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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
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.
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
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
Genève - Le secteur privé, les gouvernements et les autres acteurs doivent protéger les droits et préserver le bien-être des quelque 164 millions de travailleurs migrants internationaux et leurs communautés à travers le monde, tandis que le nombre de cas de COVID-19 s’élève désormais à 1,3 millions, déclare António Vitorino, Directeur général de l’OIM. Read more I IOM’s guidance document will be updated regularly for the duration of the pandemic.
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
Action requise pour lutter contre les effets de la chute des envois de fonds
Le 16 juin, l'OIM se réunit avec ses partenaires pour célébrer la Journée internationale des envois de fonds à la famille (IDFR), en reconnaissance de l'importance des envois de fonds pour les migrants, leurs familles et leurs communautés Lire ici
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
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
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.
je suis migrant
je suis migrant est une campagne et une plateforme. Nous créons un endroit pour partager les histoires personnelles des réfugiés et des migrants. Nous voulons nous élever contre les stéréotypes anti-migrants et contre le discours...
"I love the Netherlands, but I always said that if possible I would return to Gambia."
"I only knew where Estonia was located on the map, nothing else. I thought: why not, let the adventure begin!"
