated.

“As we mark 10 years of the Missing Migrants Project, let us first remember all of these lives lost. “Each of them is a terrible human tragedy that will impact families and communities for many years to come,” the IOM's deputy director general told AFP. Ugochi Daniels.

Daniels also stressed that the figures collected in the study are a reminder of the commitment to broader and better measures to support migrants to ensure safety and so that in 10 years no one will see their life in danger.

1709750541 977 UN report says 2023 was the deadliest year for migrantsThe clandestine journey through the Darién Gorge usually lasts 5 or 6 days and is at the mercy of all weather conditions. More than 390,000 migrants have crossed this jungle into Panama. Photo: AFP

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Which countries host the most migrants?

  • UNITED STATES – 50.6 million people
  • Germany –15.8 million migrants
  • Saudi Arabia – 13.5 million migrants
  • Russia –11.6 million migrants
  • Great Britain – 9.36 million people 
  • France – 8.72 million people
  • United Arab Emirates – 8.52 million migrants 

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