2023 deadliest year for migrants in a decade

2023 deadliest year for migrants in a decade

(VOVWORLD) -At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since record-keeping began a decade ago, the UN's International Organization for Migration...
Vietnam, IOM forge closer cooperation

Vietnam, IOM forge closer cooperation

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is committed to cooperating with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to carry out the Global Compact for Migration, said Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Head of the Permanent Mission...
Ocean Viking rescues 86 people offshore Libya

Ocean Viking rescues 86 people offshore Libya

(VOVWORLD) - The SOS Méditerranée organization, which operates the Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship, said Tuesday that it rescued 86 people off the coast of Libya when their ship sank on...
UN Refugee Chief calls for peace in Ukraine

UN Refugee Chief calls for peace in Ukraine

(VOVWORLD) -The head of the UN refugee agency Filippo Grandi said Sunday that he hopes peace will prevail in Ukraine, with more than 4.8 million Ukrainians having fled their...
Russia, Ukraine continue to evacuate civilians

Russia, Ukraine continue to evacuate civilians

(VOVWORLD) -19,000 people, including 3,000 children, were evacuated in the past day from dangerous areas in Ukraine and the Luhansk and Donetsk region to Russia, Colonel Mikhail Mizintsev...
Ukraine crisis displaces 4.2 million people

Ukraine crisis displaces 4.2 million people

(VOVWORLD) -Nearly 4.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out on February 24, according to data released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ...