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Disaster Preparedness in Nepal: A Walk in the Park?
Kathmandu – In mountainous Nepal, finding a flat open space to provide a refuge for the population in the event of a disaster like the 2015 earthquake is not always easy.
IOM, LaLiga Partnership Highlights International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Cairo – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed a partnership with LaLiga, the Spanish top tier football league, under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports Thursday, on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Private Sector Joins IOM to Enhance Skills of Gambian Returnees
Banjul – Abba Wollow left The Gambia in 2016 with hopes of reaching Europe. “I left The Gambia because the small garage I was working on was not enough to support my family,” he explained. “I left to find something better for them.”
“It’s Time” to Protect Migrants from TB – New IOM Study Shows Migrants Left Behind
Tbilisi – A pioneering study into tuberculosis and migration shows an urgent need for migrant-focused healthcare to protect extremely vulnerable groups from contracting the killer disease.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 11,292 in 2019; Deaths Reach 289
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 11,292 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 20 March, a 13 per cent decrease from the 13,043 arriving during the same period last year.
New Report Outlines Displacement, Human Mobility Figures in Lake Chad Basin
Dakar – Since 2014, the Lake Chad Basin crisis has affected some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad. The violence started in Nigeria in 2009 and escalated in North-eastern Nigeria and the region in 2014-2015.
Humanitarian Border Management Between Burundi, Tanzania Bolstered by Technology
Bujumbura – This week (20-21/03) the International Organization for Migration (IOM) donated information technology equipment to the Government of Burundi to improve humanitarian border management (HBM) involving significant migratory flows between Burundi and Tanzania.
‘Voodoo Curses’ Keep Victims of Trafficking Under Bondage
Bamako – To fill in the lack of data on the exploitation of migrants in mines, IOM is conducting a study on Migration Towards Artisanal Mining Sites in Mali and in other West African countries.
Study Highlights Need for Free Movement of Labour in East Africa
Dodoma – A new study has urged member countries of the East African Community to adopt labour migration policies based on international best practices.
IOM, Partners Discuss Climate Change and Migration at UN Environment Assembly
Nairobi – The World Bank estimates that 143 million people could be internally displaced in only three regions by 2050, as a result of climate change.
IOM, UNAOC Launch PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2019 Call for Applications
New York – IOM and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations announced the launch of the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2019 edition.
Migration – “A Cause, Consequence and Catalyst of Development in Ukraine”
Kyiv – Ukraine is one of the most migration-affected countries in Europe, with a diaspora of up to 20 million people, 1.36 million internally displaced persons and 1.3 million labour migrants.