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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 19,653, Deaths: 525
Switzerland - IOM reports that 19,653 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 14 March, over 80 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Spain and Greece.
IOM Aids Displaced Families Fleeing Conflict in Al Mokha, Yemen
Yemen - Escalating violence in the city of Al Mokha continues to cause mass displacement. Al Mokha is a strategic port city in Taiz governorate, which is one of Yemen’s most brutal conflict zones and currently hosts approximately 273,780 internally displaced persons (IDPs).
IOM Brings Safe Drinking Water to Displaced People in Aburoc, South Sudan
South Sudan - IOM is now providing safe drinking water to over 24,300 vulnerable people in Aburoc, Upper Nile, South Sudan. This includes an estimated 17,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), who fled the fighting in Wau Shilluk in late January, leaving their homes with few belongings and placing additional strain on the already limited resources of the host community.
IOM Provides Transport, Access to Aid for Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia
Ethiopia - IOM has begun providing emergency transportation assistance for Eritrean refugees to access humanitarian services in refugee camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. A recent spike at the beginning of 2017 saw over 4,500 refugees crossing the Eritrea-Ethiopia border and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 19,567, Deaths: 521
Switzerland - IOM reports that 19,567 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 8 March, over 80 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Spain and Greece.
Japan Donates USD 6.7 Million to Aid Displaced Iraqis: IOM
Iraq - In the midst of ongoing operations in Mosul, the Government of Japan is providing USD 6.7 million to IOM to support its humanitarian response to displacement in Iraq.
Stranded Nigerian and Gambian Migrants Return Home from Libya
Libya - On 7 March, IOM helped 171 stranded Nigerian migrants – 76 men and 95 women – to return home from Libya by air. Two days later, on 9 March, IOM assisted another 141 stranded Gambians – all men – to return home to Banjul.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 19,384, Deaths: 521
Switzerland - IOM reports that 19,384 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 5 March, over 80 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Spain and Greece.
USD 25 Million Sought to Aid Conflict-Affected People in Ukraine in 2017
Ukraine - Three years into the conflict-related crisis in Eastern Ukraine there are acute humanitarian needs.
International Donors Visit IOM Iraq Crisis Response Operations
Iraq - A delegation of diplomats and aid officials visited Erbil, Iraq 3-5 March 2017 to see first-hand IOM humanitarian projects in response to the ongoing displacement crisis.