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Severe weather, war, economic pressure and shifting policies reshaped migration journeys across multiple regions in the first four months of 2026, driving a surge in deaths, according to new data released on Wednesday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The agency’s newest route-based data shows a startling spike in fatalities among people seeking a better life, from the Bay of Bengal to the Atlantic Ocean , many of them falling prey to traffickers or scams along the way. “Attention tends to settle on a handful of routes, but nearly half of the world’s 304 million international migrants live within their own region, moving for work, family, education and safety,” IOM Deputy Director General Ugochi Daniels explained, pointing to the new Global Overview of Migration Routes report, which draws from its displacement tracking matrix , Missing Migrants project and regional partners. “ Good data is not a substitute for solutions, but there are no solutions without it ,” Ms.
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Severe weather, war, economic pressure and shifting policies reshaped migration journeys across multiple regions in the first four months of 2026, driving a surge in deaths, according to new data released on Wednesday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The agency’s newest route-based data shows a startling spike in fatalities among people seeking a better life, from the Bay of Bengal to the Atlantic Ocean , many of them falling prey to traffickers or scams along the way. “Attention tends to settle on a handful of routes, but nearly half of the world’s 304 million international migrants live within their own region, moving for work, family, education and safety,” IOM Deputy Director General Ugochi Daniels explained, pointing to the new Global Overview of Migration Routes report, which draws from its displacement tracking matrix , Missing Migrants project and regional partners. “ Good data is not a substitute for solutions, but there are no solutions without it ,” Ms.
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