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Arrivals from Mali, Senegal, Guinea and Gambia fell 59 percent in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, to 4,566 people.
However, factors driving migration still exist. The number of migrants from West Africa arriving via the Mediterranean route is increasing, namely 21.9 percent of the Western route, up from 15.6 percent, this shows a change in the landscape.
Longer journey, same danger
On the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands, migrant arrivals fell by 62 percent between 2024 and 2025, but the number of recorded deaths and missing persons remained almost unchanged – 1,172 compared with 1,215.
Tighter controls in Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal pushed departures south, increasing the crossing distance by 750 kilometers to around 2,200 km.
“No one country can solve this problem alone,” he said IOM Director General Amy Pope. “We need to protect migrants wherever they are.”
Argentina asks maritime court to halt Falklands oil project
Argentina has asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to order Britain to halt offshore oil projects near the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), the Hamburg-based court said. said on Tuesday.
Buenos Aires wants Sea Lion development in the Northern Malvinas Basin halted while an arbitration case launched by Argentina on September 28 is ongoing.
They also want London to refrain from actions that could exacerbate the dispute, such as granting new permits.
A trial date will be announced soon.
Disputes that have been going on for a long time
The UN lists the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) as a non-self-governing territory and has long urged both sides to negotiate.
Britain had administered it since 1833; Argentina claims sovereignty and the two countries went to war over the islands in 1982. Buenos Aires attempted to resume bilateral negotiations regarding the islands.
London said islanders have the right to determine their own future and no discussion of sovereignty can take place without their consent.
Tensions have risen in recent weeks, after President Javier Milei gave London a two-week ultimatum over the project, and announced tougher measures against any companies involved in oil and gas exploration around the islands.
Gaza: the increasing dangers facing farmers in the war-torn enclave
Farmers in Gaza face increasing risks as they try to return to their fields.
In an update on Tuesday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O), warned that the so-called Yellow Line of demarcation controlled by the Israeli military continues to expand into the western part of Gaza.
This further limits access to agricultural land and prevents farmers from planting new crops.
‘Farming is my life’
FAO highlighted the case of Maryam, a 39-year-old farmer, who described her small vegetable farm as a “lifeline” for her family of eight in southern Gaza.
Maryam is one of 1,700 farmers supported by FAO to buy seeds, water and other materials they need to grow crops. This agency also helps shepherds and fishing families in Gaza
In her first season, Maryam harvested around three tons of okra.
“Farming is my and my family’s life. It is a source of income that I rely on. Being able to farm again means I am still alive and I can live with dignity with my family,” he told FAO.
WHO supports the call for mental health care in the community
There is a new call from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) to reform mental health services with developing a community-based model.
According to WHO, about half of those living in mental hospitals and other institutions around the world have no other choice when it comes to their treatment.
This is despite the fact that people living with mental health conditions “can thrive in their communities if given the right support”, the agency stressed.
Mark van Ommeren, head of WHO’s Mental Health and Drug Use Unit, said a large number of people needing services “are forced to live outside closed doors. About half are brought in against their will, denied basic everyday choices such as what to wear, when to eat, and cut off from the outside world.”
Pioneering Sri Lanka
WHO said on Tuesday that many countries still rely heavily on psychiatric institutions and that worldwide, almost half of all public mental health funding is spent on maintaining those institutions.
This leaves millions of people unable to get the care they need in public hospitals or in the community.
WHO praised Sri Lanka for replacing its isolated mental health institutions with community-based services.
Currently, the country provides services through inpatient and outpatient units in hospitals, clinics, and rehabilitation units.
“When care is characterized by coercion, rigid control, or social isolation, it risks becoming a form of confinement rather than care,” WHO stressed.
