par This Is Beirut, 05/01 13:53 - Reading : less than a minute
More than 76,000 people left their homes in southern Lebanon due to clashes on the border between Hezbollah and Israel since the start of the war in Gaza on October 7. According to figures reported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 76,018 southerners have been displaced in Lebanon, taking refuge in the capital Beirut and the ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/03 17:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
death Illegal Migration IOM Mediterranean migration United Nations
The UN's International Organization for Migration has released new figures, on Wednesday, claiming over 8000 migrants deaths on migration routes last year, making 2023 the deadliest year for migrants for a decade. Although IOM acknowledges the true death toll is likely far higher. At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/08 17:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Humanitarian crisis IOM Sudan UN
Sudan is at a catastrophic "breaking point," with tens of thousands of preventable deaths looming due to multiple crises, the United Nations' migration agency warned Monday. The International Organization for Migration said famine and floods were adding to a catalogue of challenges facing millions of people in the war-torn country, amid the ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/09 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations said Wednesday that some 90,000 people had been displaced in Lebanon this week, as Israel pounds what it says are Hezbollah targets across the country and the Lebanese group attacks Israel. Since Monday, the UN's International Organization for Migration has recorded "90,530 newly displaced persons", a statement said. Among ...
