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International Organization for Migration reports some 170 missing migrants from two major shipwrecks of vessels leaving Africa for Europe over the last 48 hours
Geneva - Over 117 vulnerable migrants are believed to have perished in the winter waters of the Mediterranean Sea on Friday marking the second tragedy in just two days and bringing the total number of migrant deaths on the Mediterranean Sea to 200 through nearly three weeks of...
Kuwait Renews Support for IOM’s Lifesaving Humanitarian Operations
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Director General António Vitorino welcomed the contribution made this week by the State of Kuwait during a meeting with Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait, at the Organization...
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 4,216 in 2019; Deaths Reach 83
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 4,216 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through the first 16 days of 2019, an increase that nearly doubles the total (2,365) arriving during the same period last year. Over the past three days (13-16 January) IOM...
IOM Appalled by Attack in Northeast Nigeria That Claimed Four Lives
Abuja – IOM is appalled by Monday’s attack in Rann town, Borno State, in northeast Nigeria, that claimed the lives of four internally displaced persons and badly damaged an IOM Humanitarian Hub.
Djibouti Works to Assist Street Children, Beginning With a Study on Their Needs: IOM Report
Djibouti City – Djibouti might be a relatively small country on the Horn of Africa, but it is a significant transit location for migrants, especially from Ethiopia, who are seeking to cross over to Yemen, and ultimately to the Arab Peninsular.
Continued Winter Assistance Needed for Displaced and Vulnerable Iraqis: IOM
Erbil – As winter temperatures set in, accompanied by winds and rain, IOM in Iraq has completed the three-month distribution of 25,000 winter non-food item kits.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 2,200 in 2019; Deaths Reach 16
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 2,200 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through the first 13 days of 2019, a slight increase over the 1,915 arriving during the same period last year.
Urgent Humanitarian Assistance Needed for Migrant Workers Displaced by Clashes in Northern Chad
Chad - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Chad requires USD 1.2 million to urgently assist more than 950 migrants and Chadian nationals displaced by inter-communal fighting around two gold mines near the Libyan border at the end of December (27-28/12).
30,000 Irregular Migration Deaths, Disappearances Between 2014-2018: IOM Report
Berlin – At least 30,510 people died during irregular migration between 2014 and 2018, the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project reports.
E-Campus Offers Free Online Learning Platform on Migration
San José – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun 2019 with the launch of E-Campus, a free online learning platform on migration.
IOM Welcomes Malta’s Safe Harbour and EU Solidarity for Sea Rescue Survivors, Appeals for Swifter, Reliable Solutions
Floriana/Rome/Brussels – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) commends the Maltese authorities for providing a safe port for the disembarkation of the 49 migrants rescued by the Sea Watch 3 and Sea Eye boats.
IOM Addresses Protection Needs of Internally Displaced Somalis
Baidao – Tens of thousands of drought and conflict displaced Somalis received shelter materials and non-food item kits distributed by IOM in Somalia last month.