World Migration Report 2020 Launched
Geneva – In a global media environment highly interested in the issue of migration, the need for verified, evidence-based analysis on this defining issue of our time has never been more urgent. As the UN-related agency responsible for migration, it has long been IOM’s imperative to promote a balanced understanding of migration across the world. Read more I Download Report I Watch Playlist
Join the Conversation. Be the Change. #UN75
In 2020, IOM joins the rest of the United Nations family marking its 75th anniversary by launching the biggest-ever global conversation on the role of global cooperation in building the future we want. After 65 years of global operations, IOM formally joined the United Nations system in 2016 and is now the Coordinator and Secretariat for the UN Migration Network, established in 2019. Read more
L’OIM lance un appel de 119,3 millions de dollars pour les interventions humanitaires et le développement au Soudan du Sud
Le Soudan du Sud, nation la plus récente du monde qui a déjà enduré cinq années de guerre civile, a du mal à se relever. Les organismes humanitaires estiment que près de 7,5 millions de Sud-Soudanais ont grand besoin d’aide humanitaire. Quelque 1,5 million de personnes restent déplacées dans le pays tandis que 2,2 millions d’autres se sont réfugiées dans les pays voisins. En savoir plus
The IOM Handbook on Migrant Protection and Assistance
This Handbook provides a structured approach to understanding and responding to migrant vulnerability, by analysing risk and protective factors at the individual, household, community and structural levels. Read the Publication Here I Watch the Video about the Handbook here
Informed Consent: There’s an App for That!
Informed Consent: There’s an App for That! I Consentement éclairé: il y a une application pour ça! I Consentimiento informado: ¡hay una aplicación para eso!
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.
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
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How four young West African footballers got stranded in Central Asia
Right about now, a boy is walking into a house on the edge of a big city in West Africa, his dreams hanging by a thread.
Challenging Return as the Preferred Solution to Internal Displacement
Bangui - Forced displacement is undoubtedly a life-changing event. While the often-traumatic experience of displacement cannot be undone, the possibility to return to locations of origin in a safe, dignified and sustainable manner can bring hope and alleviate suffering after displacement.
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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.