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July 29, 2022
Africa: Human Trafficking - 'All-Out Assault' On Rights, Safety and Dignity, Says UN Chief
Human trafficking is a horrific crime and "an all-out assault on people's rights, safety and dignity," Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, the eve of World… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: IOM - Uptick in Migrants Heading Home As World Rebounds From Covid-19
According to the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) 2021 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights published on Thursday, nearly 50,000 migrants were assisted to… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Libya: Migrant Deaths in Desert 'Wake-Up Call' for Stronger Protections
The UN migration agency on Friday deplored the deaths of at least 20 migrants in the Libyan desert and renewed its call for stronger migrant protection along the Chad-Libya border. Read more »
June 28, 2022
Morocco: Morocco-Spain Migrant Deaths Should Be Investigated Urgently - UN Rights Office
The deaths of at least 23 migrants seeking to reach Spanish territory from Morocco should be investigated urgently by both countries, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday,… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Rwanda: UK's Bid to Export Some Refugees to Rwanda 'All Wrong' - UN Refugee Chief
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday dismissed the British Government's proposal to process United Kingdom-bound asylum seekers in Rwanda, describing the… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: Mediterranean Sea Journeys for Migrants Have Grown More Deadly - UNHCR
Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted by people-smugglers, are at greater risk of dying now than for years, the UN… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Ethiopia: First-Ever Voluntary Flights From Yemen Airlift Stranded Ethiopians Home
For the first time ever, 150 Ethiopian migrants are flying to Addis Ababa on a Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) flight from Yemen's conflict-affected Ma'rib governarate, the UN… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Africa: 'We Must Not Turn Our Backs' On Migrants Stranded in Yemen
With some 27,800 migrants having crossed from the Horn of Africa into war-torn Yemen this year, the UN migration agency, IOM, expressed concern on Tuesday over the safety and… Read more »
May 20, 2022
Africa: Global Action Needed to Streamline Pandemic Travel Measures
Countries must find consensus on clear, equitable and streamlined pandemic travel measures, the heads of two organizations working to improve migration said on Friday during on… Read more »
April 29, 2022
Africa: Deaths At Sea On Migrant Routes to Europe Almost Double, Year On Year
More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the Atlantic last year, hoping to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on… Read more »
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