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Iraq: Internally Displaced Iraqis Exceeds 3.4 Million People

Children gather together in a refugee camp in Iraq. (Photo: Amy McTighe).

The latest report on Iraq’s refugee crisis from International Organisation for Migrants (IOM) identified five-hundred and sixty-nine thousand, seven-hundred and twenty-two (569,722) families forced to flee their homes from January 1st 2014 to the 31st of March 2016; [continue reading].

Greece: Hundreds of Migrants Killed in Latest Mediterranean Shipwreck

Refugees ask for help from a dinghy boat as they are approached by the SOS Mediterranee's ship Aquarius on Sunday. The UNHCR said up to 500 people are feared dead in the sinking. (Patrick Bar/SOS Mediterranee/Associated Press)

On April 19, staff of International Organization for Migration traveled to Kalamata, Greece to gather information from witnesses to a reported shipwreck that may have caused the deaths of upwards of 400 migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. Late Tuesday, after learning [continue reading].

Europe: Over 10,000 Refugee And Displaced Children Are Missing

The EU's law enforcement agency says ten thousand unaccompanied refugee children have disappeared since arriving in Europe, and that many may have fallen prey to traffickers. Ten thousand children are missing in Europe and according to Europol they are all recent accompanied refugees. The European Union's police force fears many of these children may have been taken by sex trafficking rings or the slave trade.

Europol has recently published a report stating that at least 10,000 unaccompanied refugee children are missing. The EU’s law enforcement agency says ten thousand unaccompanied refugee children have disappeared since arriving in Europe, and that many “may [continue reading].