US EditionOver 72,000 Migrants Dead, Disappeared Globally Since 2014: UN
- More than 72,000 migrants have died or disappeared globally along migration routes since 2014, according to a UN agency report.
- This high death toll results from people fleeing insecurity, conflict, humanitarian crises, and lack of safe options in their home countries.
- The Central Mediterranean remains the deadliest route, with nearly 25,000 lost at sea, many after departing from war-torn Libya, alongside deaths of Afghans and Rohingya.
- IOM chief Amy Pope called for global funding to enhance community stability and expand opportunities, aiming to make migration a voluntary decision rather than a last resort, and highlighted that many migrants remain unaccounted for due to gaps in data.
- The true migrant death toll is likely higher than recorded due to data gaps, particularly in war zones and disaster areas, highlighting the need for safer, legal migration pathways.
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Over 72,000 migrants dead, disappeared globally since 2014: UN
GENEVA: More than 72,000 deaths and disappearances have been documented along migration routes around the world in the past decade, most of them in crisis-affected countries, the United Nations said...
Over 72,000 migrants dead, disappeared globally since 2014
GENEVA — More than 72,000 deaths and disappearances have been documented along migration routes around the world in the past decade, most of them in crisis-affected countries, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Last year saw the highest migrant death toll on record, with at least 8,938 people dying on migration routes, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). "These numbers are a tragic reminder that people risk their li…
UN says over 72,000 migrants dead, disappeared globally since 2014
More than 72,000 deaths and disappearances have been documented along migration routes around the world in the past decade, most of them in crisis-affected countries, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The year 2024 was marked by the largest number of deaths of migrants ever recorded.
Over 72,000 Migrants Dead, Disappeared Globally Since 2014: UN
More than 72,000 deaths and disappearances have been documented along migration routes around the world in the past decade, most of them in crisis-affected countries, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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