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IOM Donates Critical Health Care Supplies to Support Coronavirus Response in China
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is donating 40,000 surgical gloves, 4,800 high quality surgical masks and 1,500 isolation suits to protect frontline health personnel working tirelessly on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) response in China.
Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Guyana Lead Robust Migration Within the Caribbean, New IOM Study Finds
Georgetown – Throughout the world, ‘international’ migration mostly involves people travelling across borders within their region to access better employment, education opportunities, the chance to start a business or reunite with family members.
Non-Citizens Receive Right-to-Travel Documents from Azeri State Migration Services
Baku – The decision by Azerbaijan’s State Migration Services to begin providing travel documents to refugees has been warmly welcomed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Mediterranean Monthly Report: Migrant Arrivals Reach 7,168 in 2020; Deaths Reach 77
Geneva – IOM reports that 7,168 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through five weeks of 2020, about a 3 per cent increase from the 6,932 arriving during the same period last year.
Humanitarians Rush to Aid People Displaced by Fighting in Yemen
Marib – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its partners are scaling up humanitarian assistance in Yemen where fighting has displaced over 14,000 people to Marib and Al Jawf governorates.
IOM Prepared to Support on Mobility Aspects of Coronavirus Outbreak
Geneva – As concerns mount about the number of reported infections from a new coronavirus and its spread to at least 18 countries, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stands ready to offer technical support to governments, in partnership with the World Health...
IOM, FAO Lead Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction in West and Central Africa
Dakar – The number of internally displaced people in West and Central Africa has more than doubled in the past three years driven by climate and environmental change, fast-paced urbanization, population growth and conflict.
IOM Missions in South Sudan and Sudan Ramp Up Humanitarian Support to Families Following Attacks in Abyei
Abyei – At least 33 people, including women and children, were killed and an unknown number wounded during the attack in Kolom, nine kilometres from Abyei town last Wednesday. It is reported that children were abducted during the incident.
More Deaths Recorded in the Americas in 2019 than in Previous Years: IOM
Berlin – At least 810 people died crossing deserts, rivers and remote terrain on different migration routes across the Americas in 2019, making the year one of deadliest on record, according to data from the Missing Migrants Project (MMP) collected at IOM’s Data Analysis Centre...
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 4,432 in 2020; Deaths Reach 68. Focus on Greece
Geneva – IOM reports that 4,432 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea almost four weeks into the new year, down from the 5,266 arriving during the same period last year. Deaths, too are significantly down, at 68 men, women and children, compared with 216 at this point in January last...
IOM Responds to Humanitarian Needs of Migrant Caravan in Guatemala
Guatemala City – IOM has provided food, medical care, housing, and transportation and facilitated the voluntary return of more than 140 migrants to their countries of origin.
Over One Million Ethiopians Received Humanitarian Aid from IOM in 2019
Addis Ababa – Shitaye Assefa knows what it means to live without a reliable supply of water.