Africa: Migrant Deaths Climb Sharply in 2026, New UN Data Shows
IOM said deaths on the central and eastern Mediterranean routes more than doubled as arrivals fell and disasters and conflict made crossings riskier.
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Africa: Migrant Deaths Climb Sharply in 2026, New UN Data Shows
Severe weather, war, economic pressure and shifting policies reshaped migration journeys across multiple regions in the first four months of 2026, driving a surge in deaths, according to new data released on Wednesday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
This year, there has been increased pressure from labor migration across South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
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Migrant deaths climb sharply in 2026, new UN data shows
Severe weather, war, economic pressure and shifting policies reshaped migration journeys across multiple regions in the first four months of 2026, driving a surge in deaths, according to new data released on Wednesday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
GENEVA – The deaths and disappearances of migrants have skyrocketed in the Mediterranean in 2026, even when the number of irregular arrivals in Europe has fallen dramatically, according to a report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released on Wednesday 12. Between January and April of this year, 821 people died or [...]
Despite the sharp decline in arrivals in Europe, the number of deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean in the first quarter of 2026 increased dramatically: it doubled on the central route to Italy and tripled on the eastern route to Greece.
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