Nearly 6000 migrants died crossing the border last year

Nearly 6000 migrants died Nearly 9,000 people died crossing borders last year, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) said, the fifth consecutive year of record deaths. The agency released the data in a report on Friday (March 21). The IOM has documented at least 8,938 migrant deaths. However, the organization fears that the real number is much higher as many deaths go unreported. “The increase in deaths is alarming. The thousands of unreported deaths every year are even more tragic,” said Julia Black, coordinator of the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project. The…

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Rohingya funding crisis: UN Secretary-General assures, assistance will continue

Rohingya funding crisis: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured that all efforts will be made to ensure the necessary funds for the Rohingya. While visiting the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya on Wednesday (March 14), he said, “I promise that we will do everything we can to avoid a funding crisis. I will talk to all countries in the world to help us and ensure adequate funding.” Guterres said he will be vocal so that the international community does not forget the Rohingya. More assistance is urgently needed for the…

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Dr. Yunus promises all-out efforts for Rohingyas

dr-yunus-promises-all-out Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has pledged to make every effort with the United Nations so that the Rohingya can celebrate Eid next year in their home country of Rakhine, Myanmar. He said this in the presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after breaking iftar with 100,000 Rohingya at Camp Extension No. 20 in Ukhia on Wednesday (March 14). Yunus spoke in the regional language of Chittagong to establish better communication with the Rohingya. Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured that all efforts will be made to ensure…

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