More than 500 feared dead after boats sink off Myanmar coast, UN says Published 16 Jul, 2026 11:10am Two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days
7,900 people died, disappeared on migration routes in 2025: UN Published 21 Apr, 2026 05:14pm GENEVA: Around 7,900 people died or disappeared on migration routes in 2025, taking the total dead and missing since...
19 migrants found dead by Italian coastguard off Lampedusa Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am ROME: The bodies of 19 migrants were recovered from an inflatable boat south of the island of Lampedusa on Wednesday...
Nearly 8,000 died or vanished on migrant routes in 2025, UN says Published 26 Feb, 2026 10:44pm Figure was down on 2024 when almost 9,200 deaths were recorded
APSSF 2026 opens in Karachi: Sindh showcases world’s largest housing reconstruction initiative Published 13 Feb, 2026 05:47am KARACHI: The Asia-Pacific Shelter and Settlements Forum (APSSF) 2026, the region’s premier platform for advancing...
53 migrants dead or missing in shipwreck off Libya: UN Published 10 Feb, 2026 05:50am GENEVA: The UN migration agency on Monday said 53 people were dead or missing after a boat capsized in the...
Over 10,000 people displaced in 3 days in Sudan: UN Published 29 Dec, 2025 05:16am PORT SUDAN, (Sudan): Violence in western and southern Sudan displaced more than 10,000 people within a three-day...
At least 54 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen, dozens missing Published 04 Aug, 2025 08:30am ADEN: At least 54 migrants died when a boat carrying around 150 people sank off Yemen’s coast in bad weather on...
Over 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June ahead of return deadline: IOM Published 30 Jun, 2025 01:44pm ISLAM QALA: More than 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June, most of them deported, as returns surge ahead of a deadline...
Five Pakistanis feared dead after shipwreck off the coast of Libya Published 18 Jun, 2025 09:51am At least five Pakistanis are feared dead in a shipwreck near Alshab port in Tripolitania, off the coast of Libya. As...
Nearly 9,000 people died on migration routes in 2024: UN Updated 21 Mar, 2025 04:10pm GENEVA: Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations...
Over 500,000 Afghans displaced due to climate disasters in 2024: IOM Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am KABUL: More than half a million people in Afghanistan were displaced due to climate disasters in 2024, the...
Driven out of Iran, Afghan refugees tell of ordeal Published 25 Sep, 2024 12:10pm ISLAM QALA: At the border with Iran, streams of Afghan refugees return with children in their arms, their entire...
More than 200 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: UN Published 11 May, 2024 03:05pm LAQAYI: More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United...
Half a million Afghans return from Pakistan: IOM Updated 22 Jan, 2024 10:22pm KABUL: More than 500,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the four months since Islamabad ordered undocumented migrants...
More than 60 dead off Libya in latest migrant tragedy: IOM Updated 17 Dec, 2023 01:18pm TRIPOLI: Around 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the...
Pakistan to observe day of mourning tomorrow over Greece boat tragedy Updated 18 Jun, 2023 10:58pm PM Shehbaz forms 4-member inquiry committee to ascertain facts of the tragedy
Bitter race for top UN migration job enters home stretch Published 12 May, 2023 12:07pm GENEVA: After months of an unusually acrimonious leadership battle, the International Organization for Migration...
Millions at risk of climate displacement in Middle East Published 30 Oct, 2022 12:21pm CAIRO: Little rainfall, aggressive heatwaves and worsening drought make the Middle East the most water-stressed...
50 million people stuck in ‘modern slavery’: UN Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am GENEVA: Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said Monday,...