UN Finds Increase in Migrant Deaths on 2 Routes in Early 2026 Amid Vatican Concerns
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The deaths and disappearances of migrants have more than doubled along the Central Mediterranean Route and tripled in the Eastern Mediterranean Route during the first four months of 2026 compared to the same period of 2025, despite the decline in arrivals. This is evident from data published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which show that extreme weather conditions, conflicts, economic pressures and changes in migration po…
UN finds increase in migrant deaths on 2 routes in early 2026 amid Vatican concerns
The U.N. found an increase in migrant deaths from drowning incidents in the Mediterranean Sea, an issue about which Pope Leo XIV has expressed serious concerns. [...]
The death toll on one of the main routes to Europe is rising. In four months, 46 percent fewer people crossed it, but the number of victims increased by 111 percent.
The immigration agency revealed in a report that more than half of the victims were registered only in January, when cyclone Harry struck the region and caused several shipwrecks.
This 2026 has recapitulated the deaths and disappearances of migrants on the border between Mexico and the United States, as shown by the data collected by the Missing Migrants Project (MMP) of the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations. According to the data, between January and July 2026 there were 16 deaths or disappearances of migrants; for the same period of 2025 there were 11 cases, that is, an increase of five case…
UN report reveals a dramatic 111% increase in the deaths of migrants in the Central Mediterranean in the first months of 2026. Pope Leo XIV points out responsible for the tragedy.
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