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Appeal Launched for Humanitarian Response to Cyclone Devastation in Mozambique
Maputo – With Mozambique devastated by drought, flooding and Cyclones Idai and Kenneth in the past several months, humanitarian partners yesterday (12/09) launched the revised Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) requesting over USD 397 million to support affected populations.
In Bahamas Recovery, IOM Takes Lead on Shelter Coordination
Nassau – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has taken the lead, alongside the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), to assist the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Renewal with shelter coordination and management.
IOM Returns 127 Stranded Migrants Safely to 15 Countries Across Africa, Asia
Misrata, Libya – This week (10/09), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted 127 stranded migrants – 103 men, 14 women and 10 children – to return to their homelands via a charter flight under IOM’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme, or VHR. Many of them...
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 55,918 in 2019; Deaths Reach 929
Geneva – IOM reports that 55,918 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 11 September, roughly a 30 per cent decrease from the 77,528 arriving during the same period last year.
Humanitarian Agencies Assist Thousands as Monsoon Rains Hit Rohingya Camps and Host Community
Cox’s Bazar – The Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) partners – UN agencies such as IOM, UNHCR, and WFP, as well as NGOs, working in support of the Government of Bangladesh, are assisting thousands in the host community and Rohingya refugee camps who have been impacted by...
IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF Urge European States to Boost Education for Refugee and Migrant Children
Brussels/Geneva – Three UN agencies are calling on European States to increase resources and practical support for their school systems to ensure all refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children can access and stay in quality education.
IOM Steps Up Response in the Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian Devastation
Nassau – As search and rescue operations continue in Abaco and Grand Bahama, islands in the Bahamas devastated last week by Hurricane Dorian, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is moving quickly to mobilise resources to assist rehabilitation efforts. Yesterday (...
Scientific Impact Evaluation Reveals Power of Peer-to-Peer Video Campaign in West Africa
Geneva – A new report by the International Organization for Migration’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) in collaboration with the Organization’s Media and Communications Division (MCD) provides robust evidence on the positive impact of...
Over 7,400 Deaths on Migration Routes Across Africa in Last Five Years, IOM Figures Show
Berlin – African migrants are perishing at a rate of about 25 persons per week – or about 1,300 annually – on the African continent, even before embarking on perilous sea journeys to Europe or the Arabian Peninsula. Since 2014 over 7,400 men, women and children have died in...