{"id":131350,"date":"2023-09-28T05:57:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T03:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.rightlivelihood.org\/the-change-makers\/find-a-laureate\/sos-mediterranee\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T10:55:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T08:55:44","slug":"sos-mediterranee","status":"publish","type":"laureate","link":"https:\/\/rightlivelihood.org\/de\/the-change-makers\/find-a-laureate\/sos-mediterranee\/","title":{"rendered":"SOS MEDITERRANEE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SOS MEDITERRANEE<\/h4>\n\n\n

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Headquarters: Berlin, Germany; Marseille, France; Milan, Italy; and Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in: 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website: sosmediterranee.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: @SOSMedIntl<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Awarded<\/p>\n\n\n

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SOS MEDITERRANEE<\/h1>\n\n\n

\u201cFor its life-saving humanitarian search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOS MEDITERRANEE is a European maritime-humanitarian organisation saving people\u2019s lives in the Mediterranean, the world\u2019s deadliest migration route. Carrying out search and rescue operations, the organisation has brought more than 38,500 people to safety since operations began in 2016. SOS MEDITERRANEE follows a strict legal framework based on maritime law, setting high standards for search and rescue operations, and showing that assisting people in distress at sea is a legal obligation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organisation, which is an association of four offices located in France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, was founded by civilians in May 2015, in response to the tragic loss of lives in the Mediterranean and the European Union’s inability to effectively address this issue. Pooling resources, the association finances and operates the Ocean Viking rescue ship with a professional crew. Once brought aboard, survivors are provided with medical and psycho-social care. SOS MEDITERRANEE also aims to amplify the voices of survivors by sharing their stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organisation\u2019s unwavering commitment to humanity has not only saved lives but kept the public, European institutions and national governments acutely aware of the realities of the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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It\u2019s extremely important that the Award actually sheds light on the situation at sea for the thousands of people trying to flee and risking their lives to do it.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Caroline Abu Sa\u2019da, Executive Director of SOS MEDITERRANEE\u2019s Swiss office<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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SOS MEDITERRANEE is a European maritime-humanitarian organisation saving people\u2019s lives in the Mediterranean, the world\u2019s deadliest migration route. The humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean Sea has reached alarming heights in recent years. In this dramatic context, the organisation fills a pressing need for proactive maritime rescue effort. Since its operations began in 2016, SOS MEDITERRANEE\u2019s professional rescuers have brought tens of thousands of people to safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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