Leaders from Italy, the EU and UN boarded an Italian naval vessel off the coast of Sicily to see at first hand the Mediterranean operation to deal with African migrants.<br /><br /> With UNSG BanKiMoon and matteorenzi today to start closer coordination to save lives and fight trafficking— Federica Mogherini (FedericaMog) 27 Avril 2015<br /> <br /><br /> For Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, the EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, it was also a chance to smooth over differences.<br /><br /> Last week UN experts castigated the European Union’s handling of the problem for over-emphasising security and repression, after it announced that funding for the Triton border protection operation would be tripled.<br /><br /> On Monday another batch of nearly 270 migrants – mostly men – were brought to the Italian port of Taranto after being rescued from a boat off Libya.<br /><br /> Others don’t make it to sea. <br />Despite the chaos in the country, many migrants who travel across Africa wind u
