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International Organization For Migration

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africa2 years ago

Tragic Shipwreck Claims Lives of 61 Migrants off Libya

At least 61 migrants, including women and children, drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya. The boat had set off from the city of Zwara with approximately 86 people on board. The International Organization for Migration in Libya highlighted the ongoing dangers of the central Mediterranean migration route, where over 28,000 Africans have died or disappeared since 2014. This incident adds to the unrelenting toll as people in Africa flee famine, conflict, and other upheavals in search of safer shores.

world2 years ago

American woman elected as first director of UN migration agency, replacing European boss.

Amy Pope of the United States has become the first woman to lead the International Organization for Migration (IOM), defeating IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino of Portugal, the European Union candidate. Pope, with strong backing from the Biden administration, won the first round on a 98-67 vote. After a lunch break, word emerged that Vitorino had pulled out of the race. His withdrawal paved the way for Pope to win by acclamation after member states decided to forgo what was suddenly a formality.

world2 years ago

American woman elected as first director of UN migration agency, replacing European boss.

Amy Pope of the United States has become the first woman to lead the International Organization for Migration (IOM), defeating IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino of Portugal, the European Union candidate. Pope, with strong backing from the Biden administration, won the first round on a 98-67 vote. After a lunch break, word emerged that Vitorino had pulled out of the race. His withdrawal paved the way for Pope to win by acclamation after member states decided to forgo what was suddenly a formality.