It's #InternationalMigrantsDay. More than 45,400 people worldwide have died during migration journeys since 2014, according to the IOM.
Here's a harrowing look at the number of migrants that died this year ⬇
1,121 migrant deaths were recorded across the Americas in 2021 – including the recent truck crash in Mexico.
More deaths were recorded in South America than ever before, with 64 of 137 deaths involving Venezuelan nationals, says IOM.
On migration routes to and within Europe 2,720 deaths were recorded making 2021 the deadliest year for migrants in the region since 2018, according to IOM.
“The entire population of Gaza is at risk of dying in a genocide that has been announced and executed under our watch”, says Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israeli soldiers raided a home and a warehouse in Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank tonight, reports Wafa news agency, adding that Israeli snipers were also deployed during the raid.
Israeli forces have committed a 'major massacre' in which hundreds of Palestinians were killed in the Jabalia refugee camp, according to Gaza’s civil defence, while intense Israeli attacks continue across Lebanon.
Around 150 Palestinians have been killed and injured in an Israeli attack on Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp, which has levelled at least 10 residential buildings, reports the Wafa news agency.
Israeli fighter jets have carried out at least 12 air raids on Beirut in recent hours, striking the Haret Hreik, Borj al-Brajneh, Choueifat and Hadath areas south of the Lebanese capital, according to the report.
Israeli forces are targeting hospitals in northern Gaza, while they continue the stifling siege on Jabalia and deadly attacks across the besieged enclave.
Israeli forces have laid siege to the al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia and the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, where hospital staff say tanks have surrounded the facilities and are shelling the buildings.
Hezbollah said it launched a "complex" attack to overwhelm Israel’s air defences, as Israel's nine-day siege of northern Gaza's Jabalia camp traps tens of thousands of Palestinians without food or water.
Israeli fighter jets bombed tents housing forcibly displaced Palestinians inside the grounds of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, reports the Wafa news agency.
Rescue crews are battling fires after an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, killed 3 and injured at least 40.
At least 200 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces as the military siege of north Gaza enters a ninth day, says the enclave's health ministry, as Israel continues air attacks on the besieged territory and Lebanon.
The US has expressed concern to Israel after reports Israeli troops fired on UN peacekeeper positions in Lebanon, in at least two incidents since Thursday.
40 nations have signed a joint statement calling for peacekeeper protection.
Israeli forces have intensified restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with more roadblocks and checkpoints, across multiple governorates.
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we highlight the mental health crisis facing Palestinian children due to the war on Gaza, years of Israeli occupation, and forced displacement.
Around 80% of children in the Gaza Strip experience depression, sadness, and fear due to over a decade of the Israeli blockade on the territory, according to Save the Children.
In the occupied West Bank, a 2023 UNICEF report shows that 43% of children suffer from high anxiety and fear due to ongoing violence and military presence.