NORTHWEST AFRICAN (ATLANTIC) ROUTE

 

 

 

https://www.unodc.org/res/som/docs/Observatory_StoryMap_3_NorthWestAfrica.pdf

 

Since 2020, around 40,000 people from West and North Africa have departed from the Northwest African coast across the Atlantic Ocean, and irregularly entered Spain at the Canary Islands. This interactive story map investigates the characteristics of migrant smuggling along this route. The analysis is based on field research conducted by UNODC on the Canary Islands, Spain, in November 2021, in cooperation with the Spanish national authorities. The findings have been triangulated and updated with academic literature and specialized sources.

 

https://www.unodc.org/res/som/docs/Observatory_StoryMap_3_NorthWestAfrica.pdf