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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) convene today, the first-ever meeting of the Oversight Committee for Missing Migrants with South African authorities. South Africa is a major destination and transit country for migrants from the Eastern and Southern Africa regions and beyond, with a large number…

Tomorrow, on the occasion of the Italian National Day of Remembrance and Reception on 3 October, we remember the 368 victims – including 83 women and 9 children – of the tragic shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa on 3 October 2013, and those who have continued to lose their […]

Two women and four children were found dead in the Tunisian desert, confirmed an official on Thursday. It is presumed they "died of thirst."

Zim records several missing immigrants BY SILAS NKALA ZIMBABWE has been adjudged one of the countries with the highest number of missing immigrants, including the 21 who were swept away by the Limpopo River between 2014 and January 2021. The 21 were trying to cross the Zimbabwean border into South Africa. This was revealed by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in a report titled  Families of Missing Migrants: Their Search for Answers, the Impact of Loss and Recommendations for ...

Dans les Caraïbes, les clandestins défient la mer sur de simples esquifs Dessin de Cost paru dans Le Soir, Bruxelles. Entre la République dominicaine et Porto Rico le canal de la Mona engloutit chaque année le rêve américain de centaines de migrants qui meurent noyés dans la traversée. Reportage de la revue espagnole  5W dans la ville de Michès, côté dominicain. Nos services Par cette nuit de nouvelle lune, rien ne luit dans le ciel. À Michès, c’est le moment d’appareiller. ...

Berlin - Plus de 9 100 personnes sont mortes le long des itinéraires de migration irrégulière vers l'Espagne depuis 1988, selon les données recueillies par le Projet de l'OIM sur les migrants disparus et l'Association andalouse pour les droits de l'homme (APDHA). La grande majorité d'entre eux ont disparu en mer et leurs corps n'ont jamais été retrouvés. D'autres ont été

Eighteen of the remote rescue stations are already in place in the Rio Grande Valley, and 30 more are expected to be deployed by the end of September.

The Coast Guard suspended its search for 10 missing Cuban migrants approximately 16 miles south of Key West, Saturday, pending the development of new...

Publication 24 May 2021 South Africa is a major destination and transit country for migrants from the Eastern and Southern Africa regions and beyond. Though the Southern African route receives far less public attention than the Central Mediterranean route, the dangers and risks that migrants face along this route are of similar concern from a humanitarian perspective. Along the journey and within the country, migrants often face intense hardships and violations of their fundamental rights. This...

In a grim irony, more than 50 immigrants drowned when their boat capsized and sank off the coast of Tunisia on Monday just as the U.S. and several other countries in the region were starting a maritime exercise designed in part to test their ability to respond to mass migration and illicit trafficking.