Planting Seeds for a Safer Future
IOM is planting vetiver grass all over the Rohingya refugee camp to mitigate the risk of landslides.
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IOM’s Humanitarian Compendium: Mid-Year Update
IOM has recently updated its Humanitarian Compendium website with the latest information on its needs under existing inter-agency Humanitarian Response Plans, Regional Refugee Response Plans, as well as additional requirements related to the migration dimensions of crises, as outlined in IOM’s Migration Crisis Operational Framework. Read more
500 People Participate in IOM’s Fourth Cross-Border Crisis Simulation Exercise in Niger
More than 500 members from communities, local authorities, civil society and security forces participated in IOM’s fourth crisis simulation exercise this week (17/10) in Tillabéri, Niger. Read more
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 91,093 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,852
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 91,093 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 17 October, with 42,494 to Spain, the leading destination this year. Read more
UNHCR and IOM Appeal to European Leaders to Tackle Mediterranean Deaths
Ahead of this week’s meeting of European Union (EU) Heads of State and Government, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, are together appealing to European leaders to urgently take steps to address this year’s record rate of drownings on the Mediterranean Sea. Read more
Slovenia’s First Refugee Resettlement Programme Completed after Arrival of Last Syrian Family
With the arrival of the last group of resettled refugees at Jože Pučnik Airport on Wednesday, 10 October, the first Slovenian resettlement programme was completed. Read more
Migration and the 2030 Agenda: A Guide for Practitioners
This guide is designed to serve government actors, both national and local, involved in any process of Sustainable Development Goal implementation, including those working specifically in migration, and those working in other sectors who are interested in integrating migration. Read more | Download
IOM Releases Global Migration Indicators Report 2018
Prepared by IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC), the Global Migration Indicators Report 2018 summarizes key global migration trends based on the latest statistics, showcasing 21 indicators across 17 migration topics. Read more
IOM Global Migration Film Festival
The Global MIgration Film Festival is an annual festival, launched in 2016, that is part of the UN Together campaign to promote diversity worldwide. Read more
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IOM’s Steadfast Support to Global Resettlement
Watch a short-animated video featuring the story of a refugee family as they go through the resettlement process from selection to reception. It concerns the plight of refugees and IOM’s role in essential aspects of resettlement from health and integration, to ensuring a safe and dignified movement.
Migration Blog
Perspectives on Environmental Migration — 10 Key Takeaways from the Global Compact for Migration
Geneva – Following the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants in 2016, United Nations Member States, for the first time in their history, committed to develop, negotiate and adopt a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
IOM: The Proximity Agency
As an Organization, we pride ourselves on the size of our footprint and for being close-to-the-ground.
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When fighting intensified between Iraqi security forces and ISIL in 2014, Hamid Anaad, 62, was presented with an impossible choice.
In his opening speech at the 30th African Union (AU) Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, urged member states to adopt the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons.
Located in the turbulent Pacific “ Ring of Fire,” the island nation of Papua New Guinea is the 11th most disaster-prone country in the world, according to the WorldRiskReport.