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IOM and UNHCR Call for Improved Safeguards for the Displaced on the Frontlines of Climate Emergency
Geneva – IOM, the International Organization for Migration, and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), are calling on states to strengthen the protection and assistance of people displaced in the context of disasters and climate change, ahead of a virtual conference co-hosted today, 4...
Humanitarians Respond as Scale of Cyclone Eloise’s Damage is Revealed
Beira – Residents of Beira and surrounding areas are reeling from the impact of Cyclone Eloise, navigating streets waist deep in flood waters littered with debris in some areas, as the scale of the damage becomes more apparent. The International Organization for Migration (IOM)...
Frightened Residents Brace as Cyclone Eloise Approaches Mozambique
Beira — Roughly 160 International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff in central Mozambique are working to prepare local communities for the imminent arrival of Cyclone Eloise, which is currently packing winds of at least 150 km/h.
Pacific Governments Begin Regional Policy Dialogue on Climate Change, Migration and Human Security
Suva – Government Officials from around the Pacific region started a series of virtual policy discussions this week (16/09) that will examine how climate change and disasters will affect mobility trends in the Pacific Islands.
Reforestation, Solar Power, LPG Distribution Anchor IOM’s Green Actions in Humanitarian Response
COX’S BAZAR: IOM welcomes the 25th Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Spain and highlights our increasing efforts in Bangladesh to promote green energy in Rohingya refugee camps and the Bangladeshi host community.
More than 20,000 People Displaced by Floods in Bangui, Central African Republic
Bangui – Heavy, unseasonable rains in Bangui, Central African Republic for the past three weeks continue to cause significant material damage, displacing at least 20,500 people and exposing to further danger a population that has weathered repeated cycles of violence since 2013.
IOM, Small Island Developing States Highlight Climate Migration at UN General Assembly
New York – Today (26/09), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) together with the New York Permanent Missions of Fiji and Portugal are co-organizing a high-level event focusing on climate migration, in the margins of the high-level week of the United Nations’...
Focus on Women, Climate Change and Migration in Tajikistan
Dushanbe – As the world meets at the United Nations Climate Change summit in New York, IOM Tajikistan is launching a major new project on climate change, gender and migration.
African Countries Jointly Address Land Degradation and Migration Nexus
New Delhi – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) on 6 September 2019 unveiled their new report titled, Addressing the Land Degradation-Migration Nexus, which explains how land degradation...
Find A Way: IOM Commits to Climate Migration
Geneva – When Cyclone Komen hit Myanmar in 2015, Daw Lawng Hngel and her family had barely a moment’s notice to pack up their lives and escape the devastating landslides.
Three Years On, Kilip Villagers Continue to Thrive with IOM, USAID, European Commission Support
Port Moresby – A United States Government delegation visited Kilip community over the weekend (03/08), eager to see the sustainable water supply and climate resilient agriculture project installed here in 2016 in response to the El Niño-induced drought.
‘One Migrant – One Tree’: Over 100 Migrants Plant Trees on Niger’s Independence Day
Niamey – Niger’s economy is largely dependent on subsistence agriculture, making it vulnerable to adverse climatic conditions. It is estimated that more than 100,000 hectares of arable land are lost each year in Niger due to desertification. Periodic droughts and floods – as...