Please find attached at Annex A  the Risk Intelligence Monthly Report for July 2021. The report’s focus section provides an overview of the main Mediterranean migrant routes and particular characteristics and, anticipates a further resurgence of migrant numbers following a significant increase in the first five months of 2021. The report also provides an overview of incidents against merchant ships from 1 – 30 June 2021 in West Africa, the Western Indian Ocean, and South-East Asia.

In accordance with the scope of the agreement between the ICS and Risk Intelligence, members are requested not to circulate the report further in its entirety. Members may precis the report or use extracts from it. In such cases Risk Intelligence should be acknowledged as the source of the information.