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IOM Launches USD 24.6 Million Drought Appeal for Somalia
Somalia - In order to meet the emergency needs of over a million Somalis affected by drought, IOM is scaling up lifesaving interventions.
Displacement Spikes in Yemen’s Taizz Governorate as Clashes Intensify in Al Mokha City
Yemen - Some 273,780 people are displaced in Yemen’s Taizz Governorate, according to IOM’s most recent Task Force on Population Movements (TFPM) report.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 16,927, Deaths: 487
Switzerland - IOM reports that 16,927 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 1 March, about 80 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Spain and Greece. This compares with 132,743 through the first 60 days of 2016.
Urgent Action Needed to Help Millions Facing Famine in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, North-east Nigeria
Switzerland - Over 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and northeast Nigeria are facing extreme levels of food insecurity.
IOM Iraq Sees Surge of Internally Displaced from Mosul as Fighting Intensifies
Iraq - Since the February 19 start of Iraqi forces’ efforts to retake Mosul’s western sector, over 10,000 men, women and children now have been displaced in the zone.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 16,775; Deaths: 485
Switzerland - IOM reports that 16,775 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 26 February.
IOM Director General William Lacy Swing Expresses Concern about Anti-Migrant Violence in South Africa
Statement from IOM Director General William Lacy Swing on the Anti-Migrant Violence in South Africa.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 13,924; Deaths: 366
Switzerland - IOM reports that 13,924 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 22 February, with over 75 percent arriving in Italy.
Japan Backs IOM Humanitarian Operations in 2017
Japan - The Government of Japan has allocated USD 34.3 million to support IOM’s operations to assist vulnerable migrants around the world in 2017.
IOM Provides Health, Shelter Aid in Volatile Areas of South Sudan
South Sudan - IOM is providing emergency health care and shelter assistance to South Sudanese forced to flee their homes due to violence in volatile areas of the country, including Unity and Central Equatoria.