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Some 200 illegal migrants returned to Libya
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday said that some 200 illegal migrants have been returned to Libya.
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UN calls for end to migrants' arbitrary detention in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], March 29 (ANI): The regional office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday called for an end to the arbitrary detention of migrants, as it reported that nearly 1,000 people were returned to Libya over the past 48 hours.
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Seafarers, aircrew need priority Covid-19 vaccination: UN bodies
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 27 (ANI): The heads of five UN organisations have called for maritime and air transport workers to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination, given their key role in supporting global trade and mobility which is essential for a sustainable socio-economic recovery.
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MEA thinktank, International Organisation for Migration collaborate for jo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): The India Centre for Migration (ICM), a research think tank of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) entered into a collaboration for a joint study on "Strengthening data-informed and migrant-centered
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100 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], March 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that 100 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast over the past week.
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8 killed, over 170 injured in migrant center fire in Yemen
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], March 8 (ANI/Sputnik): At least eight people have been killed and over 170 others injured as a result of a fire at a migrant detention facility in the Yemeni capital city Sana'a, the regional office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the Middle East and
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More than 90 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said that more than 90 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast.
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Over 450 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in a week, says IOM
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], January 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that more than 450 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in the past week.
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At least 74 migrants killed in shipwreck off Libya
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 74 people in a ship carrying at least 120 migrants trying to enter Europe died on Thursday when their vessel sank off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced in a press release.
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119 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: IOM
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Sunday said that 119 illegal immigrants, among them women and children, have been rescued off Libyan coast.
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58 migrants killed after boat capsizes off Mauritania coast: UN
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nouadhibou [Mauritania], Dec 5 (ANI): At least 58 migrants are confirmed dead after a vessel carrying them sank as it approached the coast of Mauritania on Thursday, according to the UN's migration agency.
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Bodies of 6 migrants washed ashore in Libya: IOM
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Nov 23 (ANI): Bodies of six migrants have washed ashore in the Libyan city of Khoms, while around 90 European-bound migrants were rescued by the Libyan coast guard, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.
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