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70 Musicians from 20 Countries in Geneva Fundraising Concert for Migrants in Greece
Posted on Tue. March 21, 2017
Switzerland - This Saturday (25/03) the United Nations Orchestra will play a concert at the Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland. All proceeds from ticket sales will be used to facilitate the psychosocial activities carried out by IOM.
Psychosocial support, such as music therapy, will be provided to migrants affected by the Mediterranean migration crisis – particularly women and children.
The United Nations Orchestra was established with the goal of using symphonic music to support humanitarian efforts, by organizing cultural events to raise funds for humanitarian organizations such as IOM.
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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 20,484, Deaths: 525
Posted on Tue. March 21, 2017
Switzerland - IOM reports that 20,484 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 19 March, with over 80 percent arriving in Italy and the rest in Spain and Greece. This compares with 160,331 through the first 79 days of 2016.
These arrival numbers do not include 3,312 migrants rescued on 19 March and who are being brought to Italy over the next few days, according to updates from Italy’s Ministry of Interior. Those new arrivals would push this year’s Mediterranean arrival numbers to slightly under 20,000 for Italy alone. That puts 2017’s arrival rate to Italy considerably ahead of the 2015’s first three-month total of 10,165, and ahead of the 2016 three-month total of 18,777.
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ACP-EU Migration Programme Meets to Counter Human Trafficking, Migrant Smuggling
Posted on Tue. March 21, 2017
Guyana - IOM is kicking off a three-day inter-regional meeting today (21/03) in Georgetown, Guyana focusing on trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants.
The “Peer-to-Peer Exchange Meeting” brings together 70 delegates and experts from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States and from the European Union (EU) to look at the most effective means to counter both phenomena at the local, regional and global levels.
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"The effective criminalisation of migrants for pursuing a dignified existence translates into an existential hazard, and an untold number of travellers have perished at the mercy of the elements while endeavouring to navigate the border region's hostile terrain." – Belen Fernandez, author and contributing editor at Jacobin Magazine. Read more here.
Migration in the News
- DW summarized the latest data on refugees and how the crisis is shaping up in the Mediterranean.
- Devex reported about IOM’s “Aware Migrants” campaign which aims to counter rumors of easy journeys and of guaranteed prosperity and health services that await in Europe.
- International Business Times reported that German officials plan to screen refugees using an automated software that analyzes dialect.
- RT reported that at least 23 people have been killed and dozens injured in a car bomb explosion that hit a southern Baghdad district.
- The Washington Post reported on the more than 250,000 Afghan refugees who have been deported from Pakistan in 15 months, and the lack of opportunities that await them back home.
- WMO reported that 2016 made history, with a record global temperature, exceptionally low sea ice, and unabated sea level rise and ocean heat.
Trending on the Internet
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The Guardian reported that the Romanian government has agreed to collaborate with Italian authorities to halt abuse of women migrants.
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The New York Times reported that the UN called for an inquiry into an aerial assault on a boat of migrants last week off Yemen’s Red Sea coast that left at least 42 people dead.
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