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IOM and UNHCR Celebrate Commitment of the International Community to Mobilize Funds for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela
Ottawa – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcome the pledges made today, amounting to USD 1.5 billion, including USD 954 million in grants, during the International Donors’ Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and...
IOM and UNHCR Condemn the Return of Migrants and Refugees to Libya
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, can confirm that over 270 migrants and refugees were handed over to the Libyan Coast Guard by the ship “Vos Triton”, sailing under the flag of Gibraltar.
“Vos Triton” had rescued...
IOM, UNHCR, Aid Partners Call for Urgent Support to Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela and Their Hosts
Geneva – Ahead of the International Donors’ Conference on 17 June, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, call for renewed international support to address the urgent needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and to assist their...
Making Migration Data Accessible for All
Berlin – Timely and comprehensive migration statistics are essential for developing policies that benefit migrants, as well as their communities of origin and destination. The Global Migration Data Portal is unveiling today (15/06) its new dashboard featuring a series of tools...
IOM Ramps Up Health Response as Second Wave of COVID-19 Strikes Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar – As a second wave of COVID-19 is ravaging South Asia, including Bangladesh, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is working closely with the Government and the humanitarian community to ramp up the delivery of a wide range of support services for...
Launch of Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Strengthens Migration Data in The Gambia
Banjul – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) in The Gambia, in collaboration with the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS), to facilitate evidence-based decision making on migration governance and response to the needs of vulnerable...
IOM Mourns Death of Former Director-General William Lacy Swing
Geneva – William Lacy Swing, former Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and longtime US diplomat, has died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was 86 years old.
IOM Calls for Greater Support for Families of Migrants Missing en Route to Spain
Berlin – More than 9,100 people are known to have died on irregular migration routes to Spain since 1988, according to records collected by IOM’s Missing Migrants Project and the Andalusian Association for Human Rights (APDHA).
IOM Addresses Child Labour for Undocumented Returnee Families in Afghanistan
Kabul – More than half of children aged 5-7 in Afghanistan are engaged in work of some kind. The COVID-19 pandemic has further worsened the situation as the loss of livelihoods, coupled with school closures, is likely to have precipitated increased reliance on child labour for...
Empowering Migrants is Key to COVID-19 Recovery
Geneva – A joint research by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducted in nine countries shows that the pandemic has increased poverty and unemployment for many migrants and their families. Data collected in...
IOM Provides Food, Water to Latest Group of Rohingya Rescued in East Aceh, Indonesia
Jakarta/East Aceh – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is continuing to provide food, drinking water and medical support as part of coordinated efforts to help 81 Rohingya, mostly women and children, rescued by local fishermen in East Aceh on Friday (04/06) after...
More than 90 Malians Return Home Safely in Charter Flight from Chad
N’Djamena – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted 95 Malians including 72 women and children to return home from Chad, in coordination with the Governments of Chad and Mali. The migrants boarded a special flight on 01 June chartered as part of IOM’s ...