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Libya Remains Top Priority for UN Migration Agency: DG Swing in Tripoli
Tripoli – IOM, the UN Migration Agency’s Director General William Lacy Swing returned to Tripoli where he reiterated that Libya remains IOM’s top priority.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 115,109 in 2017; 2,397 Deaths
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 115,109 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 2 August, with almost 83 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain.
Somalia Drought Response Enhanced through UN Migration Agency, UNDP, Government Partnership
Mogadishu – In the wake of a severe drought in Somalia that has displaced more than 800,000 people, the Government of Somalia has joined forces with IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to enhance its drought response capacity.
“We’ve seen the suffering of the people”: IOM DG Swing Visits Northeast Nigeria, Devastated by Boko Haram
Borno – Nearly two million people fled their homes to escape Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria; more than half of the displaced are children and 133,000 are infants.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 114,287 in 2017; 2,385 Deaths
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 114,287 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 30 July.
IOM Chile Holds Training of Trainers on Migrants in Countries in Crisis
Santiago – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, in its role as secretariat of the Migrants in Countries in Crisis Initiative (MICIC), carried out a training of trainers on the integration of migrants in the emergency preparedness, response and recovery systems in host countries.
UN Migration Agency: Over 830,000 Remain Displaced Outside Mosul
Mosul – IOM released data this week from its DTM estimating some 839,118 individuals remain displaced in the aftermath of fighting to retake the city of Mosul.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 113,433 in 2017; 2,377 Deaths
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 113,433 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 26 July.
IOM Responds to Sudden Displacement Caused by Severe Flooding in Yemen’s Shabwa Governorate
Shabwa – On 20 July 2017, IOM, the UN Migration Agency team in Shabwa, a governorate in the south of Yemen, reported a displacement of 130 families (780 individuals) who had to abandon their houses, losing all their belongings, caused by the severe floods in the area.
IOM Conducts Camp Coordination and Camp Management Training in Response to Ongoing Drought in Somalia
Baidoa - The Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster (CCCM) conducted its first ever training in Somalia on Wednesday 26 July 2017. The one day training in Baidoa facilitated by the UN Migration Agency (IOM) focused on training participants on the basics of Camp Coordination and Camp Management, the roles and responsibilities of CCCM, and community participation and engagement.