International Organization For Migration

UNHCR commissioner Filippo Grandi, IMO director Antonio Vitorino demand freedom for migrants, refugees in Libyan centres

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and International Organization for Migration director Antonio Vitorino called for refugees and migrants held in Libyan centres to be freed and for countries to take them in.

Over 50 migrants dead, 68 rescued in Mediterranean crossings, off Tunisia; hunt for survivors continue

More than 50 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean, the majority off the coasts of Tunisia and Turkey.

Rohingya Crisis: Death toll from boat capsize off Bangladesh coast likely to cross 60, says UN

The death toll from a boat which capsized off Bangladesh carrying Rohingya refugees is set to pass 60, the UN migration agency said Friday.

Bangladesh begins rubella, polio vaccination for 1.5 lakh Rohingya refugee children

A rubella and polio vaccination campaign for 1.5 lakh children of Rohingya refugees started in Bangladesh on Saturday

Libya's coastguard intercepts 137 migrants off Tripoli coast, hands them over to anti-migration agency

Libya's coastguard intercepted 137 migrants including five women and three children on Sunday as they attempted to reach Europe, a migration official said.

Libya coastguard rescues 150 Europe-bound migrants off Tripoli

Libya's coastguard rescued at least 150 migrants who were trying to reach Europe on Monday after their inflatable boat had engine problems and began to sink, a navy spokesman said.

900 migrants, including 25 children, rescued off Libyan coast

Libyan coast guard rescued 900 migrants on five boats, including 98 women and 25 children, off the coast of Sabratha in western Libya

58 migrants perished in Mediterranean in a week, 100 still missing: UNHCR report

At least 58 migrants, including many children, perished in the Mediterranean last week trying to reach Italy, while 100 more are still missing, according to new figures published by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday.

Two boats capsize off Libya coast: 11 migrants dead, 200 missing in Mediterranean Sea

Eleven migrants have died and nearly 200 are missing after two boats sank off the coast of Libya, UN agencies said Monday citing survivors, in the latest such tragedy.

Tragic end: 33 Greece-bound migrants drown off Turkish coast

Anadolu Agency says coast guards rescued 75 others from the sea Saturday near the resort of Ayvacik en route to the Greek island of Lesbos.