USD 38 Million Sought to Aid Conflict-Affected People in Ukraine throughout 2018
Four years into the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, acute humanitarian needs persist. IOM, the UN Migration Agency, is appealing for USD 38 million to assist 340,000 people in critical need this year, an increase from the 215,000 people the Organization has assisted over the four years since start of the conflict. Read more
IOM Signs Landmark Agreement with Slovenia to Resettle 60 Syrian Refugees from Turkey
Slovenia will implement its first ever refugee resettlement programme with the support of IOM, the UN Migration Agency, by resettling 60 Syrian refugees from Turkey to Slovenia in 2018.
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IOM DG Swing Calls for Greater Assistance, Protection for the Internally Displaced
More than 40 million people are displaced by conflict within the borders of their own country. Disaster displaces another 25 million people on average each year. Facing losses, hardship and deprivation, generations of internally displaced persons are often the most neglected in many of the world’s crises. Read more
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 17,461 in 2018; Deaths Reach 559
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 17,461 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through the first 105 days of 2018, with about 43 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece (36%) Spain (20%) and Cyprus (less than 1%). Read more
IOM Calls for Funding to Match Needs, at DR Congo Humanitarian Conference
Deadly violence has forced millions of people from their homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing the total number of internally displaced persons in the country to 4.5 million. Read more
Calling All Filmmakers! UN Migration Agency Launches Call for Submissions to 2018 Global Migration Film Festival
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, begins casting a wide net this week to bring forth the talent behind one of the migration world’s enduring art forms: motion pictures. It’s all part of the UN Together campaign to promote diversity worldwide. Read more
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Managing Bangladesh's Sprawling Rohingya Refugee Settlements
With close to a million refugees living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, managing the sites is an essential part of the humanitarian response to the crisis. Watch here
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Time for Action: New Initiative Strengthens Fight Against Migrant Smuggling
Yesterday in Vienna, IOM, the United Nations Migration Agency and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched a joint platform on countering migrant smuggling.
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