Policy Papers
The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have further embedded public health concerns in questions of migration and mobility at large, revealing the critical need to rethink policies and practices. Read more
Enhanced Solidarity Critical as COVID-19 Spreads in World’s Most Vulnerable Communities
The Organization’s newly revised Global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) requires USD 618 million to cover the health, humanitarian and socio-economic needs of millions of people in 140 countries. Download here
World Humanitarian Day 2020
Día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria 2020 No usan capas ni luchan contra dragones ni se lanzan al espacio. Ni tampoco sus nombres aparecerán en las noticias. En la actualidad los héroes de la vida real luchan contra vicisitudes increíbles – desastres, conflictos, desigualdad y una pandemia sin precedentes. Visite nuestra página Internet I Leer Newsdesk Special Edition
Features
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.
Videos
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.
