Practices by Country

The volunteers who are trying to help migrants who remain blocked by snow while trying to cross the mountains to reach France from Italy have prepared signs that now appear in Bardonecchia and Oulx, the two municipalities that have become the starting point for the crossing.

Part of the European External Action Service (EEAS)' Crisis Response Department, the Consular Crisis Management Division currently has two roles:

"Where Are We In The World" is a service of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation that allows Italians temporarily abroad to report on their personal data on a voluntary basis in order to plan more quickly and precisely rescue operations.

The Italian Red Cross provides first line primary health support at landing points in Italy. Once migrants arrive, doctors from the Ministry of Health conduct an on-board medical check.

The Praesidium project, implemented by UNHCR together with IOM, Save the Children (Italy) and the Italian Red Cross, with the support of the Italian Ministry of Interior and, for the first three years, the European Commission, was an innovative model for the reception and protection-sensitive rec

This report provides an overview of the first 7 months of IOM’s emergency response to the major migration crisis resulted from the conflict in Libya in 2011.

When a country is hit by a disaster which overwhelms its response capacity, European countries can provide assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The Mechanism was established in 2001 to foster cooperation among national civil protection authorities across Europe.