Hundreds feared missing or dead trying to cross the Mediterranean, says UN migration agency

January 27, 2026 12:53 PM

Hundreds feared missing or dead trying to cross the Mediterranean, says UN migration agency

Hundreds of people are feared dead or missing after attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, with reports of multiple shipwrecks in the last ten days following bad weather, the U.N. migration agency said on Monday. "The final toll may be significantly higher, a stark reminder that this route remains the deadliest migration corridor in the world," the IOM stated. Three people - including twin girls about one year old - were confirmed dead in Lampedusa, Italy, after a search-and-rescue operati...

UN migration agency says conflict, climate change driving global displacement

May 7, 2024 6:50 PM

UN migration agency says conflict, climate change driving global displacement

Conflict and climate change remain the most significant factors driving global displacement, the chief of the UN migration agency said in Dhaka on Tuesday (May 7), at an event launching the World Migration Report 2024. The report, showing a record number of displaced people and a major increase in international remittances, was launched by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Bangladeshi capital where its director general Amy Pope said she had visited the masses of Rohingya...