Death toll rises off Djibouti coast, IOM returns stranded migrants from Yemen
The UN migration agency IOM says the death toll has risen to 42 after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti. Sixteen children were among the dead.
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Djibouti: 39 dead after smuggler's boat capsizes
At least 39 people have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti in East Africa. The UN migration agency IOM said 16 of the victims were children.
IOM urges funds to help migrants in Horn of Africa and Yemen
The UN migration agency, regional governments and 38 partner countries have launched an appeal for 99 million dollars in aid for over half a million migrants in the Horn of Africa and Yemen.
IOM celebrates migrant women's resilience in the face of COVID-19
IOM UK recently set up an online conference to showcase migrant women's resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference came a week after International Women's Day, and featured five women who had migrated to the UK from various parts of the world.
Rebel forces in Yemen admit responsibility for deadly fire at migrant center
Houthi rebels in Yemen have admitted that their forces had caused a blaze killing 45 people at a migrant center earlier in March. More than a dozen soldiers and officials will be tried in court.
Houthis express regret over migrant deaths in Yemen fire
In Yemen the leader of the Iran-backed Houthi group, which is fighting the government, has expressed "deep regret" over the migrant deaths in a fire last week. He said an investigation is under way, after the UN called for a probe into the incident.
Migrants in Yemen demand international probe into deadly fire
A leader of the migrant community in Yemen has called for an international probe into the deadly fire at a detention center. The blaze had killed at least 44 people, most of them Ethiopian migrants, earlier this month.
Yemen detention center fire highlights dangers for migrants
More than 170 people are being treated in hospital after a deadly fire which broke out in a migrant detention center in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, claiming at least as many as 30 lives. The cause of the fire is not known, but it is believed that the detainees were being kept in overcrowded and inhumane conditions in the facility.
Yemen: Several killed in migrant detention center fire
People seeking to find work in oil-rich Gulf states have been killed in a devastating fire at a Yemeni migrant detention center.
Horn of Africa: At least 20 migrants dead after smugglers push them overboard
At least 20 migrants died on Wednesday after smugglers threw them overboard during a voyage from Djibouti to Yemen, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). It's the third such incident in the Gulf of Aden in six months.
Giving up on the 'Eastern Route': Why increasing numbers of migrants are returning home
Although hundreds of thousands of Africans are still choosing to migrate along the so-called "Eastern Route" between the Horn of Africa and the Gulf States via Yemen, a growing number are giving up on their dream and going back home. A new report by IOM Nairobi found that many migrants who set off were largely unaware of the migration risks prior to departure.
IOM: 'At least 8 migrants dead, 12 missing' off Djibouti
The IOM said on Sunday that there are at least "8 migrants dead and 12 are missing at sea" after being forced off a boat by smugglers off the coast of Djibouti. The migrants were traveling from Yemen, the UN organization added.