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Agadez, Niger. A truck packed with migrants leaves Agadez, a Saharan hub for West African migrants travelling to Libya, Algeria and Europe, for Tourayat. From Tourayat to Libya can take more than two days across the desert. In 2015 IOM Niger registered and assisted over 7,000 migrants in Agadez. Photo: IOM/Amanda Nero.

Agadez, Niger. A truck packed with migrants leaves Agadez, a Saharan hub for West African migrants travelling to Libya, Algeria and Europe, for Tourayat. From Tourayat to Libya can take more than two days across the desert. In 2015 IOM Niger registered and assisted over 7,000 migrants in Agadez. Photo: IOM/Amanda Nero.

Malakal Protection of Civilians (PoC) site, South Sudan. An IDP gathers the remains of his home in Sector 1 of the Malakal PoC following ethnic fighting that broke out in the camp resulting in the deaths of 18 and a fire that destroyed hundreds of homes. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM 2016.

Malakal Protection of Civilians (PoC) site, South Sudan. An IDP gathers the remains of his home in Sector 1 of the Malakal PoC following ethnic fighting that broke out in the camp resulting in the deaths of 18 and a fire that destroyed hundreds of homes. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM 2016.

Amman, Jordan. A young Syrian girl holds her mother as she waits in line to board a bus at the assembly point for refugees destined for resettlement in Canada. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.

Amman, Jordan. A young Syrian girl holds her mother as she waits in line to board a bus at the assembly point for refugees destined for resettlement in Canada. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.

Maiduguri, Nigeria. An IDP woman poses with her son in front of her makeshift shelter constructed from cardboard at the Farm Center IDP Camp. The camp, a former processing plant, is now home to thousands of people who have fled their homes from villages mainly in Borno State. Some of the IDPs live in emergency shelters provided by agencies including IOM. Others have built their own shelters using whatever materials are available. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.

Maiduguri, Nigeria. An IDP woman poses with her son in front of her makeshift shelter constructed from cardboard at the Farm Center IDP Camp. The camp, a former processing plant, is now home to thousands of people who have fled their homes from villages mainly in Borno State. Some of the IDPs live in emergency shelters provided by agencies including IOM. Others have built their own shelters using whatever materials are available. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.

Somewhere over the Atlantic. A Syrian refugee travelling to start a new life in Canada shows pictures of his hometown of Hama on his mobile phone. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.

Somewhere over the Atlantic. A Syrian refugee travelling to start a new life in Canada shows pictures of his hometown of Hama on his mobile phone. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.

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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 128,863 in 2017; Deaths Reach 2,550

09/15/17

Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 128,863 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 13 September, with over 75 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain.

Over 1 Million Nigerians Affected by Boko Haram Crisis Biometrically Registered to Better Target Aid

09/15/17

Maiduguri – Earlier this month, 1,019,904 people affected by the Boko Haram conflict have been biometrically registered by IOM, the UN Migration Agency in northeast Nigeria since December 2015. Biometric registration equips the humanitarian community with accurate information to more effectively respond to the needs of people who have lost their homes, family members, friends and livelihoods, as well as those of communities hosting them.

New Arrivals in Bangladesh from Myanmar Reach 313,000: IOM Seeks USD 26.1 Million to Address Lifesaving Needs

09/11/17

Bangladesh - The UN Migration Agency, has appealed for USD 26.1 million to meet the immediate needs of some 313,000 newly-arrived Undocumented Myanmar Nationals (UMNs).

270,000 Flee Myanmar in Two Weeks: UN Migration Agency in Bangladesh Scales Up Emergency Response

09/08/17

Bangladesh - IOM, the UN Migration Agency, today (8/9) confirmed that 270,000 people have fled violence in Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh since 25 August.

IOM, Partners Seek USD 18 Million for Immediate Relief as Over 123,000 Rohingya Enter Bangladesh in Last 11 Days

09/05/17

Dhaka – IOM, the UN Migration Agency in Bangladesh today said that humanitarian assistance in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh must be urgently scaled up.

Less than 5,000 Mediterranean Arrivals in Past Week

09/05/17

Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency reports that 125,860 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 3 September.

UN Migration Agency (IOM) Calls for Restraint, More Aid for Civilians Fleeing Myanmar

08/30/17

Geneva - UN Migration Agency (IOM) Director General William Lacy Swing today called on all parties in Myanmar to exercise restraint following fresh violence in Rakhine State.

UN Migration Agency Statement on International Day of the Disappeared

08/30/17

Geneva - Nearly 23,000 migrant fatalities worldwide have been recorded by IOM, the UN Migration Agency’s Missing Migrants Project since 2014.

No Migrant Deaths at Sea in Last 20 Days as Mediterranean Arrivals Reach 121,517 for 2017

08/29/17

Geneva – Since 9 August, IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has not received any reports of migrant deaths in the Mediterranean.

UN Migration Agency Increases Support for Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coast

08/29/17

Tripoli – IOM, the UN Migration Agency this week (27-28/08) met with Libyan authorities in Tunis to discuss an initial workplan and the establishment of a coordination body to facilitate rescues at sea.

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