Prostituted, beaten and held for ransom ...

Today's humanitarian news and analysis  Online version Prostituted, beaten and held for ransom     As warmer weather brings calmer seas, more and more migrants are setting off again from the Libyan coast in smugglers' boats bound for Italy. Eight vessels containing 1,361 people were rescued from this stretch of the Mediterranean on Wednesday alone, while dozens more are missing feared dead after their boat sank. Since the beginning of the year, more than 16,000 migrants have used this route. For most though, the journey begins on the other side of the Sahara and involves not only a treacherous desert crossing but also running the gauntlet of Libya's people-smuggling networks. Read on   Rich countries fall way short on Syrian refugee resettlement     A high-level meeting in Geneva was supposed to galvanize the international community to make greater commitments to take in Syrian refugees, but the response was "deeply disappointing". Read on   More news and analysis Copyright © 2016 IRIN, All rights reserved.     Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list delivered to:  giftforfamily.giftforyou3@blogger.com