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IOM – Tens of thousands of people live with the pain and uncertainty of not knowing the fate of their relatives and loved ones who went missing or died during migration journeys around the world. Besides the emotional toll, their lives may be forever marked by the many psychosocial, legal and financial impacts related to the disappearance of their relatives. “Families of missing migrants have little visibility, and their needs are barely addressed,” said Frank Laczko, Director of IOM’s ...

Posted:  04/08/21 New Delhi – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in India, the India Centre for Migration (ICM), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) this week (23/03) formally launched the project Strengthening Data-Informed and Migrant-Centred Migration Management Frameworks in India. The joint initiative has been developed in response to Government of India’s (GoI) investment in strengthening the availability of...

The Search for Their Missing Loved Ones: Migrant Communities in Southern Spain Format By: Marta Sánchez Dionis and Gabriella Sanchezi With the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (IOM GMDAC) is carrying out a qualitative research project in four different countries with people whose relatives went missing along migration routes. Our goal is to better understand how relatives cope with the uncertainty and tragedy while activ...

Migrants Day: Over 3,000 die during migration journeys in 2020 UNB 19th December, 2020 10:34:23 The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory routes worldwide so far in 2020. IOM released the data for 2020 inclusive upto December 17 on Friday on occasion of the International Migrants Day. Despite COVID-19 and the extensive travel restrictions and measures implemented on borders across the world in an attempt to contro...

IOM records over 3,000 migrant deaths so far this year Star Online Report Star Online Report The International Organization for Migrations (IOM)s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory routes worldwide so far in 2020. Despite Covid-19 and the extensive travel restrictions and measures implemented on borders across the world in an attempt to control the spread of the virus, tens of thousands of people continued to leave ...

The number of deaths recorded on migratory routes fell this year, although COVID-19 difficulties and so-called “invisible shipwrecks” mean the real number is probably much higher, officials at the United Nations migration agency said. The International Organization for Migration’s Missing Migrants Project showed 3,174 deaths compared with 5,327 in 2019. “People continue to lose their lives on irregular migration journeys despite the extensive travel restrictions in 2020, showing the nee...

Migrants in Vulnerable Situations Berlin – The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory routes worldwide so far in 2020. Despite COVID-19 and the extensive travel restrictions and measures implemented on borders across the world in an attempt to control the spread of the virus, tens of thousands of people continued to leave their homes and embark on dangerous journeys across deserts and seas. Though the overall num...

Over 3,000 people die during migration journeys in 2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic Format © IOM Berlin-- The International Organization for Migration (IOM)s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory routes worldwide so far in 2020. Despite COVID-19 and the extensive travel restrictions and measures implemented on borders across the world in an attempt to control the spread of the virus, tens of thousands of people continued to leave their homes and embark on dangerous...

16 December 2020 (United Nations)* — Since the earliest times, humanity has been on the move. Some people move in search of work or economic opportunities, to join family, or to study. Others move to escape conflict, persecution, terrorism, or human rights violations. Still others move in response to the adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters, or other environmental factors. Raber Y. Aziz/UN Migration Agency | Migrant women at work in the “Hopeful Hands” sewing factory start...