Many have been formally recognized as refugees by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the countries to which they initially fled. Some 90% of those who apply for asylum in Europe are granted some sort of protection – a further testament to their status as bona fide refugees.
去年，偷渡地中海的大部分人来自厄立特里亚和叙利亚。许多人在逃出国已获得联合国难民署（UNHCR）的正式难民身份。90%的欧洲庇护申请者获得了某种程度的保护——这进一步表明他们拥有真正的难民身份。