This report aims to draw greater attention to the humanitarian crisis facing people on the move along the Central Mediterranean Route and includes the IRC's ‘Ten Point Action Plan’ for EU leaders to promote a values-driven approach to migration on the route.

Increasingly restrictive border policies have created the most dangerous route in the world. The coronavirus pandemic has made it even worse.

Drought and conflict have left record numbers of people in East Africa and Sahel regions in dire need of aid, with women and children facing the brunt of the crises. The world must act now to avert further suffering.

Around the world, climate change is accelerating life-threatening heat waves. Some communities lack the necessary resources to ensure their safety.

Each year, the IRC lists the countries at greatest risk of worsening humanitarian crisis over the coming year.

The IRC collaborated with illustrator Paul Blow to depict the journeys of people making it along the Central Mediterranean Route.