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.

Three years in negotiation, the European Commission's Pact on Migration and Asylum is a complex package of reforms intended to mark “a fresh start” for EU asylum and migration policy, but how does it measure up?

In this briefing note, the International Rescue Committee together with the Danish Refugee Council and Norwegian Refugee Council outline our joint recommendations for how the international community should respond to this crisis of historic magnitude and scale.