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Award-Winning Actress Julia Ormond, Egyptian Actor Asser Yassin Join Global Migration Film Festival 2019 Jury
Geneva – Emmy-award winning British actress and activist against human trafficking, Julia Ormond, and Egyptian actor, writer and film producer Asser Yassin have added their marquee names and expertise in migration, film-making and visual storytelling to IOM’s 2019 Global...
Farm Slaves Rescued in Ukraine
Kyiv – On EU Anti-Trafficking Day, 18 October, the Ministry of Social Policy and the National Police of Ukraine revealed the details of a shocking case of mass trafficking during a press conference in the capital Kyiv.
Feedback Centre Helps Rohingya Refugees Communicate Needs in Bangladesh Camps
Cox’s Bazar – This year’s monsoon season saw some of the heaviest rain and winds in two years. Gul Faraj and her family were left homeless when their shelter was destroyed in a fierce storm that blew in off the Bay of Bengal.
Forty Years of IOM Assistance to Returning Migrants
Berlin – Assisting migrants' return home and reintegrating into their communities has been a pivotal aspect of the International Organization for Migration’s work. For 40 years, IOM has been providing return and reintegration assistance to migrants wishing to return home.
First IOM International Charter Flight from Ethiopia Brings 154 Refugees to New Homes in Germany
Addis Ababa – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Ethiopia organized on Tuesday its first international charter flight carrying 154 Somali refugees to be resettled in Germany.
IOM Missions Across Europe Mark EU Anti-Trafficking Day
Geneva/Brussels – To mark EU Anti-Trafficking Day (18/10), International Organization for Migration (IOM) offices across Europe mobilized this week to raise awareness and reinforce the tools needed to fight the scourge of trafficking in human beings which has ensnared tens of...
Entrepreneurship and Waste Management in Sierra Leone to Fight Unemployment and Clean Cities
Freetown – With a 60 percent rate of youth unemployment, Sierra Leone suffers among West Africa’s highest levels of joblessness. One result: youth migrate, often irregularly.
Mediterranean Arrivals Reach 79,350 in 2019, Deaths Reach 1,077
Geneva – IOM reports that 79,350 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 17 October, roughly a 13 per cent decrease from the 91,094 arriving during the same period last year.
Forced Movement of Migrants in Bosnia Sparks Warning of Humanitarian Emergency
Sarajevo - Serious concerns have been expressed in Bosnia at the forcible transfer of large numbers of migrants to an already overcrowded and dangerous accommodation centre.
Humanitarian Aid Urgently Required in Areas Affected by Conflict in Syria: IOM Director General
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned by the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in northern Syria, where heavy fighting is displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians.
IOM Organizes First Humanitarian Charter Flight from Algeria to Niger
Algiers, Niamey – This week (15/10), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized its first flight for voluntary return from the southern Algerian city of Tamanrasset to Niger’s capital, Niamey, carrying 166 Nigerien nationals, in close collaboration with the ...
Right to Migrant Health Key to Sustainable Development, IOM tells IPU
Belgrade – The right to health is a fundamental right of all human beings, irrespective of their legal status, IOM’s Senior Migration Health Advisor for South-eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia told the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) yesterday...