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IOM Assists Over 130 Yazidis to Resettle from Iraq to France
Erbil – One hundred thirty-two members of Iraq’s Yazidi community left Erbil International Airport today (22/05) for Toulouse, France, the latest resettlement effort by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), part of the Humanitarian Admissions Programme launched by...
Over 12,000 Vulnerable People to Receive Support to Access EU Settlement Scheme in UK
London – An estimated 3.5 million EU citizens currently resident in the UK are required to apply to remain in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Using Data to Inform Migration Management in Central Asia
Dushanbe – Reliable and harmonized data are needed to tackle some of Central Asia’s key migration challenges and should be included in the future regional agenda on migration, according to government officials attending a regional consultative forum.
A Third of Afghans Have Migrated or Been Displaced Since 2012: IOM
Kabul – One in three Afghans has migrated or been displaced in the past six years, according to a new Displacement Tracking Matrix ...
Returnees Share Harrowing Experiences at Latest ‘Migration Conversation’
Nairobi – In a packed auditorium, two migrant returnees share their experiences: One, a trained professional with a university degree, made do as a school janitor in Morocco. The other survived six years’ imprisonment in Zambia.
Egyptian TV Stars Help Launch Counter-Trafficking Awareness-Raising Campaign
Cairo – Egyptian television stars Asser Yassin and Nelly Karim helped launch a new counter-trafficking awareness campaign being overseen by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Egypt’s National Coordinating Committee for Combating and Preventing Illegal...
Recreational Centre Opens for Children in Zinder, Niger
Zinder – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) officially handed over last Friday (17 May) the Centre for the Prevention, Promotion and Protection of Children (CEPPP) in Matameye, department of Kantché, Zinder region, to representatives from the Ministry of Women...
‘Connecting Communities’ Campaign Seeks Integration of Venezuelans in Mexico
Mexico City – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), earlier this month, launched the Connecting Communities information campaign which, through the distribution of videos, infographics and fact sheets, will assist Venezuelan refugees and migrants with their...
Logging Industry in Solomon Islands Puts Women, Girls at Risk: IOM
Honiara – A research report commissioned by the Solomon Islands Ministry for Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has found that logging operations and related mobility dynamics, combined with pre-existing localized...
IOM, Indonesian Vice-President Mark 40-Year Collaboration
The International Organization for Migration marked its 40-year-long collaboration with the Government of Indonesia during a meeting Thursday with Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
Skyscraper-Depth Well Brings Clean Water to Rohingya Refugees
Cox’s Bazar – Under clear 36-degree Celsius skies, an exhausted Rafiq leans against his house, surrounded by his five children. Glancing upwards, he ponders another sweltering walk down a steep dirt path to haul clean water for his family.
Impact of Cyclone Kenneth Continues to Affect Northern Mozambique: IOM
Ibo Island, Cabo Delgado — Three weeks after Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in northern Mozambique, over 300,000 people continue to need humanitarian assistance in the coastal provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula.