 In October 2013, two shipwrecks on the Mediterranean claimed more than 600 lives. This tragedy laid bare the dangerous people face when they don't have safe and regular migration channels. Following these shipwrecks, IOM created the Missing Migrants Project. Since 2014, it has documented worldwide deaths and disappearances during migration. Ten years on, the figures remain staggering. The Missing Migrants Project today shows that more than 64,000 people have died during migration over the last decade. The awful truth is that the number of actual deaths is likely much higher. In even worse news, 2023 was the deadliest year on record, claiming the lives of more than 8,500 people. The number of dead and missing migrants rose in almost every region. We must remember that there's a real person behind each of these numbers, a person who migrated seeking to reach their full potential and died trying to achieve it. In recent years, nations have worked together to do more to prevent these tragedies and save more lives. Global agreements such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Compact for Migration include clear recommendations that would ensure safe migration for all. Much, much more needs to be done. We need the support of all our member states and partners around the world to save more lives and make migration safe and regular, not dangerous and life-threatening. As we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Missing Migrants Project, we must first remember all the lives lost, and then we've got to recommit ourselves to ensuring safe migration for all so that 10 years from now, people won't have to risk their lives in search of a better one.