MSF and SOS Mediterranee split up amid disagreement over the rescue of migrants

Aid group Doctors without Borders (MSF) said it is ending its cooperation with partner SOS Mediterranee amid disagreement over the continued rescue of migrants.

Doctors without Borders said it wants to continue its operations in the Mediterranean Sea while SOS Mediterranee said it was temporarily suspending its operations “until the circumstances allow us to safely resume our work” but respected MSF’s stance.

The two groups have jointly conducted rescue operations on the vessel Ocean Viking, rescuing thousands of people in distress at sea over the past years. The ship will remain in port for now.

MSF accused European governments of “instrumentalizing outbreak control measures to justify the violation of international law and humanitarian principles, leaving the most vulnerable to die at Europe’s borders.”

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