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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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 110,833 in 2018; Deaths Reach 2,160Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 111,237 in 2018; Deaths Reach 2,216
IOM, the International Organization for Migration, reports that 111,237 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 12 December. Read more
IOM Launches ‘Holding On’ Campaign: A Virtual Reality Experience of Internal Displacement
Marking the 20th anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) launched the ‘Holding On’ digital campaign yesterday (15/11) to raise awareness of the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and celebrate their courage and resilience. Read more | Visit the Holding On website
Rising to the Challenge: New IOM/IDMC Global Partnership to Address Internal Displacement
Geneva – Efforts to provide solutions to the tens of millions of people displaced within their own countries by conflict and disasters will be enhanced by the new partnership announced today between the UN Migration Agency (IOM) and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Read more
Live Life Positively: Let Migrants Know Their HIV Status
On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2018 (1/12), IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reflects on the accessibility of HIV testing for migrant populations. Read more | Visit our page Human Mobility and HIV
Global Migration Indicators Report 2018
The Global Migration Indicators 2018 report is a snapshot of what we know about migration today. The data is organized along 17 key migration themes and based largely on data taken from Global Migration Data Portal – IOM’s one-stop-shop for international migration data. The report aims to provide a baseline for objectives in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and migration-related targets included in the Sustainable Development Goals. Download Report
Emergency Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela Launched
Faced with the largest population outflow in Latin America of recent years, 95 organizations covering 16 countries have been working together to establish a comprehensive response to the urgent needs of millions of refugees and migrants from Venezuela, and host communities. Read more
IOM responds to latest humanitarian tragedy off the coast of Libya
Tripoli, 05 December 2018 – At least a dozen people are dead after a rubber boat which spent more than 10 days at sea capsized off Misrata, Libya, on Monday. Read more
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i am a migrant
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"Home is dynamic; it is where your family is, where you have good memories and where you make your nest."
"I had accepted my place as an outsider in America, but realizing that I was an outsider in Japan as well was heartbreaking."
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Holding On
It is time to listen to the stories of internally displaced persons. Learn more about this campaign at holding-on.iom.int
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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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When Deputy Principal Rose was in school, there was about a week of each month, which she dreaded.
Rim is an eight-year-old patient from Lebanon. She was admitted to Al Sahel Hospital, Beirut in early 2018. By then she was in critical condition.
At the Valletta Summit on Migration in November 2015, European and African Heads of State and Government recognised the need to address the challenges and opportunities of migration in Africa.