GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- A report released today in New York by the Secretary-General of the United Nations recommends concrete measures to reduce the risk of migrants dying or disappearing, including need to enable humanitarian actors to provide assistance to people in distress and to improve the collection of data on missing people.
These recommendations are included in the 2024 report on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. This report, published every two years, highlights progress, gaps and opportunities, and offers concrete recommendations to advance the implementation of Global Compact commitments and improve migration governance.
Since 2014, nearly 70,000 migrant deaths and disappearances have been recorded, and 2023 was the deadliest year on record, with nearly 8,600 deaths.
“Each of these deaths is an avoidable tragedy,” said Amy Pope, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration and Coordinator of the United Nations Migration Network. “This report from the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration presents specific and essential measures to save lives and protect the rights of migrants.”
As recommended by the General Assembly, the third report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the global coordination mechanism introduces key recommendations on the provision of humanitarian assistance to migrants in distress and on strengthening the cooperation on missing migrants, including concrete proposals to prevent migrants from dying or disappearing, strengthening search and identification efforts, supporting affected families, ensuring justice, accountability and reparation , to collect data on deaths and disappearances of migrants and to share data relating to migration forecasts in order to optimize humanitarian aid.
The report recognizes that significant progress has been made in recent years, such as the integration of migration into national development plans and the expansion of safe and regular migration pathways. However, it highlights persistent and serious problems that require urgent attention. Irregular migration routes continue to expose migrants to serious risks, increasing their vulnerability to exploitation, abuse or endangering their lives. Many migrants face barriers to accessing essential services, such as health care and education. Negative narratives and stereotypes about migration and migrants undermine efforts to protect their dignity and rights.
To provide support to Member States in overcoming these challenges, the report introduces a new voluntary framework of indicators. This framework provides a roadmap for assessing the implementation of the Global Compact, aligning migration policies with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and improving migration data. Member States are urged to adopt these indicators in their national reviews of the Global Compact, implement the actionable recommendations outlined in the report to save lives and scale up humanitarian assistance, and actively participate in regional reviews to share best practices and strengthen multilateral cooperation.
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What are some of the challenges outlined in the UN report regarding migrant deaths?
## Interview with Amy Pope on Migrant Deaths
**Interviewer:** Thank you for joining us today, Ms. Pope. The UN just released a sobering report on migrant deaths, highlighting a record number of fatalities in 2023. Can you tell our viewers more about the findings?
**Amy Pope:** Thank you for having me. You’re right, the report paints a bleak picture. Since 2014, nearly 70,000 migrant deaths and disappearances have been recorded, with 2023 being the deadliest year on record, reaching nearly 8,600 deaths. Each loss of life is a tragedy, and many of these deaths are completely avoidable. [[1](https://missingmigrants.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl601/files/publication/file/A decade of documenting migrant deaths.pdf)]
**Interviewer:** The report acknowledges some progress made in recent years. What are some of these positive developments?
**Amy Pope:** We have seen progress in integrating migration into national development plans and expanding safe and regular migration pathways. This shows a growing understanding that migration is a global reality and requires collaborative solutions.
**Interviewer:** But the report also highlights ongoing challenges. Can you elaborate on those?
**Amy Pope:** Absolutely. Irregular migration routes continue to expose migrants to serious risks, making them vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, and life-threatening situations. Many migrants still face barriers to accessing essential services like healthcare and education. And unfortunately, negative narratives and stereotypes about migration hinder our efforts to protect the dignity and rights of migrants.
**Interviewer:** What concrete recommendations does the report offer to address these issues and prevent further tragedies?
**Amy Pope:** The report emphasizes the urgent need to enable humanitarian actors to better
provide assistance to migrants in distress and improve the collection of data on missing people.
It also calls for concrete actions to prevent migrant deaths and disappearances, strengthen search and identification efforts, support affected families, and ensure justice, accountability and reparations.
**Interviewer:** The report introduces a new framework of indicators to assess the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. What is the purpose of this framework?
**Amy Pope:** This framework is designed to be a roadmap for assessing progress, aligning migration policies with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and improving data collection on migration. We urge Member States to adopt these indicators in their national reviews, implement the practical recommendations outlined in the report, and actively participate in regional reviews to share best practices and strengthen multilateral cooperation.
**Interviewer:** Ms. Pope, thank you for shedding light on this critical issue and for the UN’s continued efforts to address it.
**Amy Pope:** Thank you for having me. We need to work together to ensure that migration is safe, orderly, and regular for all.
