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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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
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 88,736 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,839
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 88,736 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 14 October, with 40,598 to Spain, the leading destination this year. Read more
IOM Staff Share Their Messages for International Day for Disaster Reduction in New Global Video
Ahead of International Day for Disaster Reduction on Saturday 13 October, IOM, the UN Migration Agency, releases an annual progress report on disaster risk reduction initiatives supported by a global video of DRR practitioners. Read more | Download Report
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
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.
IOM Global Migration Film Festival Empowers Women Victims of Human Trafficking in Madagascar
A group of Malagasy women who were victims of human trafficking overcame their fear of speaking out and last week spent four days directing and filming their own stories of forced marriage and domestic slavery for a counter-trafficking documentary. Read more
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i am a migrant
i am a migrant is a campaign and platform. We create a place for the personal stories of migrants. We want to challenge the anti-migrant...
"In Romania, you can’t do certain things in public. In Cuba, we sing on the streets, we dance on the streets, we are different."
“People are different – not all women have the same goals or ambitions, and we need to respect that.”
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World Humanitarian Day: Abdallah's Story
Abdallah Khader's inspiring story is an example of the rewards and challenges faced daily by thousands of humanitarian workers deployed to assist crisis affected populations around the world.
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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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Mohamed, Issouf, Moussa, and Aghali are members of communities that are affected by migration flows in Niger.
September 26 is the International Day for Universal Access to Information; in celebration of this day IOM, the UN Migration Agency, would like to draw attention to the important challenges that migrants encounter as regards to their right to infor
There are an estimated 1.8 billion people aged 10–24 around the world; nearly 90 per cent of these young people live in developing countries.