Second International Forum on Migration Statistics
Organized by IOM, OECD and UNDESA, the International Forum on Migration Statistics is a unique global platform devoted to improving data on migration in all its dimensions. Visit the Website
Nearly 1,000 Migrants Returned to Libya in the First Two Weeks of 2020: IOM
At least 953 migrants, among them 136 women and 85 children, have been returned to Libyan shores in the first two weeks of 2020. Most were disembarked in Tripoli and all were taken to detention centres. Read here
The Return and Reintegration Platform is now online
The Return and Reintegration Platform is a global tool that aims at disseminating knowledge and good practices in the field of migrant return and reintegration. It has been developed by the Knowledge Management Hub, established by IOM in 2017 and funded by the European Union. Read the press release here. Access the Platform here.
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"I love the Netherlands, but I always said that if possible I would return to Gambia."
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Four out of Five IOM Staff are Using SCAAN... are You?
Picture the scene.
It’s a typical IOM conference in a hotel in a distant city. You walk into the elevator, press the button to go outside for some fresh air and after the elevator doors close, everything suddenly turns to black.
Volunteer voices of inclusion from IOM Thailand
In Thailand, UN Volunteers effectively advocate for the respect of human rights. Panitee Nuykram serves with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as a national UN Youth Volunteer Media and Communications Officer in her home country, Thailand.
Why Disability Matters to IOM
Geneva – In conflict and emergency contexts around the world, persons with disabilities are amongst the most marginalized groups.
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In the busy town of Maputsoe, in Lesotho on the border with South Africa, a hairdresser recounts how her engagement with an IOM change agent led to important shifts in her knowledge about family planning, provided pivotal counselling, and helped f
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Information is power, runs the popular adage. However, being informed about the risks he would endure along the migration routes was not enough to keep Rex home.