Record-Breaking Year for Migrant Fatalities Globally, Over 8,900 Lives Lost in 2024, Says IOM Report
GENEVA – A record-breaking 8,938 individuals lost their lives on various migration routes in 2024, marking it as the deadliest year yet, revealed a report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday. This new toll surpasses the previous record set in 2023 by nearly 200 deaths and continues an alarming trend of rising fatalities over the past five years. Ugochi Daniels, IOM Deputy Director General for Operations, delineated the harrowing reality behind these …