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Who we are
Who we areMissing Migrants Project is an initiative implemented since 2014 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to document deaths and disappearances of people in the process of migration towards an international destination. As collecting information is challenging, all figures remain undercounted. The locations in most cases are approximate. Each number represents a person, as well as the family and community that they leave behind.
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Data
DataThe Missing Migrants Project dataset represents incidents in which a person lost their life during migration to an international destination. The figures shown throughout are best understood as a minimum estimate of the true number of people’s lives lost during migration worldwide.
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Families of Missing Migrants
Families of Missing MigrantsFor every person included in the Missing Migrants Project data, there is a family awaiting news of their loved one and affected by their loss in a multitude of ways. The impacts of migrant deaths and disappearances on their families left behind are profound and complex, and solutions are urgently needed to address families’ many unmet needs.
Families of Missing Migrants
Families of Missing Migrants
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For inquiries about Missing Migrants Project, including reporting incidents involving migrant fatalities, please e-mail us at MissingMigrants@iom.int.
You can also use our data submission form to report an incident involving a migrant death or disappearance for inclusion in the Missing Migrants Project database.
Please note that the International Organization for Migration (and its Missing Migrants Project) does not directly conduct tracing or searches for missing migrants. If you know someone who has gone missing while migrating, please refer to our “Resources for Families” page.