一家西班牙慈善机构因燃油成本上升，将其在中部地中海的下一次移民救援任务推迟至明年，凸显了能源价格上涨的人道主义影响。
A Spanish charity has postponed its next migrant rescue mission in the Central Mediterranean until next year due to rising fuel costs, underscoring the humanitarian impact of rising energy prices.
人道主义海上救援组织（Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario，简称SMH）周三表示，燃油价格翻倍迫使其将活动转移至西班牙东南部瓦伦西亚周边海域。
Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario (Humanitarian Maritime Rescue, or SMH) said on Wednesday that the doubling of fuel prices forced it to shift its activities to waters around Valencia, southeastern Spain.
该组织运营一艘改装为救援船的渔船，还发起了一项众筹活动以覆盖额外费用。
The group, which operates a fishing vessel converted into a rescue ship, also launched a crowdfunding campaign to cover the extra costs.
从北非到意大利的中部地中海航线是世界上最危险的移民路线之一。
The Central Mediterranean crossing from North Africa to Italy is one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes.
许多尝试此次渡海的人从利比亚海岸出发，乘坐拥挤且不适航的船只，利比亚海岸一直是非洲和中东地区因战争和贫困逃离的移民的主要中转点。
Many of those attempt the crossing on overcrowded, unsuitable boats from Libya’s coast, which has been a main transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.
国际移民组织发布的一份报告称，今年1月以来，移民海上渡海人数急剧下降。
A report released by the International Office for Migration said migrant sea crossings have dropped sharply since January this year.
该机构表示，截至2026年，已有约6万名移民和难民乘船抵达欧洲，较去年同期的约9.8万人下降39%。
The agency said about 60,000 migrants and refugees reached Europe by boat so far in 2026, down 39 percent from roughly 98,000 over the same period last year.
尽管人数下降，但今年至少有2292人在尝试渡海过程中死亡或失踪。
Despite the drop, at least 2,292 died or went missing attempting the crossing this year.
西班牙非政府组织Open Arms表示，近年来也因燃油成本上升以及意大利政府将救援船只分配至北意大利港口的政策，缩减了其中部地中海的救援任务。
Spanish NGO Open Arms has said it scaled back its Central Mediterranean missions in recent years, also due to rising fuel costs as well as Italy’s policy of assigning rescue vessels ports in Northern Italy.
来自西班牙的非政府组织船只通常需要航行两到三天才能到达作业区域，这增加了成本并减少了用于搜救工作的时间。
NGO ships from Spain typically sail for two to three days to reach their operating area, increasing costs and reducing time available for search-and-rescue work.
意大利总理领导的右翼反移民政府表示，人道主义救援尝试会鼓励更多移民尝试渡海。
The Italian prime minister’s right-wing, anti-immigration government says humanitarian rescue attempts encourage migrants to make the crossing.