MIGRANTS DEATHS, A NEW CANCER CAUSING TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
According to UN's(United Nations) International Organization for Migration’s statement on March 2024 ‘At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year ever ,since records began a decade ago.According to IOM (International Organization for Migration )’The death toll in 2023 represents a tragic increase of 20% compared to 2022’, which high lights the urgent need for action to prevent further loss of life.
HIGHEST RECORD OF DEATH TOLL EVER BEFORE
Total death toll of 2023 surpassed the previous record reached in 2016, when 8,084 people died during migration. This record made the year 2023 a deadliest year since the Missing Migrants Project's inception in 2014. [1]
REASON FOR DEATHS IN MIGRATION
Various reports , incidents reported in past years and the statement of IOM (International Organization for Migration) emphasised that , because safe and regular migration pathways remain limited, hundreds of thousands of people attempt to migrate every year via irregular routes in unsafe conditions.The Mediterranean ocean crossing continues to be the deadliest route for migrants, with at least 3,129 deaths and disappearances registered last year. The major causes of deaths and disappearances during migration in were drowning and harsh environmental conditions particularly the high temperatures that also results in exhaustion and dehydration.[2]
DEADLIEST SPOTS
There are two main deadliest spots , one among them is, the Mediterranean crossing continues, which is the deadliest route for migrants on record, with at least 3,129 deaths and disappearances. This is the highest death toll recorded in the Mediterranean since 2017. And the upcoming regions are across Africa and Asia. The migrant deaths were recorded across Africa (1,866) and Asia (2,138). In Africa, most of these deaths occurred in the Sahara Desert and the sea route to the Canary Islands. In Asia, hundreds of deaths of Afghan and Rohingya refugees fleeing their countries of origin were recorded last year. [3]
Over one thousand deaths and disappearances during migration have been recorded in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) region since 2014. They are among the 48,000 migrants who lost their lives or have not been accounted for across the world since 2014 when the International Organization for Migration (IOM) established the Missing Migrants Project to document deaths and disappearances of people migrating towards an international destination, regardless of their legal status. Prominent among the fatalities documented in EHoA are of those travelling along the Eastern Corridor, one of the busiest migration routes in the world. It is used by migrants from the Horn of Africa seeking to reach the Arabian Peninsula through Yemen. Most of those on this route are young Ethiopian nationals motivated by a desire to find work, including as house helpers and labourers. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is their main intended destination. [4]
PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE DEATHS IN 2023
Total migrant deaths in 2023 came as a result of drowning, with 9% caused by vehicle accidents, and 7% in violence occurred while in the migration.Every year the situation of migrants are becoming worse, the situation will be more worse in 2024 also due to continuing wars in 'Asian and Ukraine' region.
[1] IOM(International Organization for Migration), ‘Deadliest Year on Record for Migrants with Nearly 8,600 Deaths in 2023’ (6 March 2024) <https://www.iom.int/news/deadliest-year-record-migrants-nearly-8600-deaths-2023> accessed 8 March 2024
[2] IOM(International Organization for Migration ), ‘DATA AND RESOURCES’ <https://eastandhornofafrica.iom.int/data-and-resources > accessed on 8 March 2024.
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