International Organization for Migration

Urgent Support Needed as Thousands of Cox’s Bazar Community Members Lose Livelihoods

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is concerned about the over 80,000 community members in Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts in Cox’s Bazar who have lost their income and possessions to the devastating floods that have swept the city since 27 July. Read More

IOM and Sustainable Hospitality Alliance Launch Multi-Year Partnership to Promote Ethical Recruitment, Protect Migrant Workers in Tourism

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) said today the launch of a multi-year partnership would promote ethical recruitment and the protection of migrant workers in the tourism industry. Read More

Long-Term Policies Key to Integrating Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela, New MPI-IOM Report Finds

The socio-economic integration of Venezuelan refugees and migrants being hosted by countries in Latin America has been set back by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study that examines key issues such as economic inclusion, social cohesion and access to education and health care. Read more

IOM Ethiopia Appeals for USD 40 Million to Assist Additional 1.6 Million People in Northern Ethiopia

Nearly two million people affected by the crisis in northern Ethiopia desperately need life-saving assistance, including water, medicine and shelter, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today as it issued an urgent appeal for USD 40 million to help internally displaced men, women and children, including newborn babies. Read More.

NEWS

Humanitarian Flight Safely Returns Ethiopian Migrants From Yemen

Sana’a/Addis Ababa – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), with the authorities in Sana’a, Yemen, and the Government of Ethiopia, successfully transported 79...

Lack of Access to Information and Justice Among Main Challenges for Families of Missing Migrants in Zimbabwe

Harare/Berlin – Families in Zimbabwe whose loved ones have gone missing migrating to other countries face serious challenges in the search for their relatives according to the...

Urgent Support Needed as Thousands of Cox’s Bazar Community Members Lose Livelihoods

Cox’s Bazar – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is concerned about the over 80,000 community members in Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts in Cox’s Bazar who have...

Features

Alone and Afraid: Protecting Unaccompanied Migrant Children Along the ‘Eastern Route’

The odds of survival were stacked against seven-year-old Amara* when she was trapped in a sinking boat controlled by smugglers off the coast of Djibouti. Amara was among at least 60 migrants and...

Somali Women Reconnect after Decades of Conflict 

For more than 30 years Somalia has been mired in deep economic, political and social crisis, with its citizens suffering the most. They have tolerated mass displacement, the loss of loved ones in...

Desperate for a Fresh Start: Ethiopia’s Displaced Yearn to Rebuild Their Lives

“We ran for our lives, carrying nothing and seeking safety,” says Nuria Yusuf, a young Ethiopian mother of three, as she recounts the moment her life changed forever. Attacked in her home at night...