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New York: Over 400 migrants died while attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean between January and March of this year, making it the deadliest first quarter on record since 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. more
New network aims to save migrant lives in the Americas

New York: A new UN-backed network aims to drive action to save migrant lives in the Americas, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.

New UN report warns against ‘dehumanizing’ migrants looking for work

New York: No one should have to surrender their human right to migrate in order to find a living wage, the UN human rights office, OHCHR said in a new report published on Friday, highligh ...

More than 50,000 migrants 'die in search of a better life'

New York: After risking their lives on dangerous journeys, more than 50,000 migrants are known to have died worldwide since 2014, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Wednesday.

Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea – UNHCR

New York: Dozens of people are said to be missing after a boat of migrants and refugees sank in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday off the Greek island of Karpathos, according to the UN refugee ...

IOM: Uptick in migrants heading home as world rebounds from COVID-19

New York: According to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 2021 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights published on Thursday, nearly 50,000 migrants were assisted ...

UN rights office in probe call, after Morocco-Spain migrant deaths, Texas tragedy, show need for safer pathways

New York: The deaths of at least 23 migrants seeking to reach Spanish territory from Morocco should be investigated urgently by both countries, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesda ...

Families of missing migrants, forced to search alone

New York: Urgent support is needed for tens of thousands of missing migrant families who are often forced to rely on smugglers and other informal networks, to trace loved ones, the Intern ...

Deadly ‘invisible shipwrecks’ plague migrants bound for Canary Islands

New York: A sharp increase in the deaths and disappearances of migrants at sea heading to Spain’s Canary Islands, along the West African coast, is a cause for “extreme concern ...

‘Lifesaving’ protection for children in conflict must be central to pandemic recovery: UN official

New York: Protection for children caught up in war must be at the heart of the international agenda, including COVID-19 response, a senior UN official said on Monday.