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Displaced Papua New Guinea Communities Receive Safe Drinking Water from UN Migration Agency
Port Moresby – Oro Province in Papua New Guinea is prone to natural disasters, including volcanic eruptions, cyclones and flooding, which have led to displacement, destruction of property and even death.
Displaced Papua New Guinea Communities Receive Safe Drinking Water from UN Migration Agency
Port Moresby – Oro Province in Papua New Guinea is prone to natural disasters, including volcanic eruptions, cyclones and flooding, which have led to displacement, destruction of property and even death.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 120,975 in 2017
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 120,975 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 23 August.
Thousands of Iraqi Civilians Fleeing Talafar Assisted by UN Migration Agency
Erbil - The UN Migration Agency's emergency teams respond to thousands of civilians fleeing Talafar since the launch of the military campaign to retake the city from ISIL.
UN Migration Tracks Migrant Populations, Needs in Yemen
Sana’a – The UN Migration Agency announces the publication of a Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) report on migration and population mobility in Yemen.
Emergency Operations in Sierra Leone as Government, UN Agencies Respond to Floods
Freetown – More than 300 people have died with hundreds more still missing following severe mudslides and floods in Sierra Leone’s capital.
UN Migration Agency Steps Up Life-saving Support in Uganda as South Sudanese Refugees Hit 1 Million
Kampala – The number of South Sudanese fleeing to Uganda has surpassed 1 million.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 119,069 in 2017; 2,410 Deaths
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 119,069 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 16 August, with almost 83 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain.
UN Migration Agency Races to Assist in Wake of Sierra Leone Tragedy
Geneva – After learning Monday of devastating floods that left hundreds dead in Sierra Leone, IOM immediately released USD 150,000 in emergency, first-response aid relief.
More Survivors, Remains of Deceased Migrants Found by UN Migration Agency on Yemen Beach
Aden – Over the past three days, staff from IOM, the UN Migration Agency, have found more survivors, as well as the remains of more victims, from last week’s tragic incidents.