Greece - Migrant and refugee arrivals in Greece and Italy have exceeded 120,000 in 2016, having reached the 100,000 milestone earlier this week.

Greece - Migrant and refugee arrivals in Greece and Italy in 2016 this week exceeded 100,000. As of 22/2, Greece alone had received some 102,547 arrivals since the beginning of the year. In comparison, in 2015, migrant arrivals topped 100,000 in June.

Djibouti - On Sunday (21/2) IOM Djibouti welcomed a delegation of European, North American and Asian diplomats and representatives of humanitarian aid agencies. Their mission was to learn about one of the world’s most treacherous migration routes and the growing migrant crisis that is killing hundreds of migrants each year as they attempt to reach the Arabian Peninsula from the Horn of Africa.

Switzerland - An average of two children have drowned every day since September 2015 as families try to cross the Mediterranean.

Greece - Cold weather contributed to a sharp drop in arrivals in Greece from Turkey, although the number topped 3,350 on February 17th, after many days of slow movement.

Greece - An estimated 78,333 migrants or refugees have crossed into Greece since the beginning of 2016.

Greece -  Migrant and refugee arrivals in Europe in 2016 yesterday reached an estimated 83,201, with some 77,303 of those arriving in the Greek islands from Turkey.

Libya - As the political crisis in Libya worsens, ongoing violence continues to trigger large scale displacement.

Greece - IOM estimates that over 76,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe by sea through the first six weeks of 2016.

Greece - IOM estimates that Mediterranean migrant and refugee arrivals in Italy and Greece reached 74,676 through February 4th.