100,000 Displaced Somalis Assisted to Reach Camps in Kenya and Ethiopia
IOM and partners have, over the last eight months, provided transport assistance to 100,000 Somalis fleeing into Kenya and Ethiopia to escape conflict and famine
Emergency Assistance to Families Affected by Bombings in Baghdad
IOM distributed relief items to families whose homes were destroyed or damaged by recent bomb attacks.
Comic Relief Helps Recovery Effort in Earthquake Ravaged Port-au-Prince
A sitcom brings comic relief to Haitians still living in camps and earthquake-ravaged communities two years after the disaster.
Relief for Storm-Hit Families in Southern Philippines
IOM receives additional funding from OFDA-USAID to deliver badly needed aid to families displaced by floods in Mindanao.
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- 9th International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: More Comprehensive Legislative and Preventive Efforts Needed to End FGM
- IOM Director-General Tours South Sudan, Witnesses Emergency Work
- Stranded Sri Lankan Migrants Return Home from Togo
- IOM Helps 900 Vulnerable Migrants to Return to Countries of Origin from North and Central America
- IOM and Dominican Labour Ministry Host Workshop on Improved Labour Migration Management
- IOM Director General Visits Somalia
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An intergovernmental organization established in 1951, IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
- 146 Member States and 98 observers
- More than 440 field locations
- More than 7,300 staff working on more than 2,900 projects
- More than US$ 1.4 billion expenditures in 2010
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From Misrata to Accra: Abd Al Mageed's Story
The story started when I saw Abd Al Mageed sitting alone at Misrata port. Visibly shaken, and rejected by everyone, he stared blankly at me.
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Dominican Republic: Helping Haitians Return Home
In the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake, displaced Haitians crossed into the Dominican Republic in search of medical assistance, job opportunities, and family reunification. Since then, many have chosen to return to Haiti.
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