In a joint statement, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHSR) said that while the finer detail of the accord needs to be examined, they “stand ready to support a common approach”. Echoing those sentiments, UN Children's Fund ) cautioned that more details were needed regarding the detention of minors and the processing of asylum claims for youngsters. Speaking in Geneva, UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley noted that the development comes at a time when more than 1,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe for the fifth year in a row. A crucial part of the EU deal reportedly involves the creation of additional “regional disembarkation points” and “disembarkation centres” for new arrivals.