Record number of people died on migration routes in 2024: UN

By AFP
March 22, 2025
A boat carrying migrants is stranded in the Strait of Gibraltar before being rescued by the Spanish Guardia Civil. — AFP/File
A boat carrying migrants is stranded in the Strait of Gibraltar before being rescued by the Spanish Guardia Civil. — AFP/File

GENEVA: Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the UN said on Friday, calling the “tragedy... unacceptable and preventable”. “At least 8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024,” the fifth year that numbers have reached record highs, the UN´s migration agency said. “The tragedy of the growing number of migrant deaths worldwide is both unacceptable and preventable,” said Ugochi Daniels, the deputy director of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).