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Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement

In January 2025, Seema received an email from the International Organization for Migration saying that her flight from Pakistan to the United States, which she and her family were booked on after months of extensive interviewing and background checks by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, had been canceled.

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Nearly 60,000 Afghans Return From Pakistan In Two Weeks: IOM

Nearly 60,000 Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan since the start of April, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday, after Islamabad ramped up a campaign to deport migrants to Afghanistan.

International Business Times

Nearly 9,000 migrant deaths recorded last year by UN migration agency, real death toll likely higher

The International Organization for Migration recorded at least 8,938 migrant deaths in 2024

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Panama is Reportedly Holding Migrants in a Hotel After U.S. Deportation Flights: 'Only a Miracle Can Save Us'

A New York Times investigation shows the Panamanian government is holding migrants deported from the U.S. against their will in a hotel in Panama City.

Latin Times

Port-au-Prince sees 'unprecedented' displacement as gang violence escalates

More than 40,000 people fled their homes in Port-au-Prince in the space of just ten days this month, according to the International Organization for Migration. The Haitian capital is witnessing a spike in gang violence despite the presence of a multinational security mission.

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Bodies of 16 migrants recovered off Tunisia’s eastern coast

Samples have been taken to identify the bodies of the migrants and refugees ‘due to the extent of decomposition’.

Al Jazeera

Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens

The U.N.'s migration agency says nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people

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‘I will die trying’: Gambian migrant deportees dream of return to Europe

People who took the ‘backway’ to EU countries and were sent home find few opportunities.

Al Jazeera

Over 140 Cubans have died while trying to reach Florida in rafts this year, report shows

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is warning against taking the journey, highlighting the numerous perils involved

Latin Times

15 Killed, Dozens Missing In Migrant Wreck Off Mauritania: IOM

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.

International Business Times

At least 40 dead after a boat caught fire while travelling from Haiti to Turks and Caicos Islands

Tragedy continues turbulent time for country that has seen Kenyan police officers drafted in

Evening Standard

More than 10 million displaced in war-torn Sudan, IOM says

UN says 7.26 million people fled since war began in April 2023, with 2.83 million already displaced by previous wars.

Al Jazeera

Sudan's War Displaces Over 10 Million People

10 million internally displaced in Sudan due to conflict, urgent humanitarian aid needed. Visit AP for updates.

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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...

International Business Times

Half A Million Afghans Return From Pakistan: IOM

More than 500,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the four months since Islamabad ordered undocumented migrants to leave or face arrest, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday.

Al Jazeera

Protests erupt in Tunisian town as search continues for 37 missing migrants

Residents in the town of El Hancha are waiting to hear news of loved ones who disappeared crossing the Mediterranean.

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Al Jazeera

Afghans fled for a better future but 2 years later, it’s a dream for most

Millions of Afghans who have left their country since 2021 remain stuck in limbo as they seek to reach Western nations.

Al Jazeera

100 days of fighting in Sudan and no peace in sight: What to know

After a flurry of diplomatic activities, the warring parties seem far from engaging in any meaningful negotiations.

Radio France Internationale

UN warns that Sudan faces 'full-scale civil war'

Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.

Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting in its 18th day: A list of key events

Battles rage in Sudan despite the latest truce as the UN warns the conflict could turn into ‘a full-blown catastrophe’.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan Lab Seizure Poses Biohazard Risk during Lull in Battles

Fighting in Sudan eased on Tuesday and more foreigners and locals fled the capital Khartoum, where marauding combatants created what a UN agency said was a "high risk of biological hazard" by seizing a laboratory. The World Health Organization (WHO) said one of the warring parties had taken control of…

Reuters

Fourth U.N. worker killed in Sudan clashes, IOM says

An humanitarian worker was killed in Sudan earlier on Friday after his vehicle was hit by crossfire as he tried to move his family to safety, the International Organization for Migration said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Year Is off to a Deadly Start for Migrants Crossing Med

The first three months of 2023 were the deadliest first quarter in six years for migrants crossing the central Mediterranean Sea in smugglers’ boats, the UN migration agency reported Wednesday, citing nations' delays in initiating rescues as a contributing factor. The International Organization for Migration documented 441 migrant deaths along…

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