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IOM says close to 100 people died or disappeared crossing Central and Eastern Mediterranean so far this year

Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the Central and Eastern Mediterranean so far this year – more than twice the number for the same period in 2023, the deadliest year for migrants at sea in Europe since 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. more

Desperate Afghan returnees from Pakistan face uncertain future: IOM

The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) and humanitarian partners are providing critical aid at border crossing points between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the face of a surg ...

We’re better off thanks to migrants, says new IOM chief

With people on the move globally at “unprecedented” levels, the UN’s new migration agency chief insisted on Monday that rather than being a problem, host countries shoul ...

Record numbers risking lives to cross dangerous Darien Gap

An unprecedented number of migrants and refugees continue to cross the dense tropical jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap, risking their lives and facing horrific h ...

Niger: IOM calls for humanitarian corridor to help stranded migrants

The UN migration agency (IOM) called on Friday for the setting up of a humanitarian corridor in Niger to enable voluntary returns of stranded migrants, after July’s military takeove ...

Saudi Arabia: Mass killings of migrants occurred at Yemen Border, says Human Rights Watch

Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023, Human Rights Watch a ...

Record crossings of perilous Darién Gap underscores need for safe migration pathways

New York: Record numbers of migrants are crossing the Darién jungle in Latin America in a desperate and perilous journey, including from as far off as Nepal and Afghanistan, UN age ...

UNHCR, IOM outline new approach to assist growing number of migrants

New York: In a world characterised by economic crises, conflicts, and natural disasters, the uptick in migration is proving to be one of the most important geopolitical phenomena of the c ...

Greek police say rescued over 90 illegal migrants from islet on river Evros

Athens: The Greek police said on Monday it had rescued 91 illegal migrants, including 32 men, 25 women and 34 children, as part of a salvage operation on an islet in the Evros River on th ...

Title 42 deadline: Hundreds of migrants gather outside US border fence

Ciudad Juarez: Several hundred migrants in US custody gathered outside the bollard fencing on the US-Mexico border late on Thursday night as the deadline for Title 42 to expire neared, a ...