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IOM Calls on the International Community for Urgent Action to Find Alternatives to Disembarkation in Libya
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today is calling on the international community including the European Union to find an alternative safe disembarkation mechanism for migrants rescued fleeing Libya by boat after roughly 200 migrants were returned to Tripoli, hours...
First Group of Over 1,400 Stranded Ethiopian Migrants Arrive from Tanzania
Dar es Salam and Addis Ababa – The costs of dangerous, sometimes lethal passages some irregular migrants make in Africa can be measured in many ways: in currencies, even in lives. Tamrat and Debebe – two young men newly returned to their native Ethiopia – measure their hardships in years.
IOM Launches Media Campaign to Combat Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka
Colombo – The challenges posed by human trafficking in this South Asian island nation, where over 200,000 people migrate to work abroad each year, are daunting.
Since 2017, IOM Sri Lanka has assisted over 90 victims of trafficking and vulnerable migrants through victim assistance grants...
Armenia Elaborates New Migration Concept with IOM Support
Yerevan – The landlocked, mountainous country of Armenia has for many years seen a robust migration landscape, with a diaspora that significantly exceeds its resident population.
Last week, in the capital Yerevan, work began on the latest State Migration Management Concept, which sets...
Journey from Africa to Yemen Remains World’s Busiest Maritime Migration Route
Nairobi – On average, 11,500 people boarded vessels each month from the Horn of Africa to Yemen in 2019, making it the busiest maritime migration route on earth.
Brutal Winter Temperatures Intensify Desperation for Rising Numbers of Displaced People in Northwest Syria
Geneva – Sub-zero temperatures and increased snowfall are further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in northwest Syria where more than a quarter of a million people have been displaced in the past four days.
In Wake of Deadly Shipwreck, IOM Responds to Protect and Assist Migrants in Northern Mauritania
Nouadhibou – Mauritania’s second largest city, Nouadhibou, used to be a sleepy fishing port, receiving few of the small numbers of tourists this Saharan African country sees.
Taking the Fight Against Human Trafficking Online in Uzbekistan
Tashkent – An estimated ten million migrants are on the move in Central Asia, to the thousands of construction sites in the Russian Federation, to the oilfields of Kazakhstan, or farther afield to Turkey and the Middle East.
Supporting Migration Policies in Mali: 10th UN Network on Migration Launched in West and Central Africa
Bamako – The United Nations Network on Migration was launched in Mali this week by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in partnership with the Government of Mali, the latest of more than 50 national and regional...
The UN Stands Ready to Support the Cox’s Bazar Boat Accident Survivors
Cox's Bazar – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are closely liaising with Government of Bangladesh’s first responders to the tragic boat capsizing off the coast of St. Martins Island in the Bay of Bengal.
As Boom Turns To Bust, Community Stabilization in Chad Helps Both Host Communities and Migrants
Faya – This was once a booming northern border town, supporting thousands of Chadians and Libyans who came to trade, barter or sell their wares.
IOM Assists over 1,400 Migrants with Voluntary Return to Ghana
Accra – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week assisted 61 migrants who were stranded in Niger with voluntarily return to Ghana, bringing the total number of assisted Ghanaians to 1,400 since 2017.