Report

Fatal Journeys: Tracing Lives Lost during Migration

Author
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Publication Year
2014
Region
Africa / Asia and the Pacific / Europe and Central Asia / Global
Thematic Area
The Search Process / Technology & Data
Topic
Identification / Information Management (Archive/Database/Register) / Migration

Drawing upon data from a wide range of sources from different regions of the world, 'Fatal Journeys: Tracking Lives Lost during Migration' investigates how border-related deaths are documented, who is documenting them, and what can be done to improve the evidence base to encourage informed accountability, policy and practice. Regionally focused chapters present most recent statistics and address a number of key questions regarding how migrant border-related deaths are enumerated. Chapters address: migration routes through Central America to the United States, with a focus on the United States–Mexico border region; the southern European Union bordering the Mediterranean; routes from sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa; routes taken by migrants emigrating from the Horn of Africa towards the Gulf or Southern Africa; and the waters surrounding Australia.