3. 地中海仍然是偷运贩运难民和移民的一条繁忙而致命的通道。在本报告所述期间，又有数百名男子、妇女、儿童在前往欧洲途中在海上丧生或失踪。更多的人又陷入可能遭受严重伤害、人权遭到侵犯的处境。2019 年 9 月 1 日至2020 年 2 月 29 日，联合国难民事务高级专员办事处(难民署)和国际移民组织(移民组织)的记录显示，共有 65 797 名难民和移民经海路抵达欧洲，比 2018/19同一时期增加近 20%，上一时期约有 55 017 名难民和移民经海路抵达欧洲。根据国际移民组织和难民署的记录，其中 11 043 名难民和移民通过中地中海路线抵达欧洲(8 889 人抵达意大利，2 154 人抵达马耳他)，上一时期为 4 329人。他们主要来自利比亚，部分来自突尼斯和阿尔及利亚。同一时期，移徙组织和难民署记录了大约 39 339 人通过东地中海路线抵达希腊，大约 14 326 人通过西地中海路线抵达西班牙。
3. The Mediterranean Sea remains a high-volume and deadly thoroughfare for the smuggling of, and trafficking in, refugees and migrants. During the reporting period, hundreds of men, women and children have again perished or gone missing at sea on their way to Europe. Many more have been returned to situations where they were at risk of grave harm and human rights violations. In the period from 1 September 2019 to 29 February 2020, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) recorded a total of 65,797 arrivals of refugees and migrants by sea in Europe, an almost 20 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2018/19, when approximately 55,017 arrivals by sea in Europe were recorded. Among those, IOM and UNHCR recorded the arrival of 11,043 refugees and migrants in Europe through the central Mediterranean route (8,889 in Italy and 2,154 in Malta), compared with 4,329 in the same period in 2018/19. These arrivals were mainly from Libya but also from Tunisia and Algeria. During the same period, IOM and UNHCR recorded some 39,33 9 arrivals by sea in Greece through the eastern Mediterranean route and some 14,326 arrivals by sea in Spain through the western Mediterranean route.