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Human rights watchdog Amnesty urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
According to the Dawn, citing a statement issued on Wednesday by Amnesty, the organisation criticised Pakistan's March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees to leave, stating that forcibly expelling Afghan nationals--many of whom are asylum seekers--would only worsen their suffering.
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2024 sees record migrant deaths, IOM reports
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The year 2024 witnessed a record-breaking number of migrant deaths, with at least 8,938 lives lost globally, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency.
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International Organization for Migration: 90% of homes in Gaza Strip have
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) stated that around 90 per cent of homes in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, leaving hundreds of thousands of people with nowhere to go.
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Report shows rise in repatriation of Afghan citizens from Pakistan's Islam
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the deportation of Afghan citizens from the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and Rawalpindi has witnessed a rise.
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IOM warns of winter's devastating impact on displaced Palestinians in Gaza
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is deeply alarmed by the devastating impact of winter rains and freezing temperatures on displaced Palestinians in Gaza, adding to the unparalleled humanitarian catastrophe.
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India holds first meeting as Chair of Colombo Process
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Muktesh Pardeshi, Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs, delivered the special address as the incoming Chair-in-Office.
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India sets record with over USD 111 bn in remittances in 2022: UN report
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) unveiled its World Migration Report 2024, highlighting India's exceptional feat among other notable trends in global migration.
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UN migration agency launches project for orderly, safe movement of Indians
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
IOM India said PRAYAS is one of the first attempts to consolidate all the state-level initiatives for safe, orderly, and well-managed international migration.
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61 migrants drown in shipwreck off coast of Libya
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As many as 61 migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a "tragic shipwreck" off the coast of Libya, said the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM), CNN reported.
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“Deeply saddened”: S Jaishankar condoles deaths in Libya flood
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna which has been devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea.
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Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, says UN as more than 1 million
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a report issued by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the conflict in Sudan has caused the internal displacement of more than 3.4 million people. The Central African Republic, Egypt, Libya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Chad are among the nations in the region wher
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Two killed, nearly 28 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Following the sinkings, the Italian coastguard said on Sunday that it had retrieved two bodies and saved 57 people
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