Water scarcity hitting farming and food security are already among the "main drivers of rural-to-urban migration" in Iraq, the UN and several non-government groups said in June.
Tunisia coastguard says rescued 455 migrants in one night
National guard units in the north, center, east and south thwarted 37 attempts to cross, Tunisia's maritime borders, the National Guard said in a statement.
North Africa-Europe migrant deaths at sea up 155%: UN
The surge in deaths came alongside evidence of both increased arrivals in at least one key destination and rising interceptions.
Lebanon migrant workers need ‘urgent’ help
78 percent of the country's population lives in poverty, higher than last year's figure of 55 percent.
57 Europe-bound migrants drown as boat sinks off Libya
The ship sank off the Libyan port of Khoms, some 120 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli, a key gateway for Europe-bound migrants
