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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 need for more safe, legal migration options,” Frank Laczko, director of IOM’s Global Migration Data...

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 number of people known to have lost their lives in 2020 is fewer than previous years, some routes saw a...

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 journeys across deserts and seas. Though the overall number of people known to have lost their liv...

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 started by two Iraqi women in Canada. Today, more people than ever live in a country other than the one i...