Although the overall toll was lower than the 9,197 deaths recorded in 2024, the agency said the reduction was partly due to around 1,500 suspected cases that could not be verified because of aid and monitoring gaps.

‘Nearly 8,000 dead or missing’: UN data exposes scale of migrant deaths in 2025, Europe’s sea routes most deadly

The United Nations migration agency said on Friday (Mar 22) that a mass grave containing at least 65 bodies was discovered in southwest Libya. The mass grave was discovered by Libyan security forces, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.

Mass grave of 65 people discovered in southwest Libya, says UN agency; probe launched

More than 60 people, including women and children, are said to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, on Saturday (Dec 16), according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

More than 60 people, including women and children, drown in shipwreck off Libya, says IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), an agency of the United Nations (UN), said on Wednesday (September 13) that at least 30,000 people have been left homeless due to the catastrophic floods in Libya's Derna.

Libya floods: UN agency says at least 30,000 left homeless in Derna; death toll crosses 5,000

More than 600 migrants hoping to reach Europe from Libya have been stopped since Friday, the navy said, as the International Organization for Migration warned Libya was "not a safe port".

Over 600 Europe-bound migrants returned to Libya: Navy

Japan's ambassador to Colombia said on Thursday (July 04) that his country would provide approximately 4,500,000 dollars to two United Nations agencies to help deal with the influx of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. Ambassador Keiichiro Morishita signed an agreement in Bogota on Thursday that would provide the funding to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

Japan To Help Migrant Crisis In Colombia

This is one of the worst migrant boat accidents in Tunisia in recent years

At least 46 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisian coast