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Indonesian City Admits Migrant Children to Public Schools
Medan – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and the Department of Education in the Indonesian city of Medan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding paving the way for 297 refugee children to enter the local public-school system, which started Monday.
IOM Upgrades Tanzania Regional Immigration Training Academy Forensic Lab
Moshi – Under the framework of a Dutch-funded project entitled Enhancing Migration Management in African States through Capacity Building on Integrated Border Management and Countering Irregular Migration, IOM, the UN Migration Agency, upgraded the forensic laboratory...
Central American Countries Exchange Experiences of Voluntary Return
Panama City – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, this week (16-17/07) held a regional workshop to exchange experiences of assistance programmes for the voluntary return of migrants in situations of vulnerability.
IOM Director General Swing lauds “historic” Global Compact for Migration
New York – The UN Migration Agency (IOM) today heralded the completion of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) as an important milestone that will improve international cooperation on migration.
DG Swing Discusses Myanmar Crisis with Aung San Suu Kyi
Nay Pyi Taw - IOM’s Director General William Lacy Swing said rebuilding community cohesion in Myanmar is key to resolving the crisis created by the flight of 700,000 refugees to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh since last August.
Swing made the remarks in a meeting Thursday with...
Humanitarian Situation Worsens as Over 800,000 Displaced People Face Cold and Heavy Rains in Ethiopia
Dilla – Over 800,000 internally displaced persons are living without adequate shelter and safe sanitation in Ethiopia, resulting in a worsening humanitarian situation.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 48,629 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,422
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 48,629 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea through 11 July 2018.
UN Migration Agency Resumes Voluntary Humanitarian Returns from Yemen
Sana’a – After a careful assessment of the current situation in Hudaydah by IOM, a voluntary humanitarian return of 53 Ethiopian migrants was organized from Yemen.
UN Migration Agency Adopts New Mobile-based Staff Security System
Geneva – This week IOM, the UN Migration Agency, adopted an innovative new staff security system across IOM missions worldwide.
IOM, African Union and Partners Commit to Enhancing Labour Mobility in Africa with USD 9 Million Swedish Grant
Nairobi – Yesterday (11/07) IOM, the UN Migration Agency, on behalf of the African Union Commission and the International Labour Organisation signed a USD 9 million grant with Swedish International Development Agency, SIDA, that will go towards labour migration policy...
Solar Power Delivers Water to Tens of Thousands of Yemenis
Sana'a – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, yesterday (10/07) handed over a large-scale solar power water project to the Government of Yemen that is helping to deliver approximately one million litres of water daily to 55,000 people in a country facing chronic water shortages.
Kuwait Provides USD 10 Million to UN Migration Agency for Operations in Yemen
Geneva – On Monday, 9 July, the State of Kuwait donated USD 10 million in support of the UN Migration Agency (IOM)’s humanitarian work in Yemen.