(ANSA) - Rome, June 20 - The OECD said Wednesday that the
number of migrants to arrive in Italy via sea fell by over a
third last year.
"In 2017, 119,000 migrants landed on the Italian coasts, 34%
fewer than in 2016 and 22% fewer than in 2015," the Paris-based
organisation said in its 2018 International Migration Outlook.
"This reduction follows the Italian-Libyan agreements signed
at the beginning of 2017 which imposed a barrier to migrant
inflows from Africa.
"Even so, the main sources remain Nigeria, Guinea and Cote
d'Ivoire".
Migrant arrivals by sea down 34% - OECD (2)
Organization cites Italian agreements with Libya