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Nearly 9,000 migrants died last year in record death toll, UN agency says

The agency recently announced it was suspending many programmes around the world and firing hundreds of employees due to US-led aid cuts.

Euronews

Migrant deaths hit new record in 2024 with at least 8,938 lives lost

At least 8,938 people died while attempting to migrate to another country in 2024 – marking the deadliest year on record for migrants worldwide, the UN said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

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

The Independent UK

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Six dead, 40 missing as migrant boat capsizes near Italy’s Lampedusa

Italian media say 10 people rescued as search continues for more survivors.

Al Jazeera

Millions of migrants and hundreds of staff impacted by US and other aid cuts, UN agency says

The United Nations migration agency says it is scaling back or ending projects worldwide and firing staff following funding cuts led by the United States

The Independent UK

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Triggers Surge in Migrants Seeking Return to Home Countries: 'I Never Wanted to Live Here in Mexico'

The International Organization for Migration revealed that more than three times more migrants applied for its voluntary return program in February than during the same period last year

Latin Times

UN Migration Agency Laying Off Around 20% Of HQ Staff Amid US Aid Cuts: Sources

The UN migration agency, which has been hit hard by US foreign aid cuts, has launched more mass layoffs, impacting around a fifth of staff at its Geneva headquarters, employees said Friday.

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War Of Words: Myanmar Migrants Face Disinformation In Thailand

More than a million people have fled Myanmar's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand, where experts say nationalists are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them.

International Business Times

UN migration agency suspends aid cut to Rohingya refugees in Indonesia

International Organization for Migration confirms there will be no planned cuts in their aid work for Rohingya refugees

The Independent UK

From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze

Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and even the United States

The Independent UK

Two dead, 186 missing after four boats sink off Yemen and Djibouti: UN

UN migration agency says two bodies recovered off Djibouti while dozens of migrants and five Yemeni crew remain missing.

Al Jazeera

Record number of children died crossing Channel last year, says UN

Data from UN agency’s Missing Migrants Project should serve as ‘wake-up call’, say officials

The Guardian - UK

Isolated in 'harsh conditions:' Deportee from US details legal limbo in Panama camp near Darien Gap

A deportee from the United States detained in a camp in rural Panama, among a hundred who refused to return to their countries, has described waiting in limbo under “harsh conditions” and cut off from access to legal council and other rights

The Independent UK

Costa Rica joins Panama in detaining deportees from the US in stopover back to their countries

A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, half of them minors from various countries, is set to land in Costa Rica

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Young, old, refugees and returnees: thousands fleeing violence cross border into South Sudan

Makeshift hospitals and informal settlements deal with daily influx of those escaping the war in Sudan

The Independent UK

US aid freeze sets back fight against human trafficking in Cambodia

President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow organizations fighting human trafficking and forced labor in Cambodia, where tens of thousands of people are held captive and forced to work in call centers running telephone scams

Al Jazeera

Bodies of migrants in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, UN says

IOM urges ‘dignified recovery’ and identification of dozens of bodies discovered in two mass graves in Libya.

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Haiti's Internal Displacement Surpasses 1 Million Amid Gang Violence

Learn about the record internal displacement crisis in Haiti due to gang violence, affecting over 1 million people. Urgent coordinated efforts are required...

The Independent UK

UN migration agency says gang violence in Haiti leads to tripling of internally displaced people

The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement within Haiti has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people

Latin Times

Gang Violence in Haiti Displaces Thousands More People as Government Declares 'War' on Armed Groups

This surge a adds to the nearly 800,000 Haitians already internally displaced by gang violence across the country.

The Independent UK

Cyclone Chido map: ‘Horrific’ devastation as French island Mayotte hit by most powerful cyclone in 90 years

Hundreds – if not thousands – are feared dead in Indian Ocean territory

The Independent UK

Migrant workers in Lebanon are trying to return home after alleged abuses and then war

Hundreds of migrant workers in Lebanon are waiting to be repatriated after the ceasefire ending the war between the Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Israel went into effect last month

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