Today’s map comes from the International Organization for Migration. It offers a detailed visualization of migration routes traveled by Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh in risky sea voyages. The IOM released this map today as part of a $26...
There is a steady stream of stories coming out today that suggest the that Italy-bound refugees from Libya are dying en masse at sea. According to UNHCR over 9,000 refugees have made the voyage from Libya to Italy or Malta. A not insignificant number have died along the way.
The International Organization for Migration will have to leave over 4,000 people stranded in a war zone simply because no donor country is willing to pony up the funds to rescue these people.