By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday urged European leaders to put the protection of migrants at the centre of debate over the crisis in the Mediterranean and to do more to help Greece and Italy cope. More than 36,000 have tried to cross the Mediterranean this year, the UNHCR says, mostly from Libya, and nearly 1,800 are feared to have died in the attempt. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the plan as a good start but noted its emphasis on law enforcement. "We need to make sure that the asylum component and the protection of people component is one that is prioritised within these measures," assistant U.N. High Commissioner for protection, Volker Turk, told a Geneva news briefing.
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