Geneva/Berlin/Cairo – Nearly 3,800 people died on migration routes within and from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region last year (January-December 2022), the highest number since 2017 when 4,255 deaths were recorded according to newly released data from the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project (MMP).

The report, titled The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Economics of Groundwater in Times of Climate Change, demonstrates how groundwater can safeguard food security while boosting economic growth and job creation.

Pathfinder Countries go further and faster to achieve Target 8.7 by accelerating efforts, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others.

" We need to talk about the harm being caused to our planet by fossil fuels and industrial agriculture, and the urgent need for communities everywhere to act before it’s too late"