The face that reminds us of humanity behind refugee crisis

This five-day-old newborn is one of the over 6,500 refugees who have been rescued off the Libyan coast in the last two days.

The story of this child - and remarkably his twin brother - has been highlighted by the charity, Medecins Sans Frontier, who in a series of tweets in the last two days have highlighted the ongoing devastation caused by forced migration in the Mediterranean .

Amongst those rescued by #Dignity1 today is this sick 5 day old & its twin. @MSF is trying to organize a medevac. pic.twitter.com/rYAoQRFn9I

— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) August 29, 2016

In a follow up to this tweet the charity revealed the new born was one of two twins who had been rescued with their mother.

We're not new to this but seeing this little guy, his twin brother & his mum rescued was heartbreaking. #SAFEPASSAGE pic.twitter.com/fTcU1mHTwr

— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) August 30, 2016

Earlier today the charity released this tweet highlighting the tragic story behind a young man who is pictured cradling his new born child.

This man, rescued by the #Dignity1 became a single father to a newborn when his wife died in #Libya. pic.twitter.com/ekHCILMzTM

— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) August 30, 2016

Meanwhile, the L.E. James Joyce - the Irish navy vessel on a humanitarian mission in the Med, revealed it has rescued 165 migrants in recent days.

Most of those rescued are from Eritrea and Somalia and have been brought to safety in Italy.

Regular updates and imagery from the unfolding crisis in the Med are supplied by MSF on their twitter account, @MSF_Sea.