A record number of at least 8,938 people died on immigration paths around the world in 2024, the UN said today, stressing that the real account is “probably much higher” because many dead are not recorded. “The growing number of dead immigrants around the world is a tragedy that is unacceptable and which we can avoid,” commented Deputy General Manager of the International Organization for Migration (DOM/IOM), Ugocsi Daniels in a statement. According to data gathered by the UN service, at least 8,938 people died on migration routes around the world in 2024 “something that makes this year with the most deaths ever recorded”. This is the fifth consecutive year that the IMU records an increase, she said. “The increase in the number of dead in so many areas of the world shows why we need an international and holistic response to prevent further tragic losses of human lives,” Daniels said. […]
Source: News Beast
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