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7,900 Died, Disappeared on Migration Routes in 2025: UN
Sea routes to Europe accounted for more than 40% of fatalities, and the agency said aid cuts left 1,500 suspected cases unverified.
- On Tuesday, April 21, the International Organization for Migration reported 7,904 migrant deaths and disappearances in 2025, describing the figures as a continuation of a global failure to prevent these losses.
- Documented deaths and disappearances since 2014 have now surpassed 80,000, with the IOM citing unprecedented aid cuts and restricted information that rendered many migrants invisible during 2025.
- Families of missing migrants include an estimated 340,000 people directly affected by the "ongoing crisis of missing migrants," facing psychological, social, legal, and economic impacts from unresolved disappearances.
- Urging countries to find the political will to create safe pathways, the IOM warned that people are increasingly forced into dangerous, irregular journeys when legal alternatives are unavailable.
- May 2026's International Migration Review Forum presents a critical opportunity to change global dynamics and improve safety on migration routes, the IOM noted as a pathway forward.
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According to the International Organization for Migration IOM, almost 8,000 people died or lost on escape routes last year.
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About 8,000 migrants died or were reported missing worldwide during 2025, according to new data published this Tuesday by the International Organization of...
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