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Record number of people died on migration routes in 2024: UN

AFP
Saturday, Mar 22, 2025

GENEVA: Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the UN said on Friday, calling the “tragedy... unacceptable and preventable”. “At least 8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024,” the fifth year that numbers have reached record highs, the UN´s migration agency said.