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Missing Migrants: Causes of deaths and disappearances during transit worldwide, by region, 2014 - 2023

Migrant deaths and disappearances

Since 2014, more than 4,000 fatalities have been recorded annually on migratory routes worldwide. 2023 marked the deadliest year with more than 8,000 deaths recorded, marking a decade of documenting migrant deaths...
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GCM Development process

On 19 September 2016, Heads of State and Government from the 193 UN Member States came together at the UN General Assembly to discuss topics related to migration and refugees at the global level. The adoption of t...
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Migrant rights

Under international law, migrants have human rights by virtue of their humanity. International customary law and international human rights instruments are of universal application and therefore set States duties ...
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Smuggling of migrants

Migrant smuggling refers to the movement of persons across international borders for financial benefit (IOM, 2019, derived from the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing th...

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Data show Afghans are increasingly relying on smuggling

According to latest Quarterly Update on Asia from the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), data collected from the 4MI project show Afghan migrants are reporting an increasing reliance ...
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Smuggling networks along the Central Mediterranean Route (CMR)

This article is part of a blog series on the edited volume "Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean: trends, risks, development, governance". The volume features co...

Why are data on trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants important and why do we need to improve them?

Data on trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants save lives. In the trafficking context, understanding locations where trafficking occurs and specific populations most at risk of becoming victims of traffi...

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Migrant Smuggling in the World: A Global Story

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