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Countries urged to target smugglers after 27 migrants die at sea

Countries urged to target smugglers after 27 migrants die at sea

Aug 08, 2020, at 04:57 pm

New York: Two UN agencies are calling for greater action to dismantle smuggling and trafficking networks following the deaths of 27 migrants off the coast of Mauritania, northwest Africa.

Smugglers see thousands of migrants in Yemen as ‘a commodity’, UN agency warns

Smugglers see thousands of migrants in Yemen as ‘a commodity’, UN agency warns

May 09, 2018, at 02:14 pm

New York, May 9 (IBNS): With an estimated 7,000 migrants entering Yemen each month, most of them seeking to reach Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, the United Nations migration agency on Tuesday called for greater efforts to protect them from smugglers and other criminals.

Smugglers will adapt as long as there is a market to exploit: UN experts

Smugglers will adapt as long as there is a market to exploit: UN experts

Oct 24, 2015, at 02:30 pm

New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): Two United Nations experts on the human rights of migrants on Friday called on the European Union to open regular and safe channels for migrants, saying "attempting to seal borders and the over-emphasis on the securitisation of borders is not going to reduce irregular migration in the long run."