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IOM Reaffirms UN Call for Cessation of Hostilities in Syria in Wake of Deaths of Humanitarian Partners
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration today expressed its shock at the unrelenting violence that has claimed the lives of too many aid workers trying to provide protection and humanitarian relief to the one million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Idlib,...
More than 50,000 Migrants Benefited from Voluntary Humanitarian Return Assistance from Libya Since 2015
Tripoli – A charter flight from Mitiga airport in Tripoli to Lagos, Nigeria, yesterday pushed the total number of people assisted through the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme (VHR) to over 50,000 returnees to 44 countries...
IOM Appeals for USD 119.3 Million To Support Humanitarian and Development Responses in South Sudan
Juba – The world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, which has already endured five years of civil war, faces a difficult recovery. Aid agencies estimate that nearly 7.5 million South Sudanese are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
Providing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Gambian Shipwreck Survivors
Banjul – One survivor watched eight members of his family die. Another said he counted 20 bodies washed onto the nearby shore. He also says he saw two fishing boats nearby, close enough to have rescued others. They did not.
IOM Launches USD 17 Million Plan to Help Countries Address the Coronavirus Outbreak
Updated: 25 February
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week (20/02) launched a USD 17 million...
Death and Desperation on Turkey’s EU Border
Edirne – Madiha Asif is pregnant with twins and suffering abdominal pain. She and her husband, Muhammed, sit huddled under a thermal blanket with their three children, who are wearing socks without shoes.
“Struggling to get through each day.” New IOM IDP Survey from Ukraine
Kyiv – The plight of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine continues, more than five years into the conflict.
Global Messaging App, IOM and a Cat Team Up to Promote Safe Migration in Belarus
Minsk – Coming to your phone soon: A cat from the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, or in the snow in downtown Minsk.
Farmers, Private Sector and Returnees Join Forces to Launch Pineapple Factory, Foster Reintegration in Nigeria
Benin City – For centuries, ever since the opening of Atlantic Ocean trade routes many now associate with the dawn of ‘globalism’, the pineapple has served as a symbol of welcome and safe haven. Replicas of the fruit, cut from wood or stone or sculpted in clay, have been a fixture in luxury...
IOM Responds to Measles Outbreak in Ethiopia
East Wollega – Ethiopia’s Public Health Emergency Management department has recorded more than 700 cases of measles since an outbreak was declared on 24 January 2020.
However, the actual caseload in the community remains undetermined due to inaccessibility of some among the affected...
IOM Campaigns Help Communities in Mexico and Central America Seek Alternatives to Irregular Migration
San José – C4D is shorthand for ‘communication for development’, a staple of messaging campaigns in the humanitarian realm. The enduring question, for bodies like the International Organization for Migration (IOM), is, do they work?
A review of four C4D campaigns implemented by the IOM...
IOM Launches Guidance to Improve Protection and Assistance for Migrants Vulnerable to Violence, Exploitation and Abuse
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is launching today (20/02) a new suite of publications to support the identification of vulnerabilities associated with migration and improve the protection and assistance available to migrants.