"Illegal migration is now a global emergency", Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said.During a press conference at the G7 in Italy, he said: "Illegal migration is now a global emergency. More people are moving across borders than at any time in our history. We cannot stand by and watch this human tragedy unfold."The G7 has focused on dealing with the root causes of migration including a new package of UK development assistance for Africa and Italy's new Apulia Food Systems initiative to tackle food

"Illegal migration is now a global emergency", Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said.During a press conference at the G7 in Italy, he said: "Illegal migration is now a global emergency. More people are moving across borders than at any time in our history. We cannot stand by and watch this human tragedy unfold."The G7 has focused on dealing with the root causes of migration including a new package of UK development assistance for Africa and Italy's new Apulia Food Systems initiative to tackle food insecurity."We're also doing more to combat the people traffickers because we all agree that it is for sovereign nations to control their borders, and not criminal gangs."And the G7 has today launched a new coalition to counter people smuggling, and I'm particularly pleased the G7 has agreed to work together to make sure the governance of migration is increasingly effective and sustainable."