IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 67,122 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 26 August, with 27,994 to Spain, the leading destination this year.
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UN calls for indictment of Myanmar military leaders
Top military commanders in Myanmar should be investigated and prosecuted for the “gravest” crimes against civilians under international law, including genocide, United Nations-appointed investigators said on Monday.
Sierra Leone: Lawlessness and Indiscipline Among Youths, a Security Threat!
Mr. Francis Langumba Keili, Director of Planning and Inter-Agency
Relations at the ONS said “lawlessness and indiscipline are becoming insurmountable
and rank within the first and second security threats for the past five years.”
Major outbreaks averted, thousands of lives saved; but Rohingyas continue to be vulnerable: WHO
The arrival of nearly 700,000 Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar beginning 25 August 2017 was one of the largest ever population influxes over such a short span of time.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 65,576 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,546
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 65,576 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 22 August, with 27,577 to Spain, the leading destination this year. This compares with 120,624 arrivals across the region through the same… Read More ›
UNHCR and IOM Chiefs Call for More Support as the Outflow of Venezuelans Rises Across the Region
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and the Director General of the United Nations Migration Agency, IOM, William Lacy Swing appealed for greater support from the international community to the countries and communities in the region receiving a… Read More ›
UNICEF warns of ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya youth, one year after Myanmar exodus
The refugee crisis in Bangladesh sparked by the mass exodus of people from Myanmar almost a year ago risks creating a “lost generation” of Rohingya children who lack the life skills they will need in future, the United Nations Children’s… Read More ›
