IOM and UNHCR Welcome Donor Pledges for Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants
Brussels – Brussels – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcome the commitments made by donors today, amounting to USD 2.79 billion, including USD 653 million in grants, during the International Donors Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more
IOM Joins Call to Action on Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 on Remittances
Geneva - As the world faces the economic and broader development repercussions of COVID-19, remittances to low- and middle-income countries are projected to fall sharply in 2020 - by about 20 percent or US $110 billion. Read more
Combatting Xenophobia is Key to an Effective COVID-19 Recovery
Geneva - Few crises in our collective memory have had the global reach of COVID-19. Across our societies, communities have responded to this pandemic with strong cooperation and solidarity. Read more
Lockdown Film Club
The Lockdown Film Club began as an initiative to keep us all entertained, educated and connected to the issue we care so much about – migration. Especially now, with COVID-19 forcing such hardship on migrants and other vulnerable peoples worldwide—while forcing ourselves to remain at home, away from opportunities to collaborate with our colleagues in person.
Gender-Responsive Communications Toolkit
Gender-Responsive Communications Toolkit
The aim of this toolkit is to promote gender equality in all IOM communications. Promoting gender equality is a commitment made by all IOM staff and should be reflected in all aspects of the Organization’s work. The toolkit provides guidance on ensuring communications materials portray specific groups and show diversity, thereby supporting more accurate and inclusive images of migration. Download toolkit
IOM Releases Crisis Appeal to Support over 5.3 Million Yemenis and Migrants
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the already dire situation in Yemen for vulnerable communities like internally displaced people and migrants. Read Press Note I Read Newsdesk Special Edition I Download Appeal I Watch Video
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For many people, accessing clean water is as simple as walking to the tap and turning the knob. Yet for the thousands of people living in Kercha district in Ethiopia, some 410 kilometers from the capital Addis Ababa, it is never that easy.
Boubacar, 65, and his two sons, consider themselves to be excellent farmers, but Niger’s adverse weather and persistent droughts make it difficult to have a stable income from the land.
Hosting over 5,000 families, Al Jufainah Camp in Marib city is Yemen’s largest displacement site. For many of the camp’s residents, collecting enough water to sustain their families was a daily struggle.
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Learn how IOM is working with governments and partners to ensure no one is left behind during the COVID19 response, including migrants and displaced populations.
