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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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

Al Jazeera

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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

Liverpool Echo

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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’

The Guardian - UK

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

The Independent UK

IOM Report: African Migrants Remain Victim of Abuse in Yemen

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

OIC and IOM Discuss Means to Enhance Joint Cooperation

Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural and Social Affairs and Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary-General to Afghanistan Tarig Ali Bakhiet has met with Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Antonio Vitorino, at the IOM’s headquarters in Geneva, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. Thursday's meeting highlighted…

Al Jazeera

22 Malians, including children, die in boat disaster off Libya

Sixty-one others were rescued and those healthy enough were taken to a detention centre in Libya.

Axios

SCOTUS allows Biden to end "Remain in Mexico" policy

The court is allowing Biden to end the program, but is also sending the case back to lower courts.

Axios

Trump-era Remain in Mexico program under new scrutiny ahead of Supreme Court ruling

A migrant woman tried to take her own life earlier this month while waiting in a shelter in Mexico, Axios has learned.

Reuters

Exclusive-Three migrants were kidnapped in Mexico. The U.S. had vowed to protect them

Three asylum seekers were kidnapped in April while in a U.S. migration program that had placed them in the care of Mexican officials in the city of Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Texas, one of the victims and the U.N. migration agency said.

The Independent UK

IOM: Up to 600 missing at sea in 3 months in Central Med

The International Organization for Migration says up to 600 people attempting to reach Europe by sea from Tunisia and Libya have gone missing during the first three months of 2022

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