Thirteen people are confirmed dead after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants capsized off the coast of Yemen almost a week ago. Fourteen others remain missing, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The United Nations Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) last week launched a fund for climate resiliency aimed at strengthening the protection of displaced communities that are threatened by climate change.
The European Union is to make it harder for people from Ethiopia to enter the bloc. The move is intended to put pressure on Ethiopia to take back irregular migrants from the EU.
The Catholic Comunità di Sant'Egidio NGO signed a one-year protocol with the Italian ministries of Foreign affairs, Interior and Labour to allow 300 migrants to enter Italy for work purposes.
More than two thirds of people who die during their migration are never identified, with the primary cause of death being drowning. That's according to a report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on March 26.
Desta was one of hundreds of Ethiopian migrants allegedly killed by border guards while trying to enter Saudi Arabia. Four months on, his family is demanding answers.
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The UN's refugee agency IOM is resuming return flights for Ethiopian migrants in Yemen. These flights have been on hold since September.
On November 22, a boat sunk in the English Channel. Two people officially died, according to the French authorities. But InfoMigrants learned of the disappearance of a third person, an Ethiopian, who boarded the boat and is also missing. His family contacted police, without finding any answers.
The crew of private rescue ship Life Support saved dozens of people after their flimsy vessels started taking on water due to three meters high waves. The humanitarian ship now has a 46-hour journey to reach its assigned port in Brindisi, Italy to disembark the 118 individuals.
The statements from the two governments follow a shocking video showing Ethiopian migrants being shot dead at the Saudi-Yemen border. The government in Riyadh meanwhile continues to deny their involvement in any systematic form of murder at its border with Yemen.
Saudi Arabia is playing down the alleged killing of thousands of Ethiopians, but similar accusations have been made before.