migrants

EU6 years ago

European Commission stands by Italy on coping with migratory pressure on Lampedusa

Today (19 February) the European Commission has announced that it is stepping up its assistance to Italy. Firstly, the Frontex Joint Operation Triton will be extended...
EU6 years ago

UN expert calls on Europe to bank on migrants’ mobility to regain control of its borders

“The European Union must bank on mobility in order to regain control over its borders,” the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants,...
EU6 years ago

Conference in Brussels: 'It’s amazing what migrants bring'

Tomorrow (25 September), the IOM Country Office for Belgium and Luxembourg will be holding a special conference in Brussels to highlight the positive aspect of migration....
EU6 years ago

IOM assists probes into the deaths of hundreds of migrants lost this month off the Maltese coast

Investigations are proceeding in three countries following the loss of up to 500 migrants who sailed to Europe from the port of Damietta, Egypt, earlier this...
EU6 years ago

IOM says new witnesses provide further details of Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy

International Organization for Migration (IOM) Greece staff in Crete today (17 September) interviewed more survivors of the deliberate shipwreck of migrants heading to Europe from Egypt. The...
Frontpage6 years ago

IOM investigates reports of deliberate drowning of 500 migrants in Mediterranean

Investigators from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have obtained eyewitness testimony of a tragic incident in which as many as 500 migrants were drowned when their...
EU7 years ago

Italy rescues 1,000 migrants off Lampedusa in 24 hours

Italian navy and coastguard vessels have rescued more than 1,000 migrants off Lampedusa in the past 24 hours, according to Italian officials. On Thursday (2 January)...

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