More than 2,500 dead, missing as 186,000 cross Mediterranean in 2023 UN refugee agency says ‘no end in sight’ to the lives lost in Mediterranean and on land routes to sea departure points. Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2023
Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people: IOM Libya's flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organisation for Migration said Thursday. Radio France Internationale · Sep 21, 2023
US-Mexico border is world’s deadliest land route for migrants: IOM UN agency records at least 686 deaths, disappearances in 2022 during record-breaking year for fatalities in Americas. Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023
The world can solve this migration crisis. A more humane approach is the answer My parents were part of the Windrush generation that helped rebuild Britain after 1945. Now, like then, rich countries need to pull together, says BBC News presenter Clive Myrie The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023
Humanitarian crisis as 5m displaced by civil war in Sudan IOM says half of country’s population now in need of aid and protection after months of violence The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
Refugee children have a right to be educated in Indonesia – our research shows the barriers in their way Indonesia is a major refugee transit country in Southeast Asia. As of May 2023, Indonesia hosted at least 12,704 refugees, primarily from Afghanistan, Somalia, Myanmar, Iraq and Sudan. Almost 30% are children. The Conversation · Sep 1, 2023
Cape Verde boat disaster: vessel drifted for month after alarm raised, says NGO Walking Borders said it told authorities in four countries on 20 July about vessel with more than 100 asylum seekers onboard The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023
Over 60 feared dead after boat capsizes off Cape Verde Over 60 people have been feared dead and 38 others have been rescued after a boat capsized off Cape Verde, Al Jazeera reported citing International Organization for Migration (IOM) authorities. Read further on Dynamite news: Dynamite News · Aug 17, 2023
More than 60 migrants feared dead after boat sinks in Atlantic Among the survivors, there are four children aged between 12 and 16 years The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023
At least 63 people feared dead after boat found off Cape Verde Fishing vessel with 100 asylum seekers was travelling from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023
Why imprisoning repeat shoplifters rarely breaks the cycle of offending – and what may work better The UK government is taking a harsher approach to tackle criminal activity which is blighting local neighbourhoods. And recently, government ministers have been talking tough about repeat shoplifting, including the possibility of introducing new laws which would see prolific shoplifters imprisoned. This has all been against a backdrop of concern… The Conversation · Aug 11, 2023
Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks; some, clinging to rocks, plucked to safety by copters Dozens of migrants have been dramatically brought to safety by Italian rescuers as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023
UN bodies call for urgent action over Panama’s Darién Gap migration route UN Refugee Agency and IOM urge steps – including more legal pathways for migrants – to curb humanitarian crisis The Guardian - US · Aug 3, 2023
‘We can’t endure this’: Migrants suffer in extreme Tunisian heat As blistering heatwave hits Tunisia, migrants from sub-Saharan African countries are enduring unbearable conditions. Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2023
Radio France Internationale · Jul 13, 2023 Over three million Sudanese people have fled their homes as violence continues, UN says More than three million people have now fled their homes in Sudan in reponse to the spiralling violence of the three-month-old conflict between rival armed forces, the United Nations has said.
Al Jazeera · Jul 13, 2023 How to donate to the Sudan refugee response The conflict, which started in April, has displaced more than three million people, according to the UN.
France 24 · Jul 12, 2023 War in Sudan has displaced over three million people, says UN The United Nations on Wednesday said nearly three months of war in Sudan have uprooted more than three million people, and called for the warring sides to face "accountability".
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023 Raging conflict in Sudan displaces over 3.1 million people, UN says The U.N. says the conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including over 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries
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WEKU · Jun 28, 2023 Nearly 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year. Here's why Flimsy boats, EU policies and an increase in migrants attempting the crossing are some of the factors converging to make this year an especially deadly one.
Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2023 UN agencies seek ‘decisive action’ from EU after Greece tragedy International Organization for Migration and UN Refugee Agency say EU must put ‘safety’ at centre of Mediterranean plan.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 17, 2023 UN demands urgent action after Greece migrant boat tragedy The United Nations has called for in-depth investigations into the migrant boat sinking off Greece this week, believed to have left hundred dead, and urgent action to prevent further tragedies.
Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2023 Brit's fears for missing cousins after at least 78 died in Greece boat horror The boat was estimated to be carrying up to 750 people when it capsized and sank at around 2am on Wednesday morning, according to the UN migration agency
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023 Greece shipwreck disaster exposes Europe’s deadly failure Central Mediterranean migration route grows ever more perilous amid bickering over safe and legal passage
France 24 · Jun 15, 2023 Greece scours sea for survivors of migrant shipwreck, hundreds still missing Rescue workers transferred the bodies of dead migrants to refrigerated trucks as a major search continued Thursday for possible survivors of a sea disaster in southern Greece. Hundreds of people are still feared missing.