Press & News
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IOM Information Campaign on the islands of the North-East Aegean
21/11/2016
Press release
On Tuesday, November 22, members of the Greek Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will be located on Lesvos Island, in the context of the program "The implementation of assisted voluntary returns including reintegration measures."
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IOM: 170.553 migrants/refugees have arrived in Greece in 2016
15/11/2016
Press Release
IOM reports that 363.808 migrants and refugees entered Europe in 2016 through 13 November, arriving mostly in Greece and Italy. 341.055 of them have arrived by sea 22.753 by crossing land borders. Until the 13th of November, 170.553 migrants/refugees have arrived in Greece while 164.868 have reached Italy as of 9 November 2016.
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IOM Information Campaign on the islands of the North-East Aegean
14/11/2016
Press Release
On Thursday, November 17, members of the Greek Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will be located on Chios Island, in the context of the program "The implementation of assisted voluntary return including reintegration measures."
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IOM: 5.328 third-country nationals returned voluntarily to their country of origin with safety and dignity
9/11/2016
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in the context of the program “Assisted Voluntary Returns and Reintegration”, continues to contribute to the safe and voluntary return of third-country nationals to their countries of origin.
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Migrant Deaths at Sea Near Deadly Milestone of 4,000
1/11/2016
IOM reports that almost 4,000 migrants and refugees have died or gone missing so far in 2016 (up to 30/10). The 3,940 deaths have already surpassed the total from the whole of 2015 when over 3,700 died or went missing trying to cross the Mediterranean, heading for Europe.
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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 328,225; Deaths at Sea: 3,671
25/10/2016
IOM reports that 328,225 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 23 October, arriving mostly in Greece and Italy. Some 169,302 people have arrived in Greece and 153,450 in Italy during 2016. The total is well below the number of arrivals at this point in 2015, by which nearly 690,000 migrants and refugees had made the journey.
Total arrivals by sea and deaths in the Mediterranean
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