Migrants on the overlooked Eastern Southern Africa route face extreme risks: overcrowded trucks, shipwrecks, prolonged detention and lack of protection. Some are held for years; others disappear without a trace. New report highlights actions to save lives: bit.ly/MM-ESR

The Atlantic is one of the least visible yet most deadly migration corridors. Limited reporting, fragmented data, and entire boats lost at sea, create gaps that obscure the true scale of loss. Explore the data behind the silence: bit.ly/4vcgjfh @OIM_LAC

¿Qué ocurre cuando embarcaciones de migrantes desaparecen sin dejar rastro? Los “naufragios invisibles” revelan el costo oculto de la migracion en el Atlántico, donde la falta de datos significa vidas perdidas no contabilizadas. Conoce más aquí: bit.ly/4f7nOiF

Eastern Southern Africa Route (ESR) is one of the longest and riskiest migration routes. As of April 2025, IOM recorded 6,029 movements exiting Ethiopia. At least 484 migrants travelling along theESR have died or disappeared between 2014–2024. Read more: bit.ly/MM-ESR

484 migrant deaths were recorded on the Eastern Southern Route in the past decade — true toll is far higher. Journeys last up to 1 year across 5 countries, with fatal risks from violence, drowning & hazardous transport. Action is needed now. Read more: bit.ly/MM-ESR

Migrants travelling along the Eastern Southern Route continue to face severe risks, including death, disappearance, violence and exploitation. A new IOM report calls for stronger regional cooperation to save lives and protect migrants along this route. bit.ly/4wH4zmC

El evento visibilizó las causas prevenibles de las muertes y desapariciones de personas migrantes y refugiadas, y promovió acciones concretas a lo largo de sus trayectos para reducir estos riesgos 🗺️🤝.

En el marco del #FEMI2026🌍, el viceministro de Movilidad Humana🇪🇨, Saúl Pacurucu copresidió junto a 🇬🇲Gambia, el CICR, la Red de Naciones Unidas sobre la Migración y la Federación Internacional de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja el evento “Saving Lives and Missing Migrants”

At least 17 Sudanese migrants died yesterday in a shipwreck off Tobruk, #Libya. Of the 33 on board, 7 survived and 9 remain missing. This tragedy underscores the need to strengthen search and rescue, ensure disembarkation in safe places, and expand safe & regular pathways.

Nearly 8,000 migrants died or went missing in 2025. Migration routes are becoming more dangerous, not safer, even as arrivals drop. IOM’s @MariaMoita01 shares new data at the United Nations Office at Geneva today Learn more: iom.int/Zsy

Learn more in our new report: Missing Migrants and their Families Left Behind ➡️ bit.ly/MMP2025Report

🌎 Around 7,900 people died or disappeared on migration routes in 2025, the United Nations' migration agency has said. The International Organization for Migration's Missing Migrants Project "has documented more than 80,000 deaths and disappearances during migration since 2014," the IOM said Tuesday. “While these figures represent only the lowest boundary of the true number of affected people, they nevertheless emphasize the need for urgent action to end migrant deaths and address the complex needs of families left behind,” said the IOM. 📸 Sameer al-Doumy

Nearly 8,000 migrants died or went missing in 2025, bringing the total since 2014 to over 82,000. Routes are shifting, but the danger is not. Dangerous journeys demand urgent global action. 🔗 iom.int/Zsy

At least 8 migrants have died and 31 are still missing after a shipwreck off Tobruk, eastern Libya. Four survivors were rescued after more than five days at sea. Search efforts continue. Stronger search and rescue and safe pathways are critical to prevent further loss of life.

Más de 400 personas migrantes fallecieron durante el tránsito migratorio en las Américas en 2025, lo cual pone de manifiesto el costo humano de las travesías migratorias en rutas irregulares. Lea más: lac.iom.int/es/news/mas-de-4… #MissingMigrant #Migration

El proyecto @MissingMigrants de @UNmigration te invita a la sesión: La medición de los fallecimientos y desapariciones de personas migrantes en tránsito: el ejemplo de Colombia. 📅 24 de abril | 🕙 10 a.m. (Panamá) Más información: eviales@iom.int Sesión vía Zoom, en español.

Since 2014, nearly 550 migrant deaths have been recorded in the Darién — with many more likely uncounted. This blog brings together testimonies of lives lost along the route. 🔗Read more: bit.ly/DarienBlog For wider trends, watch for the upcoming MMP Americas 2025 report.

What migrants see along the Darién route rarely reaches the public eye. Based on first‑hand testimonies collected in the Darién National Park, this blog looks closely at the human cost of irregular journeys. 🔗Read more: bit.ly/DarienBlog #MissingMigrants #Darién #Migration

Nearly 1,000 people have died in the Mediterranean so far in 2026, making it one of the deadliest starts to a year since 2014. Deaths in the Central Mediterranean are up over 150% vs. this time last year. Saving lives must come first. 👉 iom.int/Zsq