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More Than 200 Dead In Afghanistan Flash Floods: UN

More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured.

International Business Times

'The Cursed': Former migrants rejected by society on return to Ivory Coast

In Ivory Coast, would-be migrants who return home are known locally as "the cursed". With their dream of a better life abroad in tatters, they also face stigma and rejection from their families and communities. Yassin Ciyow and Guillaume Collanges went to meet them.

France 24

Tunisia: The migration trap

Asylum seekers from across Africa are becoming stranded, unable to return home and persecuted by authorities.

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Soaring remittances to developing nations overtake foreign direct investment

Report finds money sent home by people who have migrated was $831bn in 2022, 650% up on 2000

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Tunis police raid sees refugees abandoned near the border with Algeria

Tunisia’s sub-Saharan African refugees and migrants describe being victims of vilification and kidnapping nationwide.

Al Jazeera

Children, infants missing after Tunis police clear makeshift refugee camps

Police cleared two of the Tunisian capital’s irregular Black migrant camps, busing residents to an unknown location.

Al Jazeera

An Afghan migrant, age 17, drowned in a Bosnian river. Here's how citizens responded

On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.

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Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti Leaving 21 Dead

At least 21 people perished in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of Djibouti, the UN's migration agency said Tuesday.

International Business Times

US Deports 50 Migrants To Violence-gripped Haiti

The United States on Thursday deported more than 50 Haitian migrants, US and Haitian officials said, sending them back to a country which has been beset by spiraling gang violence in recent weeks.

International Business Times

Thirty-eight migrants found drowned after shipwreck off Djibouti

Thirty-eight bodies, including those of children, have been found after a shipwreck off the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN's International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday.

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Shipwreck Off Djibouti Leaves 38 Migrants Dead

The bodies of 38 migrants, including children, have been recovered after a shipwreck off the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN said Tuesday, the latest disaster on the so-called Eastern migration route.

International Business Times

UN says 38 dead, including children, as migrant boat sinks off Djibouti

Many hundreds have died in the Gulf of Aden while trying to reach Saudi Arabia through Yemen.

Al Jazeera

Rights advocates demand end to Haiti deportations as unrest continues

IOM says 13,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti by neighbouring countries last month despite a surge in violence.

Al Jazeera

More than 50,000 people flee Haiti capital due to rampant gang violence

More than 50,000 people were displaced from Port-au-Prince within three weeks last month, fleeing an explosion of gang violence in the Haitian capital, the United Nations said Tuesday.

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53,000 People Flee Port-au-Prince In Three Weeks Of Gang Violence: UN

More than 50,000 people fled Port-au-Prince within three weeks last month as an explosion of gang violence shook the Haitian capital, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Trapped, abandoned: Filipino workers lured to Poland by shadowy agents

Filipinos pay large sums to unofficial recruitment companies, only to find themselves at the sharp end of Polish law.

France 24

Mass grave of at least 65 migrants found in Libya desert, UN agency says

At least 65 migrants' bodies have been discovered in a mass grave in southwest Libya, the International Organization for Migration said on social media platform X on Friday.

International Business Times

Anti-migrant Rhetoric Surging Amid Flurry Of Elections: UN

With 2024 set to see more elections worldwide than any previous year, the United Nations' migration chief says increasing anti-migrant rhetoric from politicians seeking to score points is harming societies.

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Sixty migrants drown crossing Mediterranean from Libya, say survivors

As many as 60 people are feared to have drowned on a vessel carrying migrants across the Mediterranean from Libya, the operators of a charity rescue group said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Why are refugee deaths at an all-time high?

Last year was the deadliest for people fleeing violence, war and persecution, according to the UN’s migration agency.

Latin Times

Over 1,000 Migrant Deaths in Americas: UN Report Details Deadly Routes and Causes

Drowning and road accidents as a result of being in a dangerous mean of transportation were the main causes

Radio France Internationale

UN says 2023 was the deadliest year on record for migrants

The United Nations migration agency has found that 2023 was the deadliest on record for migrants, with 8,565 people dying on routes around the world.

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Record High Global Migrant Deaths In 2023

Learn about the record high migrant deaths globally in 2023, with drowning as a leading cause. Explore the challenges and initiatives in tracking and docum...

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A record 8,500 migrants died in 2023, says UN

Record high migrant deaths in 2023, with 8,565 fatalities worldwide, mostly due to drowning and treacherous sea crossings.

International Business Times

UN Says 2023 Was Deadliest Year For Migrants In A Decade

At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records began a decade ago, the United Nations said Wednesday.

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