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Senior UN officials call for return to sea rescues, after ‘the worst Mediterranean tragedy of this year
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with the heads of a number of UN agencies, expressed horror at Thursday’s reports that as many as…
Renewed commitment to Mediterranean rescues encouraging, but ‘overriding priority’ must be ‘lasting peace’, say UN officials
The heads of the two key UN agencies championing refugees and migrants have called for an end to their “arbitrary detention” across…
IOM, Experts Gather on Environmental Migration and Reintegration of Returning Migrants
In West Africa, environmental challenges are widely believed to drive migration from rural areas, where livelihoods are largely dependent on natural resources…
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 27,834 in 2019
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 27,834 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 1 May, roughly a…
1,600 children ‘reported dead or missing’ in the period 2014-2018
A new report reveals nearly 1,600 children – an average of almost one every day – were reported dead or missing between…
Migration amongst topics discussed by President Vella in his first official foreign engagement
President of Malta George Vella held a meeting with Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Antonio Vitorino. After the…
Libya coast guard detains 113 migrants
The United Nations announced that the Libyan coast guard has stopped 113 migrants trying to reach Italy over the past two days,…
IOM launches data portal on European migration to challenge fake news with facts
A news portal was launched on Saturday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) during a UN meeting in Geneva A focus…
The UN appeals for help in Mozambique
The UN is stepping up calls for help in Mozambique as aid agencies struggle to assist tens of thousands of people battered…