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The UN Migration Agency (IOM) supports the export of conflict-free and traceable artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Europe’s gold refineries. Photo: IOM 2017
UN Migration Agency Supports First Conflict-free, Traceable Artisanal Gold Exports from DR Congo
Posted on Fri. June 30, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo – The UN Migration Agency (IOM), through its USAID-funded Responsible Minerals Trade programme, provided support to the export of conflict-free and traceable artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Europe’s gold refineries.
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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 95,768 in 2017; 2,169 Deaths
Posted on Fri. June 30, 2017
Switzerland – The UN Migration Agency (IOM) reports that 95,768 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 29 June, with almost 85 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with 230,230 arrivals across the region through 30 June 2016.
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The UN Migration Agency (IOM) trains journalists from National Radio and Television in Bujumbura, Burundi, on migration management, terminology, references and definitions to strengthen their reporting skills. Photo: IOM
UN Migration Agency Trains Burundi National Radio, TV Stations on Migration Management
Posted on Fri. June 30, 2017
Burundi – The UN Migration Agency (IOM) organized a training for 20 journalists from National Radio and Television in Bujumbura, Burundi, on migration management, terminology, references and definitions to strengthen their reporting skills.
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“i am a migrant” is part of the UN TOGETHER initiative that promotes respect, safety and dignity for those who have left home in search of a better life. More here
Stéphanie: "Being a migrant was a choice for me, and I wish it could be the same for others too, but in most cases it is a matter of survival."
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“Something that it seems many forget is simply that migrants are people. Migrants are men, women, children, fathers, mothers, daughters and sons — people, like you and me. International human rights belong to all persons, including migrants, and States bear the primary responsibility to protect and assist crisis-affected persons residing in their territory, as well as citizens abroad” – Mohammed Abdiker, IOM Director of Operations and Emergencies. Read more here.
Migration in the News
- AP reported that Iraq's prime minister on Thursday declared an end to ISIS’s self-proclaimed caliphate, but fighting continues in the extremist group’s strongholds.
- PRI reported that African migrants are reaching Europe with tales of kidnap and torture in Libya.
- France 24 shared the story of Moroccan Ahmed al-Ghazali, who filmed his dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean after he fled Libya for the safety of Europe.
- VOA reported that police and aid groups say more than 60 percent of illegal prostitutes in Belgium are trafficked from Nigeria, many of them only teenagers.
- Alternet.org reported that the UN Refugee Agency has announced that there are 65.9 million displaced people in the world, living as refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced persons.
- Devex reported on the need to develop solutions that will benefit host and origin communities, and how civil society, government and the public can all be involved in refugee response.
- Vice Impact ran an op-ed which noted that climate change is a main cause of the world’s refugee crisis.
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Courier-Journal shared the stories of ten refugees about their plight in their native land, their flight to safety and their quest for independence on the journey to America.
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