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In August, 8,526 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea. Most originated from the Syrian Arab Republic (22%), Tunisia (18%) and Bangladesh (16%). 21 per cent were children.
Other people reached Italy via land and air.
August was the month of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, where a record number of refugee athletes participated, including Amelio Castro Grueso, who is hosted in Italy and competed in wheelchair fencing.
On 1 August, UNHCR was heard before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies on the Mattei Plan.
UNHCR advocated for the inclusion of forced displacement in the Plan’s strategy.