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500 People Participate in IOM’s Fourth Cross-Border Crisis Simulation Exercise in Niger
Tillabéri – More than 500 members from communities, local authorities, civil society and security forces participated in IOM’s fourth crisis simulation exercise in Niger.
IOM Supports Development of Zimbabwe’s National Migration Policy
Harare – Multiple stakeholders have been tasked with conducting an in-depth situational analysis of migration in the country to aid the design of a National Migration Policy.
Chinese, European Experts Share Techniques for Detection of Fraudulent Travel Documents
Kunming – IOM and the Chinese National Immigration Administration this week organized a two-day technical workshop in Kunming on the detection of fraudulent travel documents.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 91,093 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,852
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 91,093 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 17 October, with 42,494 to Spain, the leading destination this year.
UNHCR and IOM Appeal to European Leaders to Tackle Mediterranean Deaths
Brussels – UNHCR and IOM are together appealing to European leaders to urgently take steps to address this year’s record rate of drownings on the Mediterranean Sea.
Girls Sold into Forced Labour Largest Group of Trafficking Victims Identified by IOM in Bangladesh Refugee Camps
Cox’s Bazar – Young girls sold into forced labour are the largest group of trafficking victims identified by the UN Migration Agency in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps.
IOM Appeals for USD1 Million to Respond to 200,000 Congolese Returnees from Angola
Kinshasa – IOM in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has, in recent days, provided humanitarian assistance to 3,000 Congolese nationals expelled from Angola.
Slovenia’s First Refugee Resettlement Programme Completed after Arrival of Last Syrian Family
Ljubljana – With the arrival of the last group of resettled refugees at Jože Pučnik Airport on Wednesday, 10 October, the first Slovenian resettlement programme was completed.
IOM-MARRI Regional Strategic Exchange for Western Balkans Focuses on Coordinated Migration Response
Vienna – The Western Balkans sub-region currently hosts thousands of irregular migrants, stranded in a limbo between their countries of origin and the countries they are trying to reach in the European Union.
IOM Releases Results of Initial Displacement Tracking Matrix on Venezuelan Flows to Chile
Santiago – How do Venezuelans who arrive in Chile reach the country and what do they do there? Those are some of the questions addressed through the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), published last week (12 October) by the UN Migration Agency (IOM).
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 88,736 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,839
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 88,736 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 14 October, with 40,598 to Spain, the leading destination this year.
IOM Grantees Showcase Their Wares at Kyiv Street Festival
Kyiv – Thousands of people have been given help to start their own businesses since the start of the conflict in Ukraine. This initiative, conceived and managed by IOM, was celebrated at a festival in the capital Kyiv last weekend.