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 Data Report on Asia and the Pacific | 2017 - June 2018
This is the first IOM Regional Data Report on Asia and the Pacific. This statistical product highlights the complex migration trends that characterize this region of the world. The report is predominantly based on IOM primary data collection activities and covers the whole 2017 and the first six months of 2018. Read more
IOM Addresses Protection Needs of Internally Displaced Somalis
Tens of thousands of drought and conflict displaced Somalis received shelter materials and non-food item (NFI) kits distributed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Somalia last month. Read more
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 4,883; Deaths Reach 203
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 4,883 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through the first 20 days of 2019, a slight increase over the 4,466 arriving during the same period last year. Deaths on the three main Mediterranean Sea routes through almost three weeks of the new year are at 203 individuals, compared with 201 deaths during the same period in 2018. Read more
Swept Up in Migration Surge, Children Struggle in Streets of Djibouti: IOM Report
Djibouti City – Imagine if your top work prospects included begging, scrubbing cars or shining shoes, selling yourself on the street for sex. 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...
"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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South Sudan Protection of Civilian Sites: The Guiding Principles in Practice
Internal displacement is a way of life in South Sudan. Millions of southern Sudanese endured decades of civil war from 1955–1972 and again from 1983–2005, fleeing to neighbouring countries or displaced in their own country as internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Placing IDPs on the Map in Ethiopia and Beyond
Addis Ababa – Climate change combined with conflict has resulted in a significant increase in the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ethiopia in recent years.
A Life and Death Struggle Transiting Through the Horn of Africa
Djibouti – An important seaport country in the Horn of Africa occupied by less than a million people, Djibouti is at the crossroads of one of the most transited and increasingly dangerous migration routes in the world.
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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.