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Greece
IOM Report on Unaccompanied Minors: Heart-Wrenching Case Studies
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) published a report in Greece, titled Addressing the Needs of Unaccompanied Minors", based on interviews with 1,206 child migrants traveling alone in Greece. 508 of those interviewed said they would not want to...
Greece
Migrant Tragedies Continue Unabated
A new migrant tragedy has claimed the lives of three people on the blocked Greek-FYROM border.
FYROM police said three people, two men and a woman, drowned while trying to cross a river.
This latest migrant tragedy comes amid reports that...
Europe
Deadly New Trend Developing in African Migration to Europe
The International Organization for Migration reports a sharp increase in the number of sub-Saharan Africans making the dangerous sea journey from Libya to Italy. But the organization says a deadly new trend is developing on board the boats that...
Europe
Europol Official: 10,000 Migrant Children Missing in Europe
Europe's police agency says more than 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in the past two years.
Europol chief of staff Brian Donald told Britain's Observer newspaper that organized crime rings and sex traffickers may be involved.
"We just do not...
Europe
IOM: 2016 Will Be Another Critical Year for Migration Into Europe
The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) predicts 2016 will be another critical year for migration to Europe.
IOM Director-General Lacy Swing said the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe has firmly put the migration issue on the...
Europe
IOM: One Million Migrants to Reach Europe by Yearend
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe by sea and land this year is expected to top the 1 million mark next week.
The Geneva-based agency said in a statement Friday,...
Europe
Mediterranean Migrant Deaths Break Records
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that migrant deaths on the Mediterranean Sea routes to Europe are breaking all previous records.
IOM confirmed 3,350 fatalities so far this year, surpassing the record-breaking death toll of 3,279 for all of...
Greece
Nearly 50,000 Migrants and Refugees Reach Greek Islands in 5 Days
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Friday that in the past five days arrivals in Greece have reached unprecedented levels.
“Despite deteriorating weather conditions, approximately 48,000 refugees and migrants crossed from Turkey to the Greek islands – or about...
Greece
Migrants in Greece Apply For Repatriation
A large number of immigrants in Greece have already applied for repatriation, mainly because most of them are jobless.
Among the applicants are Africans, Asians and Eastern Europeans. In particular, since the summer of 2013, 832 Pakistanis, 361 Bangladeshis and...
Culture
Stroumboulis’ Venture: Save Diaspora Archives
Greek-Canadian entrepreneur George Stroumboulis, who already has two enterprises promoting purchases of property in Greece to his credit, now is operating Save the Archives.com, hoping to preserve the migration history of Greek immigrants through the digitization of entry archives.
With...