Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
IOM, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), stands ready to assist member states and partners to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19 Does Not Discriminate; Nor Should Our Response
As the world confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Network on Migration salutes the immense efforts to date to combat this crisis and urges that all – including migrants regardless of their migratory status – are included in efforts to mitigate and roll back this illness’s impact. Read more
Migration and the 2030 Agenda: A Guide for Practitioners
This guide is designed to serve government actors, both national and local, involved in any process of Sustainable Development Goal implementation, including those working specifically in migration, and those working in other sectors who are interested in integrating migration. It is also for government actors working in the migration field who wish to integrate the SDGs into their work. Read more
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
La OIM lanza un Documento de Orientación destinado a empleadores y comerciantes, para la protección de los trabajadores migrantes durante la crisis de la COVID-19
Ginebra – El sector privado, los gobiernos y otros actores claves deben proteger los derechos y el bienestar de unos 164 millones de trabajadores migrantes internacionales y de sus comunidades en todo el mundo, mientras los casos de COVID-19 superan la cifra de 1.300.000, dice el Director General de la OIM, Antonio Vitorino. Read more I IOM’s guidance document will be updated regularly for the duration of the pandemic.
OIM y ACNUR acogen con beneplácito compromisos de contribución de los donantes para los refugiados y migrantes de Venezuela
Bruselas - La Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) y ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, acogieron con beneplácito los compromisos de contribuciones por 2.790 millones de dólares (USD), que incluyen 653 millones de dólares (USD) en donaciones, anunciados por los donantes hoy durante la Conferencia Internacional de Donantes en solidaridad con los refugiados y migrantes venezolanos en América Latina y el Caribe. Leer más
IOM Launches USD 54 Million Appeal to Support Vulnerable Migrants and Mobile Populations in West and Central Africa
Dakar – This week (17 June), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in West and Central Africa called on its partners and the donor community to support its USD 54,158,500 Regional Preparedness and Response Plan to strengthen resilience among nearly ten million migrants and other mobile populations significantly affected by COVID-19. Read more
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
Se requiere de urgente acción para contrarrestar los impactos en la caída de los flujos de remesas
El 16 de junio la OIM se une a sus asociados para celebrar el Día Internacional de las Remesas Familiares (IDFR), en reconocimiento de la importancia que las remesas tienen para los migrantes, sus familias y comunidades. Leer aquí
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.
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