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7 days ago
The IOM has previously highlighted the Central Mediterranean as the deadliest migration corridor in the world.
17 days ago
At least nine dead and 45 missing after migrant boat sinks off Djibouti, IOM says ⊖
The boat had left from the Djibouti port town of Obock with more than 300 people on board and was trying to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait when it went down on Tuesday.
49 days ago
More than 600 migrants die trying to cross Mediterranean so far in 2026, UN says ⊖⊖
Deadliest start to a year in more than a decade, according to the International Organization for Migration
A least 606 people trying to reach Europe in search of refugee have been reported dead or mi…
77 days ago
Hundreds of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks since start of 2026, UN says ⊖⊖
The IOM highlighted that the Central Mediterranean remains the deadliest migration corridor in the world, with at least 1,340 people losing their lives there last year alone.
4 months ago
UN urges humanitarian corridor to help civilians stuck in Sudan’s el-Fasher ○
IOM chief calls for ceasefire to allow aid groups to reach Sudanese civilians trapped in war-torn Darfur region.
7 months ago
Afghanistan faces 'triple' returnee, climate and aid cut crisis, IOM mission chief says ○
The UN’s migration agency is being forced to make "difficult decisions" to "deprioritise" vulnerable Afghans returning home as deep aid cuts bite.
9 months ago
Too late to stop small boats once people arrive in Calais, says UN migration chief ○
More orderly migration would ease crisis, says Amy Pope as UK and France prepare to announce plan to block crossings
The head of the UN’s organisation for migration has warned that it is too late to s…
At least 60 people ‘feared dead’ after shipwrecks off the coast of Libya ○
UN agency IOM says 743 people have died so far this year attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
10 months ago
Rescue operation launched after eight migrants die off coast of Djibouti, IOM says ○
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Thousands of migrants from African, Middle Eastern and South Asian countries seeking a better life in Europe attempt irregular migration every year.
13 months ago
Record number of children died crossing Channel last year, says UN ○
Data from UN agency’s Missing Migrants Project should serve as ‘wake-up call’, say officials
A record number of children died in the Channel last year according to UN data shared with the Guardian tha…