IOM: migrant deaths top 32,000 since 2014

IOM: migrant deaths top 32,000 since 2014

(VOVWORLD) - The International Organization for Migration says more than 32,000 migrants worldwide have died or gone missing between 2014 and 2018, with most fatalities occurring on the deadly Mediterranean...
UN agencies praise EU's migration deal

UN agencies praise EU's migration deal

(VOVWORLD) - UN humanitarian agencies on Friday broadly welcomed a freshly-inked deal on migration by European Union leaders which calls for more Member States to take responsibility within their borders for...
Vietnam Migration Profile 2016 released

Vietnam Migration Profile 2016 released

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Migration Profile 2016 has been released by the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
A thousand migrants rescued in the Niger desert

A thousand migrants rescued in the Niger desert

(VOVWORLD) - Rescue teams have saved a thousand African migrants abandoned by people smugglers in the Niger desert in recent months, the UN's International Office of Migration (IOM) reported Wednesday
Migrants to Europe plunge in 2016

Migrants to Europe plunge in 2016

(VOVworld)- The number of refugees who arrived on Europe's shores plunged by nearly two-thirds last year, but the number of those who died on the often perilous journey...
Europe remains divided over migrants

Europe remains divided over migrants

(VOVworld) – The migrant issue continues to divide Europe. With some EU leaders calling on people to stay united and show tolerance towards the migrants, who are fleeing armed conflicts, others...