At least eight drown in Red Sea as smugglers force migrants overboard

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At least eight drown in Red Sea as smugglers force migrants overboard

At least eight people are feared dead and 22 others are missing after smugglers stopped a boat carrying around 150 passengers likely bound for Yemen on 5 June. “These young people were forced into impossible choices by smugglers who show no regard for human life,” said Celestine Frantz, the UN migration agency’s Regional Director for […]

UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily

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UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily

In a statement on Monday, the UN agency said it is supporting Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) – not deportation – for those who decide to leave the US. At the request of the US Government, IOM is helping people who register to go back to their countries of origin voluntarily. “AVR is a well-established, rights-based […]