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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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UN: Year is off to a deadly start for migrants crossing Med

The migration agency of the United Nations says 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 Independent UK

Germany takes in 32 survivors from migrant shipwreck off Italy

Germany has taken in 32 of the survivors from last month's migrant shipwreck off southern Italy, Italian and United Nations authorities said on Friday.

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The calculus of war: Tallying Ukraine toll an elusive task

Quantifying the toll of Russia’s war in Ukraine remains an elusive goal a year into the conflict

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Int’l Organization Says 73 Migrants 'Presumed' Dead off Libya Coast

At least 73 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank on Wednesday off the coast of Libya, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. The boat carrying 80 people had departed from Qasr al-Akhyar, east of the capital Tripoli, and was heading to Europe, the IOM…

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UN says 73 people presumed dead in shipwreck off Libya

Seven survivors made it back to the Libyan shores in ‘extremely dire conditions’, according to the UN migration agency.

Al Jazeera

Rise in Horn of Africa migrants a worry, says UN official

The head of the International Organization for Migration says the numbers of women and children migrating from the Horn of Africa to Gulf countries through Yemen has significantly increased

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At least 73 migrants presumed dead after shipwreck off Libya

At least 73 migrants were reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the official Twitter account of International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Turkey and Syria earthquake latest: death toll rises to more than 23,700 – as it happened

Rescue efforts continue amid growing criticism of UN response in Syria and calls for full humanitarian access

The Guardian - AU

Syrian White Helmets chief slams U.N. earthquake response

The head of the Syrian "White Helmets" emergency response group accused the United Nations on Friday of failing to deliver appropriate humanitarian aid to rebel-held areas of the country ravaged by a major earthquake and its aftershocks.

Reuters

New U.S. migrant rules push down foot traffic in Colombia-Panama jungle, says IOM chief

The number of people making a perilous crossing on foot of the Darien Gap jungle between Colombia and Panama as they head north to try to get to the United States has dropped significantly since the U.S. government tightened its rules on migrants, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.

Reuters

NGOs lament ‘human cost’ of Italy’s push to curb refugee arrivals

Critics say policies pursued by Italy’s new government will lead to more deaths in the Mediterranean.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia to investigate after 27 bodies discovered in Zambia

UN migration agency ‘shocked and alarmed’ by the incident along the southern migration route from the Horn of Africa.

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Angling: Wallasey’s Gavin Parker takes top honours at John Williams Memorial Match

The North West Association of Sea Angling Clubs held the John Williams two-day memorial match on Otterspool Promenade last Friday and Saturday. This one, based at the Britannia Pub, saw competitors welcome travellers from all over Wales, IOM, Irel

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‘Destitution is almost inevitable’: Afghan refugees in Greece left homeless by failed system

Catch-22 system leaves people facing eviction upon being granted refugee status – yet unable to claim rent subsidies without accommodation

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UN Report Warns of Irregular Migration from Horn of Africa to Yemen

The Horn of Africa and Yemen is one of the busiest and riskiest migration corridors in the world, traveled by hundreds of thousands of migrants, most of whom cross irregularly, often relying on smugglers to facilitate movement, according to a recent UN report. According to the International Organization of Migration…

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EU to Cooperate with Egypt to Limit Illegal Migration from Libya

The European Union, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the French CIVIPOL agreed on a package of measures to enhance cooperation between the EU and Egypt to address illegal migration. The EU signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80-million-euro border management program,…

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Ethiopians found in Malawi mass grave thought to have suffocated

Bodies tentatively identified as adults being secretly transported to South Africa on perilous ‘southern route’

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Report: 96K Haitians flee homes amid spike in gang violence

The U.N.'s International Organization for Migration says gang violence has forced some 96,000 people to flee their homes in Haiti’s capital as the country faces a crisis that has prompted the government to request foreign troops

Asharq Al-Awsat

IOM Report: African Migrants Remain Victim of Abuse in Yemen

African migrants remain the victims of widespread violations committed by smugglers in Yemen.

Reuters

Millions of Venezuelan migrants lacking access to basic services

Some 4.3 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants face difficulty accessing basic services, food, and formal employment, a statement from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Fewer people cross Mediterranean; many still die

The back-to-back shipwrecks of migrant boats off Greece that left at least 22 people dead this week has once again put the spotlight on the dangers of the Mediterranean migration route to Europe

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria’s Security Services Arrest Survivors of Lebanon’s ‘Death Boat’

Director General of the General Authority of al-Basel Hospital Dr. Iskandar Ammar said all the survivors of the migrant boat sinking off Syria’s coast have been discharged from the hospital after their health improved. His remarks came in light of reports that said Syrian security agencies had detained several young…

The Guardian - UK

Fifty million people now trapped in modern slavery in a ‘surge of exploitation’

New estimates say the past five years has seen 10m more people enslaved and millions more children forced into early marriage

Asharq Al-Awsat

IOM Trains Libyan Forces on Migrant Rescue Missions

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday it organized a two-week training for Libyan officials to rescue irregular migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean. The training is sponsored by the Organization under its project “Protecting Vulnerable Migrants and Stabilizing Communities in Libya,” which is financed by the European…

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