News headlines for “Immigration”, page 2
Migrants paid up to $500 million in smuggling fees on European sea routes
- UN News
The price tag for smuggling on European sea routes reached up to half a billion dollars last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN migration office, IOM, reported on Wednesday.
‘Prioritize Social Inclusion as Rapid Transformations Risk Leaving Millions Behind’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 16 (IPS) - The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) new report, which addresses the rapid global transformations driven by artificial intelligence (AI), demographic shifts, climate change, and conflict, highlights the widening disparities in employment, social inclusion, and access to services.
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2026
- Inter Press Service
A safe home is more than a roof over our heads. It is the foundation of health, security, opportunity and human dignity. Yet for billions of people, that foundation remains out of reach.
Middle East Escalation Could Leave 11.7 Million More Women and Girls Facing Food Insecurity by End-2026
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, October 13 (IPS) - An additional 11.7 million women and girls could face food insecurity by the end of 2026, as the escalation in the Middle East and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz drive up food prices and strain livelihoods and household resources, according to a new UN Women analysis published today.
‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts
- UN News
The money is running out faster than needs are growing: with 117 million men, women and children now forced from their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has received just $3 billion of the $8.5 billion it needs this year – and its chief, Barham Salih, warns that the global support system for asylum-seekers risks buckling.
Djibouti shipwreck: Death toll rises to 139 as 84 remain missing
- UN News
At least 139 migrants have died after their boat capsized off Djibouti, with a further 84 people still missing, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Sunday.
UNICEF Warns Impending El Niño Threatens Education, Health, and Safety for Millions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) - New figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) project that the impending 2026-2027 El Niño cycle could be one of the strongest on record. Marked by unusually wet and dry conditions, this cycle is forecast to trigger a host of extreme weather events, threatening the health, security, education, and development of over 347 million children worldwide.
Nearly 50,000 Women and Girls Killed or Severely Injured in Gaza in Three Years of War – One in 21 Gazan Women and Girls
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) - Since October 2023, 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or seriously injured.
Workers Helping Feed the World but Starved of Dignity
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, October 6 (IPS) - A new report reveals widespread labour exploitation among food system workers, warning that keeping the world fed comes at the cost of human dignity.
Djibouti faces ‘overlapping emergencies’ as Yemen’s refugee exodus continues
- UN News
Djibouti is facing “overlapping emergencies” as refugees fleeing the conflict in Yemen arrive on its shores while migrants continue to travel in the opposite direction, the UN migration agency (IOM) warned on Tuesday.
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