IOM – International Organization for Migration [to 2 January 2016]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases
Selected Press Releases

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Over 3,770 Migrants Have Died Trying to Cross the Mediterranean to Europe in 2015
12/31/15
Geneva – With over 3,770 estimated deaths, 2015 has been the deadliest year on record for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean, trying to reach Europe. In comparison, approximately 3,270 deaths were recorded in the Mediterranean in 2014. Globally, IOM estimates that over 5,350 migrants died in 2015.
The deadliest month in 2015 was April when nearly 1,250 migrants died, mainly due to the worst tragedy on record involving migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa, in which an estimated 800 migrants died when their overcrowded vessel capsized off the coast of Libya. Only 28 survivors were rescued and brought to Italy.

Irregular Migrant, Refugee Arrivals in Europe Top One Million in 2015: IOM
12/22/15
Greece – IOM confirmed yesterday (21/12) that over a million irregular migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2015, mostly from Syria, Africa and South Asia.

South Korea Welcomes First Refugees for Resettlement
12/22/15
Republic of Korea – For the first time in its history, the Republic of Korea will tomorrow (23/12) welcome its first group of 22 refugees from Myanmar for resettlement.

IOM Facilitates Resettlement of Refugees from Sudan to Germany
12/22/15
Sudan – An IOM charter flight has flown 179 Eritrean, Ethiopian and Syrian refugees (42 families) from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to Kassel in Germany for resettlement.

IOM Delivers Aid to Inaccessible Earthquake-Affected Areas in Afghanistan
12/22/15
Afghanistan – IOM has distributed relief items to 507 earthquake-affected families in Badakhshan province’s Wardoj and Baharak districts, where humanitarian access has limited in the past months.

Dominican Migration in Argentina: IOM Study
12/22/15
Argentina – IOM Argentina and the Argentine Commission for Refugees and Migrants (CAREF) have launched a new study: “Dominican Migration in Argentina. Pathways in the New Century (2000-2015).”