The Latest Breaking News from IOM

US envoy says talks to end the 15-month war will launch in Geneva on Wednesday, even if Sudan’s army does not attend.

The United Nations’ migration agency warns that the humanitarian crisis in war-wrecked Sudan is at “a catastrophic breaking point” ahead of peace talks planned for later this week

Tragic boat capsizing near Mauritania's capital highlights dangers of West Atlantic migration route. IOM reports loss of lives and missing migrants.

At least 15 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local sources said Wednesday, the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Africa.

Forty-one surviving migrants on board were rescued by the Haitian Coast Guard and are currently receiving medical care. Read further on Dynamite News:

Tragic boat fire off Haiti claims lives, highlighting socio-economic crisis and perilous migrations driven by gang violence. Recent developments offer hope...

At least 40 migrants have died after a boat they were traveling in caught fire off the northern coast of Haiti, a UN agency said Friday, with police saying the explosion was sparked by a voodoo ritual gone wrong.

The head of the U.N. migration agency says that it has taken in hundreds of millions in new funding and diversified its donor base

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has warned that without concerted peace efforts in war-torn Sudan, people will continue to flee to neighbouring countries. Filippo Grandi's comments came ahead of World Refugee Day Thursday, when he highlighted the desperate plight of millions of refugees and internally displaced people across Africa.