migrants

On International Day, UN officials call for protecting dignity and rights of migrants

18 December 2008
Top United Nations officials are marking International Migrants Day by stressing the need to ensure the dignity and human rights of the more than 200 million people worldwide who cross borders to live and work, and who make a vital contribution to their societies.
Boat loaded with migrants intercepted by coastguards

Over 130 migrants from Somalia die as boats capsize off Yemen, UN reports

22 January 2008
More than 130 migrants from Somalia, many fleeing violence in their homeland, died over the weekend when their boats capsized off Yemen as weather and the brutality of people-smugglers continued to exact a grievous toll, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.