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Innovative Inclusive Approach to Strengthen Community Cohesion in Chad
Doba – A robust flow of refugees and returnees from the Central African Republic to Chad has increased pressure on host communities, often leading to clashes over access to limited livelihood resources.
Alternatives to Irregular Migration: IOM Launches Vocational Training Programme for Gambians
Banjul – The lack of access to employment opportunities among Gambian youth is widely cited as a major contributing factor to irregular migration. According to the 2018 Gambia Labour Force Survey, 95 per cent of Gambian irregular migrants surveyed cited “lack of work” as their...
Mediterranean Arrivals Reach 45,505 in 2019; Deaths, 859
Geneva – IOM reports that 45,505 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 13 August, roughly a 30 per cent decrease from the 64,836 arriving during a similar period last year.
IOM Director General Visits Cyclone Affected Areas in Mozambique
Maputo – IOM Director General António Vitorino is in Mozambique to assess and support the humanitarian response after the country was devastated by two catastrophic storms earlier this year.
IOM Partners with Save the Children to Assist 600 Children in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa – Six hundred vulnerable children in Ethiopia are the focus of a new partnership between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Save the Children.
IOM Launches Two Migration Data Platforms in Spanish
Guatemala City – Today (20/08) IOM presents two migration data platforms in Spanish.
Model of Migration Law Approved for Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico City – The Forum of Presiding Officers of Legislative Assemblies of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (FOPREL) yesterday (19/08) approved the Regional Framework Law on Migration, with a Human Rights Approach at its XXII Special Meeting.
First Yazidi Family Arrives in Germany Under New Humanitarian Admission Programme
Berlin – A family of eight Yazidis arrived in Berlin on Wednesday (14/08), in the latest effort by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist vulnerable Yazidis with their admission to Europe.
Nepali Media Commits to Disaster Preparedness Advocacy
Kathmandu – Media should play a more proactive role in educating the general public about disaster preparedness, rather than simply reporting the aftermath of crises, according to journalists attending a workshop organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)...
America's Migratory Routes Reach Grim Milestone: Over 500 Deaths so far in 2019
Geneva – In total, at least 514 people have lost their lives in the Americas in 2019, compared with 384 recorded through this point in 2018 – an increase of just over one-third.
International Youth Day Marked by Education, Entrepreneurship Sessions for Migrants Across Niger
Niamey – In the weeks leading up to yesterday’s celebration of International Youth Day, IOM Niger with its partner Terre Solidali, organized five training sessions in three cities for close to 250 migrants and community members, delivered by young entrepreneurs from IOM’s “...
Flood of IOM Festival Submissions Evidence Filmmakers, Audiences Mobilized on Migration
Geneva – The flood of submissions to IOM’s Fourth Annual Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF), the largest event of its type in the world, proves filmmakers are excited about telling migration-themed stories,...