Countless thousands are journeying across the Mediterranean Sea, endangering their lives in search of refuge in Europe. The significance of Doctors Without Borders cannot be overstated; they are instrumental in ensuring the well-being of desperate people, shedding light on the vulnerable circumstances faced by these refugees.

In an interview, Sebastian Ponsford, the group’s humanitarian affairs officer, provides insights into patterns in the migratory waves through the central Mediterranean, and the complex link between policy and action.

Reporting intern Fraser Byers talked to Ponsford while aboard the M.V. Geo Barents as it entered the search and rescue Zone off North Africa.

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